Compass
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Earlier this year I noticed a partial loss of hearing on my left side. After a hearing test and MRI I was diagnosed with vestibular schwannoma aka acoustic
neuroma, a benign tumor on my left hearing nerve. It only affects a couple people out of every 100,000.
Although benign, its continued growth would eventually cause some pretty bad symptoms so I am having surgery next week to remove it. My doctors are hoping to preserve hearing on my affected side. It's strange that despite some hearing loss and slight ringing in my ear I feel perfectly healthy and fit.
Because metal detecting relies on hearing so much it will be interesting to see how this will impact me in the future. If hearing signals becomes a challenge I know that there are ways to metal detect with vibration and light displays so I have a backup plan.
I figure that you local pirates have about 2 months of unfettered pillaging of my favorite beaches in the "prime" time of the year so get it while you can.
I'm sure that I will spend a great deal of my recovery time reading about some great finds on this forum so good luck to all!
neuroma, a benign tumor on my left hearing nerve. It only affects a couple people out of every 100,000.
Although benign, its continued growth would eventually cause some pretty bad symptoms so I am having surgery next week to remove it. My doctors are hoping to preserve hearing on my affected side. It's strange that despite some hearing loss and slight ringing in my ear I feel perfectly healthy and fit.
Because metal detecting relies on hearing so much it will be interesting to see how this will impact me in the future. If hearing signals becomes a challenge I know that there are ways to metal detect with vibration and light displays so I have a backup plan.
I figure that you local pirates have about 2 months of unfettered pillaging of my favorite beaches in the "prime" time of the year so get it while you can.
I'm sure that I will spend a great deal of my recovery time reading about some great finds on this forum so good luck to all!