Arbitrarily Tom

The good news, for now, is that my partial hearing loss may just be a buildup of black wax around the second bend of my auditory canal. This has happened before. So, since the ear doctor couldnt continue removing wax without risking pressing it further and causing more damage pulling it out by "hand" (loop on the end of a light) it's either melting it with water, or suction by someone from a family practice. The last time, however, the cleaning via a water flushing resulted in a nasty case of "swimmer's ear" (Go figure.)

Still, it's better than being told i need a hearing aid (at least, for now.)