aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Uh oh

I woke up this morning with complete deafness in one ear. This is the “I’m feeling lucky” Google hit.

That’s lucky?

LATER: Better hit, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “Some patients recover completely without medical intervention.”

Of course, they do say, “It should be considered a medical emergency.” Have you ever tried to get a doctor in rural Georgia on a Saturday? 

LATER STILL: Option 1) drive an hour each way to wait 2 to 5 hours ("best guess") to see a random doctor with no particular expertise at an “Urgent Care” facility. Option 2) wait until Monday.

My doctor and Doug’s doctor’s advice, wait until Monday. Expect a smattering of future posts grumbling about health care in America…