How are you today?

[CellarDweller]

Were you in the water or something @CellarDweller ?

Other than my shower in the morning, no. I don't think my ear would clog 12 hours later from the shower, so I'm assuming there's an issue.

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I tried that Debrox earwax removal kit the other day because a family friend suggested it might clear up the tinnitus I've been dealing with the past week. An hour after I tried it, I had an earache that hurt worse than the fires of Hell! I went to the hospital right after I saw my provider, and they called it otitis media, and I'm currently taking amoxicillin and am supposed to take a lot of advil and tylenol. I'm on prednisone too, but that was from my PCP not the hospital. Hopefully my PCP will find an ear doctor to refer me to . . . still waiting.

Keep us posted, please. I hope you get some relief!!!

[marshlander]

Glad to be here. Engine problems started up again in the boat a couple of days ago. I had some errands to run and have to be at the boatyard tonight ready for the boat to come out of the water for reblacking - a ritual that has to be done every 2-4 years. While I'm there I'll see if we can't have another go at sorting out the engine! I don't like going out in winds above 15mph, because this boat acts like a sail and I think the engine is underpowered for some conditions. If I'm going out I generally check the forecast for wind speed. It wouldn't have made much difference this time, because I had to venture out whatever, so I didn't bother.

The first day was okay and I stayed on a friend's mooring at the bottom of his field. Yesterday I couldn't moor on the official mooring, because it was already full, so I had to find a safe space some distance further on to conduct some business in that town. That was okay, but then I had to turn round and come back. Unfortunately King's Dyke has few places wide enough to turn a fifty-foot boat so I had to carry on in the wrong direction. I found a place, but as I began to turn the wind gusted well above 20mph. I caught the wind at exactly the wrong moment and was pushed sideways along the river to jam fast between both banks. Somehow the rudder got caught against some submerged metalwork I hadn't seen while the prop was churning the water and the tiller stuck fast on the wrong lock. I tried all sorts of manoeuvres to get free and even resorted to using the bargepole and trying to pull the boat through some reeds with the mooring rope. All to no avail. After two hours of this I was pretty exhausted. Thankfully the wind eventually dropped enough for me to realise the boat could be pushed from the stern end with the pole against the bank and some residual strength I didn't know I had. Once I managed to free the rudder I could swing the tiller to the opposite lock. Then, with another ten minutes of pole and engine, I got underway. Adventure is over-rated.

I am about to set off for the last bit of the journey to the boatyard. Wish me luck. I hope the engine starts.

[InbetweenDreams]

@"marshlander" I get the impression that you live on a boat? Or spend a lot of time at sea?

[CellarDweller]

Last night about 9:00 or so, all of a sudden, my ear felt like it suddenly got clogged. It wasn't painful, it just felt like it was clogged.

I went out to the local drug store and got some drops, put them in my ear, and then rinsed it out and later went to bed. The clogged feeling is still here, so I'm going to a medical center after work.

So basically, last week at one point my ear canal was itchy, and I used a pen cap to scratch, and cut the ear canal. Not enough to hurt, but enough to cause an infection.

Leave it to me.

I was given drops yesterday, and I have only used them twice (instructions are once a day) and my ears are already feeling better.

[Chase]

Just took a few more steps down the stairway to Hell. If only there was an elevator.

[Meebs]

Just took a few more steps down the stairway to Hell. If only there was an elevator.

Hope you are ok. I’m here if you need to talk.

[InbetweenDreams]

Well...having dairy was a bad idea. I don't know why but I get bad reflux when I eat certain diary products...and I didn't sleep worth a shit last night...Only to find that the internet is out this morning. Lucky to have fiber but the bad thing is there's not much in the way of troubleshooting....Power cycle this, power cycle that and pray lol

Oddly enough, yesterday the internet was out at work...seems the problem has followed me home today. I got my phone plugged into the router which will allow me to have internet until they get it fixed.

[Chase]

All the meds, tylenol, and advil I've been on the past few days . . . have not been kind to my insides

[InbetweenDreams]

All the meds, tylenol, and advil I've been on the past few days . . . have not been kind to my insides

Yeah that can be a bit rough. Headache?

Perhaps some ginger or something like ginger ale will help?

[CellarDweller]

I'm doing ok, the ears are continuing to improve.

Chase and InBetween, sorry you've been dealing with stomach issues. I hope it all clears up soon.