A cautionary tale: losing my hearing

Two years ago, on 13th February 2015, I was coming to the end of a nasty winter cold. I noticed something funny going on in my right ear. It was like someone had turned down the volume dial from 10 to 4. As well as being really quiet, the sound was tinny and muffled, and there was a constant hissing noise. ‘Hmm’ I thought, ‘must be a waxy build-up’ which has happened to me a few times before (nice juicy detail for you there). …