Ear plugs

[Billbrpt@AOL.COM]

<< My GP says I have a clogged eustacian (sp) tube and sinus spray will
 relieve it over a long period of time. >>

Someone else also mentioned this problem.  I had it about 12 years ago and 
the doctors were not sure what the problem was.  Decongestants did not help.  
Then, I went to a Chiropractor some years later for help with tendonitis in 
my arm.  When he adjusted my neck, I suddenly felt an opening up sensation in 
the ear that was causing a problem and scarcely ever again noticed the 
irritating sound that I had just learned to accept for years.

The Chiropractor told me that ironically, this is the way his profession 
began.  A janitor who had a hearing problem after a fall was helped by an 
adjustment to the neck.  Today, the Chiropractor tells me to shift my head 
from side to side in the morning to encourage a "pop" from the neck.  If 
there is congestion, I immediately feel it open.

I use disposable ear plugs that you can get at the drugstore.  I don't worry 
if I lose them and when they get old and soiled, I discard them.  I have also 
found that echoes and other noises such as people talking and vacuums don't 
bother me when tuning any more.  I can usually hear everything I need to hear 
with the earplugs in.  If I really want to listen to tone quality in a 
musical context, I can pull them out.  But as soon as I am again using test 
blows, those plugs go back in.  I can't stand to work without them.  My 
hearing is still very sensitive in all ranges at age 48.  I also use plugs to 
make things quiet for me when I am sleeping.

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin