I normally catch every cold and flu. This year has been surprisingly light on “normal” sick while experiencing the “this can’t be happening” sick. I think because I’m resting up a lot and getting out a lot less.
A feeling of “fullness” in my ear is an every day portion of my SCDS symptoms. If I were a dog I would be shaking my head all the time. It feels like I have water or a cotton ball in my ear. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed and saw “a feeling of fullness in the affected ear” on the symptom list that I stopped compulsively cleaning a perfectly sparkly clean ear. Imagine a dish that appears clean but feels greasy no matter how many times you wash it.
Last night I woke up because my ear felt so full I could have sworn I was drowning. Four in the morning and completely adrift I cleaned out my ear. It didn’t help. I tried going back to sleep but kept waking up. Then I started waking up coughing. At about seven I sent a sick note to work and took some Robitussin. I slept well for a while, no more coughing, woke up around eleven and realized Robitussin is super dizzying (for someone with SCDS).
It turns out that while “there’s something in my ear” is the normal symptom there’s another level of it for SCDS with head cold. Let’s call it the “Star Trek Wrath of Khan Ceti Eel Experience.” I was tempted to link to the worm burrowing into Chekov’s ear but instead here’s a picture of Chekov knowing the worm is on it’s way there as it crawls across his face. An image search of “ceti eel” will give you all the graphic detail you need to sympathize. Or if you ever saw Wrath of Khan the only more memorable scene is Kirk screaming Khan’s name. I put forth that people focus on that scene to get the ceti eel scene out of their minds.
My ear is currently back to a feeling of fullness. More full than some days but not as bad as the four a.m. wake up.
Rebekah Golden 
That’s kind of wild to read because my doctor assures me my ears are sparkly clean, but I swear to god almighty that there is something in there.
There’s no harm in getting the specialized CT Scan at Siker to see if your ear canals are solid…
Um, did my last comment stick. Stupid wordpress nonsense. Anyhoo, I often feel like something is in my ear, but my doctor assures me, not even wax. Hmmm…
I have comments on “approve.” They appear when I approve them ;)
Ah ha. It was just weird how it all disappeared once I logged in, I expected a more seamless experience, but enough bitching about that user experience.
Makes me miss PDX Critique. Someday we should restart that awesome.
Also, now that you are approved you’re on the “approved” list and will never have to wait again.
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