More than you wanted to know

A few weeks ago I was having some allergy issues, no big deal, just a runny nose and itchy eyes. I didn't really think much of it until I woke up one day completely deaf in my right ear. My theory was that my sinuses had been congested and while I was sleeping fluid had drained over into my ear. It's all connected right? So for dang near two weeks I dealt with deafness, pressure, and ringing in my ear. You know that horrible feeling when there's a pressure change and your ears won't pop? Two weeks! I took a decongestant for a few days to see if that would dry things up, no luck. I tried sleeping on the opposite side to see if it would drain the other way. I tried sleeping upright for days to see if that would help. And yet, for days the pressure continued. So I finally cracked and made an appointment to see a doctor. Yesterday I Metroed over there and slogged through a thunderstorm to have a doctor tell me that my horrible issues were caused by earwax! Earwax! I didn't believe him when he said it, but then he got out his little ear vacuum and started cleaning, and things felt immediately better! I was pleased until he said, "Wow, I'm going to have to get the tweezers, this is too much for the vacuum", and then I was slightly embarrassed. I have never seen so much earwax in my life. I can't believe all that was in my ear! I won't lie, it was pretty gross. However, before you get up on your high horse and declare it could never happen to you because you clean out your ears, I will tell you this; so do I! And I still ended up with copious amounts of earwax. The doctor said it just happens sometimes. So, reader beware! I have recovered from my embarassment and I am fully enjoying my wonderful, pressure-free, fully functioning ear.