any medical people out there a quetion?

Crazy Horse GT · 06-09-2002, 07:27 PM

i spent 6 years in the army, artillary, i was always behind the 8 inch monster shells busting off, so i caught all the precusion boom effect , yesterday i woke up, and now i am totaly deaf in my right ear, yes i wasted 30 q-tips, it is not ear wax , i poured alcohol in my ear 4 times, i still cant hear in my right ear, do you think my eardrum is trashed? its driving me crazy, i dont know what else to do, yeah i know go to a doctor, da-- the military. ok im over it , just had to rant

Unit 5302 · 06-09-2002, 07:29 PM

Wonder if you just have an ear infection or something? Sometimes that happens to me. In goes hydrogen peroxide. LOL. Couple days later, all is back to normal. Who knows?

Crazy Horse GT · 06-09-2002, 07:35 PM

i dont know kell, my hearing has been going downhill lately, i was fine the night before, i cant figure it out, i hate the military, i can say that because i gave them 12 years of my life, & really gave them my whole life= gulf war syndrome.

Rev · 06-09-2002, 07:36 PM

Don't use q-tips. That can just pack wax in tighter. No one can be be sure what is wrong without a careful exam by an expert. I'm a dentist, not an ENT doc. That's who you need to see.

Rev

Mach 1 · 06-09-2002, 07:47 PM

And did the military provide proper hearing protection when launching the shells?

Im a aircraft mechanic, and around jet engines running at full throttle all the time, and feel like my hearing has gone down also. I can barely hear on the phone, and I have to crank my TV volume up so high my wife swears Im deaf.

Funny though, when the military checks my hearing annully, they say everything is ok..makes you wonder?

Crazy Horse GT · 06-09-2002, 08:47 PM

yes mach1 i know what you mean, odie tells me my favorite word is huh, the ear plugs they gave us sucked, im tired of going to v.a. for 50.00 bucks a pop & they tell me i smoke cigarettes, thats it, some how they lost? my records from 92- 99, how conveient, yeah thats why im a big flag waver-not!, yeah thank a vet, sure i feel sorry for our guy's serving now, i hope they get treated better but i freakin dout it, ok im done ranting, as i raise my rebel flag, yyyeee hhhaaa.

lysacat · 06-09-2002, 08:51 PM

Hey CrazyHorse! I'm a nurse. Go See A Doc!!!

lysacat · 06-09-2002, 08:54 PM

By the way Crazyhorse. I thank a vet everyday. I
work in the ICU at the VA in Little Rock. We're not
all bad, but the system does suck sometimes. Tell
them to keep looking for your records, you may
really need it later.

Crazy Horse GT · 06-09-2002, 09:04 PM

no lysacat your not all bad it's mainly the foriegn reject doctors, they dont care, im not saying evreyone that works for va sucks, i have had great nurses etc, i really blame our da-- government, hey we used you & now we are done experimenting on you, i guess i should just shut up, im not flaming you ok i know that a lot of people there really do their best, thank you, i really mean that, l8ter.

lysacat · 06-09-2002, 09:42 PM

I know what you mean about the foreign docs. There sure are a lot of them.. Every once in a while we actually get an American doctor, They're a rarity. I know you weren't flaming me. Good luck with you ear, but seriously, go see a doc, I'm afraid you have probably impacted the wax so bad it's cut off all sound. And yes, q-tips are a really bad idea. c-ya, Melisa

mustangII460 · 06-09-2002, 10:51 PM

Whad ya say?

I spent four years behind a 120mm smooth bore, Army.

I got out in 1991 and went straight to the VA rep. I couldnt get my records either so I walked into the local Senators office and got them to request my mil records on their letter head. Got records in two days

I get 30% as of now plus more for being married, (Can only get marraige money at 30% or more.)

My compensation is not for my hearing but for other injuries I got inservice.

It never costed me a dime when I went to the VA to complain of problems, before any compensation. I think once you open a claim at the reps office their shouldnt be any charge. I never paid a dime.

Appeal process/ First time around I went to massive Doctors and psycologist. Even went to Nashville for a board meeting, sucked.

It was worth the effort though. No cost for meds, or docs.
I dont suffer much hearing loss although docs say my drums are trashed. I do however get a weird shiver like feeling all of a sudden sometimes, my eyes cross for a sec or so.

Four surgurys later I have another board meeting with the VA. I think I need to mention to them about waking up in the night with a dead burning flesh smell, also.

Some crazy stuff happens to us Veteran's thats why we are all "bro's" If ya need anymore advice on our Tennessee Va system let me know.

If I could go back in time I'd still join the Army again, nothing like hot lead down range.

Crazy Horse GT · 06-09-2002, 11:01 PM

hey man pm me i may not get to it till tomorrow, im so tired of fighting with them i sent in for disability, but i dont have time to fill it out, i cant remember most of the things that happened, i guess i just give up , i gave the navy 6 years & the army 6 years, yeah i miss shooting machine gun's & stuff like that, i may try to go back in the navy, if i hadnt got out i could have retired 2 years ago, doh!, see ya.

06-09-2002, 07:27 PM	#1
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	any medical people out there a quetion? i spent 6 years in the army, artillary, i was always behind the 8 inch monster shells busting off, so i caught all the precusion boom effect , yesterday i woke up, and now i am totaly deaf in my right ear, yes i wasted 30 q-tips, it is not ear wax , i poured alcohol in my ear 4 times, i still cant hear in my right ear, do you think my eardrum is trashed? its driving me crazy, i dont know what else to do, yeah i know go to a doctor, da-- the military. ok im over it , just had to rant __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

06-09-2002, 07:35 PM	#3
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	i dont know kell, my hearing has been going downhill lately, i was fine the night before, i cant figure it out, i hate the military, i can say that because i gave them 12 years of my life, & really gave them my whole life= gulf war syndrome. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

06-09-2002, 07:36 PM	#4
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Don't use q-tips. That can just pack wax in tighter. No one can be be sure what is wrong without a careful exam by an expert. I'm a dentist, not an ENT doc. That's who you need to see. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe

06-09-2002, 07:47 PM	#5
Mach 1 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,866	And did the military provide proper hearing protection when launching the shells? Im a aircraft mechanic, and around jet engines running at full throttle all the time, and feel like my hearing has gone down also. I can barely hear on the phone, and I have to crank my TV volume up so high my wife swears Im deaf. Funny though, when the military checks my hearing annully, they say everything is ok..makes you wonder? __________________ 2002 GT 1993 GT (SOLD) '93 Mustang GT RHC member #142

06-09-2002, 08:47 PM	#6
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	yes mach1 i know what you mean, odie tells me my favorite word is huh, the ear plugs they gave us sucked, im tired of going to v.a. for 50.00 bucks a pop & they tell me i smoke cigarettes, thats it, some how they lost? my records from 92- 99, how conveient, yeah thats why im a big flag waver-not!, yeah thank a vet, sure i feel sorry for our guy's serving now, i hope they get treated better but i freakin dout it, ok im done ranting, as i raise my rebel flag, yyyeee hhhaaa. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

06-09-2002, 07:29 PM	#2
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Wonder if you just have an ear infection or something? Sometimes that happens to me. In goes hydrogen peroxide. LOL. Couple days later, all is back to normal. Who knows?

06-09-2002, 08:51 PM	#7
lysacat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherwood, Arkansas Posts: 238	Hey CrazyHorse! I'm a nurse. Go See A Doc!!! __________________ 2002 Mustang V6 Convertible Laser Red Tint with Borla exhaust, K & N filter, ground effects, light bar, 17" bright chrome wheels, low profile tires, window tint, billett grille, aluminum fuel door

06-09-2002, 08:54 PM	#8
lysacat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherwood, Arkansas Posts: 238	By the way Crazyhorse. I thank a vet everyday. I work in the ICU at the VA in Little Rock. We're not all bad, but the system does suck sometimes. Tell them to keep looking for your records, you may really need it later. __________________ 2002 Mustang V6 Convertible Laser Red Tint with Borla exhaust, K & N filter, ground effects, light bar, 17" bright chrome wheels, low profile tires, window tint, billett grille, aluminum fuel door

06-09-2002, 09:04 PM	#9
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	no lysacat your not all bad it's mainly the foriegn reject doctors, they dont care, im not saying evreyone that works for va sucks, i have had great nurses etc, i really blame our da-- government, hey we used you & now we are done experimenting on you, i guess i should just shut up, im not flaming you ok i know that a lot of people there really do their best, thank you, i really mean that, l8ter. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

06-09-2002, 09:42 PM	#10
lysacat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sherwood, Arkansas Posts: 238	I know what you mean about the foreign docs. There sure are a lot of them.. Every once in a while we actually get an American doctor, They're a rarity. I know you weren't flaming me. Good luck with you ear, but seriously, go see a doc, I'm afraid you have probably impacted the wax so bad it's cut off all sound. And yes, q-tips are a really bad idea. c-ya, Melisa __________________ 2002 Mustang V6 Convertible Laser Red Tint with Borla exhaust, K & N filter, ground effects, light bar, 17" bright chrome wheels, low profile tires, window tint, billett grille, aluminum fuel door

06-09-2002, 10:51 PM	#11
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Whad ya say? I spent four years behind a 120mm smooth bore, Army. I got out in 1991 and went straight to the VA rep. I couldnt get my records either so I walked into the local Senators office and got them to request my mil records on their letter head. Got records in two days I get 30% as of now plus more for being married, (Can only get marraige money at 30% or more.) My compensation is not for my hearing but for other injuries I got inservice. It never costed me a dime when I went to the VA to complain of problems, before any compensation. I think once you open a claim at the reps office their shouldnt be any charge. I never paid a dime. Appeal process/ First time around I went to massive Doctors and psycologist. Even went to Nashville for a board meeting, sucked. It was worth the effort though. No cost for meds, or docs. I dont suffer much hearing loss although docs say my drums are trashed. I do however get a weird shiver like feeling all of a sudden sometimes, my eyes cross for a sec or so. Four surgurys later I have another board meeting with the VA. I think I need to mention to them about waking up in the night with a dead burning flesh smell, also. Some crazy stuff happens to us Veteran's thats why we are all "bro's" If ya need anymore advice on our Tennessee Va system let me know. If I could go back in time I'd still join the Army again, nothing like hot lead down range.

06-09-2002, 11:01 PM	#12
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	hey man pm me i may not get to it till tomorrow, im so tired of fighting with them i sent in for disability, but i dont have time to fill it out, i cant remember most of the things that happened, i guess i just give up , i gave the navy 6 years & the army 6 years, yeah i miss shooting machine gun's & stuff like that, i may try to go back in the navy, if i hadnt got out i could have retired 2 years ago, doh!, see ya. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

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