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Originally Posted by Kazanne

I am deaf in my left ear,have been since a small child and although it cant be seen it is sometimes extremely embarrassing especially when groups are talking and people talk in a soft voice,I can hear with my right one fine so do hear normal everyday stuff,but if say ,I lie in bed watching TV ,I have to lie on my left side so I can hear it, people with a certain tone of voice I find quite difficult and sometimes I get mistaken for being ignorant,I'm not I don't don't hear sometimes,and that tightness you get Vicky,does it feel like cramp? as I have it sometimes,I cant move but have always put it down to cramp.

..oh I had forgotten about my ear because I don't think of it as an 'illness' as such, it's something from a previous thing but it's a bit different from yours because it's a constant buzzing but when I'm tired or stressed or anything it gets much worse and can be very uncomfortable and difficult to sleep with especially..also, like you I have problems with certain noises/voices/pitches in that they are physically painful and make me flinch which can be really embarrassing...