Look after your ears people! A couple of days ago in the evening my hearing suddenly went. Not completely, but at least 50% gone. I was pretty certain it was just blocked as that had happened before, although not for some time.

It was something I dealt with a lot when I was a teenager and would have to get them "syringed" (which is actually a power washer but for the ear). These days they use something called "micro suction" but I haven't needed it since this transition came in.

I did try and see if a pharmacist would check my ears before trying out different ear drops, but it's by appointment only and it is quite expensive for what it is. In the end I got some normal "active" ear drops and thankfully they did the trick very quickly.

My hearing is now almost back to what is one. Will use them again tonight and I should be good for a while. Although I might get the olive oil variety soon and use that as a preventative measure.

During all of this I haven't used any in ear earbuds (or even on ear headphones) which has been a problem as I usually use them a lot. But it was the right thing to do. Plus I've been able to use speakers instead.