Help: I Can’t Hear

Christine Ramsay on Dec 28, 2008

Tags: common cold, Deafness, remedies

I had a cold that made me go deaf.

It’s freezing outside, there a frost on the ground
There’s ice on the windows and I can’t hear a sound
My ears are all blocked since my cold went away
And I can’t hear any of the things people say.
My hubby’s complaining that the telly’s too loud,
I don’t listen to him “cause my head”s in a cloud.
I must get them cleared if I’m going to move on
I can’t do much till my deafness has gone.
I filled them with drops in the hope they would clear
But even deafer I got and I just couldn’t hear.
Oh what could I do to resolve this affliction.
If I continued with drops I might get an addiction.
There was no doubt in my mind that advice I should seek,
My condition I was sure was not all that unique.
The doctor took a look and the blockage was complete
Syringing was the only treatment the condition to beat.
Now two days later with the remedy carried out
I keep telling my hubby he doesn’t need to shout.
I can hear so well it has cheered me no end
But If I don’t want to hear I can always pretend.

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Jasin on Dec 28, 2008
Wonderful work, I’m glad you got better.
CHAN LEE PENG on Dec 28, 2008
Was this a situation that you came across during Christmas? It was snowing, right?
Glynis Smy on Dec 28, 2008
How clever and CAN YOU HEAR ME SAY,what a great poem and glad you are fixed, I SAID, I AM GLAD YOU ARE FIXED!! ;0
Milton H Peebles III on Dec 28, 2008
Looks like that cold reached over here also. I’m just getting over mine. Loved This!
Christine Ramsay on Dec 28, 2008
It was before Christmas, thank goodness Chan. I CAN HEAR VERY WELL NOW GLYNIS, THANK YOU, LOL! I hope you are feeling better soon Milton.

Best wishes to you all
Christine
Morgana on Dec 28, 2008
LOl it was funny at the end. If you pretend your husband is going to take you to the doctor again , Christine.
R J Grant on Dec 28, 2008
Very cool (cold) story rhyme. Very well done.

Grant
Judy Sheldon on Dec 28, 2008
I have a cold too, but I can’t talk, so you might think your hearing is gone again. lol

Have a blessed New Years and keep up the good work!
Debra. on Dec 28, 2008
HA! Christine, you always make me laugh! Well done, my friend!
sheba on Dec 28, 2008
That was interesting with a slight humor at the end. Thanks so much for sharing!
nobert soloria bermosa on Dec 28, 2008
even such health condition can be said with gracefulness,great work and im glad you’re fine now
Adam Henry Sears on Dec 28, 2008
Hi, Christine, how are you?
This one was quite funny at the end, and it has a nice limerick flow to it. Thanks for sharing.
CutestPrincess on Dec 28, 2008
this is really great, i like this one!
R.B. Parsley on Dec 28, 2008
Christine,
Good one! My wife pretends everyday she can’t hear me! LOL Love the rhymes! Very well balanced. Keep up the good work!

Randy
Terri Lane on Dec 29, 2008
I loved that – it gave me my first chuckle of the day.
Christine Ramsay on Dec 29, 2008
Thank you all I’m glad you found it funny, though it wasn’t all that funny at the time. I hope you are all recovering from your colds too.

Your friend
Christine
M J katz on Dec 29, 2008
Excellent poem, Christine! Especially that last line! Lol.
Because I’ve been deaf in my right ear since childhood, my left ear is very important to me! Last February I came down with a head cold which plugged my left ear’s eustacian tube, causing temporary deafness. Since the doctors said there was nothing we could do except wait it out, my husband went and bought me one of those little battery-operated devices that you clip to your clothing! Even though the sound was a little tinny, the ear buds definitely helped until my hearing returned! Ha ha.
Christine Ramsay on Dec 29, 2008
Oh poor you, Muriel! Its not nice being deaf is it? At least mine was temporary, though I do only have sight in one eye so we make a good pair don’t we?

Love Christine
S A JOHNSON on Dec 29, 2008
I love the way this is written…Throughout the beginning it was making me feel really bad but the way you ended it made me smile. While I am sure that it is awful to not hear, you ended the story with an up side and that’s great…
Mark Ramsay on Dec 30, 2008
I remeber this. You were so funny. dad kept telling you off for having the television so loud. lol
Ruby Hawk on Dec 31, 2008
That is a neat poem. I have had colds that blocked up my ears so I know how you felt. You really put it together well.
Marion Brady on Jan 8, 2009
This is quite a common affliction. I am so glad you got your ears cleared. I like the ending
trishia on Feb 9, 2009
This is great writing Christine.It’s timely,well presented with a humor that’s got me laughing again. Thanks,I needed that! Mind you,I’m not laughing because of the deafness-but it’s funny how your husband still shouted.
Jacques Berkeley on Dec 6, 2011
Excellent!

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