Hank ruptures both eardrums flying home sick after VidCon (2016)
story · status: followed over 2 videos (2016) · last event: update (2016-07-08)
Flying home sick from VidCon in June 2016, Hank ruptured both eardrums during the second flight's descent. A week later he was still sick, about two weeks on.
Told alongside: Hank: living with ulcerative colitis (2007)
About: perforated eardrum
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 (happened 2016-06-27) | told | On the second flight's descent the pain hit both ears; crying beside a stranger, Hank ruptured both eardrums. | So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) 00:01:27 |
| 2016-07-08 | update | Hank says he is still sick after about two weeks, which is annoying, and has noticed that sick people get advice. | Your Illness is Not Your Fault 00:00:00 |
What is said about it
8 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2016-07-01 · So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) — Hank says ruptured eardrums apparently happen fairly frequently: super painful, but they get better. (hedged) — 00:01:27
- 2016-07-08 · Your Illness is Not Your Fault — The description says Hank separated some connective tissue from his left lower rib, which made coughing hurt badly, so the easing cough is welcome. — video description
- 2016-07-01 · So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) — Hank: At about 70% of his normal hearing, Hank got a fortune cookie saying he would be rewarded for being a good listener this week (week of 27 June 2016); inside his head everything is loud. (playful) — 00:01:41
- 2016-07-01 · So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) — Hank says he just learned that all normal pain relievers interact very badly with, and are literally dangerous to take with, ulcerative colitis; no one had told him. — 00:01:56
- 2016-07-01 · So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) — Hank: After taking a lot of DayQuil and ibuprofen, Hank's colitis started acting up; he says he can never again take the nighttime cold medicine. — 00:02:04
- 2016-07-08 · Your Illness is Not Your Fault — Hank says that for years many people have offered a cure for his ulcerative colitis: going gluten-free, grain-free, paleo or vegan, cutting short-chain carbohydrates, or fasting three days then eating an apple. — 00:00:08
- 2016-07-08 · Your Illness is Not Your Fault — Hank says he tried many of those diets over the years and none worked; what worked was the medicine his doctor gave him. — 00:00:28
- 2016-07-08 · Your Illness is Not Your Fault — Hank says one person at a party took about half the party to explain his cure to Hank. (playful) — 00:00:24