Hey everyone
Genies post reminded me about something I have been going to ask for ages and keep forgetting
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A few months ago I was at the JDr's and he spent ages looking in my left ear, then asked when I had perforated my eardrum
I told him as far as I knew - never. He told me he could see the hole in it 
. I used to have severe, chronic earache for years as a child, I'm picking it must have happened then but wouldn't someone have noticed !!!j
I still get earache if my ear or throat gets cold and I never, ever go out with wet hair. Instant Earache.
What I have been wondering is "Could the perforated eardrum result in a slight hearing loss in that ear??" I noticed when Greg was a baby that if I lie on my right side with my right ear on the pillow I really can't hear out of the left one, I have to lift my head so I can use the right ear. It is not a major worry, I can hear fine most of the time, just enquiring minds wanting to know
Genies post reminded me about something I have been going to ask for ages and keep forgetting
.A few months ago I was at the JDr's and he spent ages looking in my left ear, then asked when I had perforated my eardrum
I told him as far as I knew - never. He told me he could see the hole in it . I used to have severe, chronic earache for years as a child, I'm picking it must have happened then but wouldn't someone have noticed !!!jI still get earache if my ear or throat gets cold and I never, ever go out with wet hair. Instant Earache.
What I have been wondering is "Could the perforated eardrum result in a slight hearing loss in that ear??" I noticed when Greg was a baby that if I lie on my right side with my right ear on the pillow I really can't hear out of the left one, I have to lift my head so I can use the right ear. It is not a major worry, I can hear fine most of the time, just enquiring minds wanting to know
I'm not too sure how much a perforated eardrum would effect your hearing. The main components (and YES I'm simplifying a GREAT deal) are the tiny bones in the ear.... the hammer, anvil & stirrup (common terms) and how the vibrations are conducted along with the performance of your otic nerve/cranial nerves. I'd just have your MD keep an eye on it. If it does cause you much difficulty, I think there is a way for them to surgically repair it. Many times they heal up themselves, so I've been told... 
