Super tilting ear pressure -- help!!

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Well, believe it or not, this might be COVID.

Recall I had a very mild version of COVID in early-mid June at WSOP. It's now been over 6 months since then.

I went to The Bike late Friday night, and stayed a very long time.

I went to sleep, but woke up with the worst diarrhea I've had in years, aside from when I intentionally brought it on for my colonoscopy. I blamed it on the Bike food, believing I got food poisoning, especially because the burger I received was a bit pink but I said fuck it and ate it anyway.

However, the diarrhea went away quickly and on Monday, the ear pressure issue showed up. It was preceded by a very mild sore throat which quickly vanished, and the pressure/hearing loss was only in the left ear. As I mentioned, a massive amount of wax was found in that ear, and indeed the doctor cleaning it out improved (but didn't eliminate) the problem.

However, a few hours later, it came back. Last night I started noticing the other ear getting it, and also noticed I was feeling cold and unusually tired. I did not have a fever. Today I noticed both ears now have that same pressure/hearing issue, even though the right one didn't have a wax problem. So now I think this is illness related. I also now have some joint pain in my hands, which often occurs when I have a virus.

I actually hadn't had a cold in many months. My last viral illness was the COVID back in early June. I somehow faded several colds my girlfriend and Ben had during that time, and also played a bunch of live poker, also not getting sick. It's possible this is a cold or flu, but also possible it's COVID.

I took a home test and got a VERY faint pink line -- so faint to where it's hard to tell if it's COVID or just a failtest.

I have scheduled a PCR test for tomorrow afternoon. It is possible that all of this is related to COVID. Believe it or not, if I have it, I probably didn't catch it from the Bike. My girlfriend said she felt like she had COVID 6 days ago, but the home test was negative, so she dismissed it. I might have caught it from her.

I do not have a fever, but my head has a stuffy feeling to it. Smell and taste are normal, but I didn't lose them in June from my first COVID bout. I put it at 50-50 whether I have COVID right now.

Hmmm...

Very sorry for this latest turn but would you care to address your previous statements re: the Ear, Nose and Throat visit/treatment.

Everything you reported, including the Dr.'s advice, was glaringly incorrect. It was not even close to what a patient would/should hear from a specialist.

Very sad Todd.

The whole poker fraud stance of yours is weakened by this unusual story. Harmless fun, fine.........
just admit it.