It is going to be short for fear of frying my computer with tears

So many of you know that this week has been anything but a spring break for me.  It started last sunday when I woke up with the feeling of not being able to clear my ears.  For a flyer this is something that you key into right away because it is a necessity for flight.  It worried me a bit, but I figured it was something that would go away in a couple days, and didn't worry too much.  On Tuesday I was on base and figured I would make an appointment with the flight doc to get it checked out.  They took me in right away, looked in my ears and said that they looked healthy except for the fact that when I tried to clear my ears, they barely moved. They ran a hearing test and determined that my left ear had severe hearing loss +55 decibles and my right ear was still normal at 0 and 5 decibles (normal conversation measures in at 30 decibles).  They gave me some nasal sprays to start on to see if that cleared anything up.  No luck and by friday my left ear was completely deaf, I had severe ringing in my ear, lightheadedness, and felt like my right ear was getting clogged/ muffled too.  After talking to Dave we decided I had better go to the ER and try to get something figured out.  After the quickest ER visit in history, less than 45 min from checking in to checking out, I was on my way to see Dr Martin, an ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) Doc.  After doing a few simple tests in the office, he diagnosed it as sudden hearing loss, and more tests were going to be needed as to find out why.  This week I will be having an intense hearing test, that will test the reflexes of my ears and how long they respond to stimulous, and probably an MRI, along with another appointment with Dr. Martin.  He has be taking prednisone, and Valtrex.  And is leaning toward either a virus, or possibly a mass.  In the meantime I am figuring out how to use the closed caption on the TV, and teaching Buster to come and get me when Dave gets home or he needs to go outside.  The lightheadedness has subsided, but the ringing is still pretty overwhelming since that is the only thing that I hear in that ear.   I will keep you all updated with the newest, but it is to say the least extremely scary not knowing what the rest of your life has in store for you.  So enjoy the sounds while you can because you don't know if it is the last time that you will hear someone say I love you, or hear your loved ones voices, let alone the birds sing, or a child laugh or cry.  It is really sad that it takes something like this to happen for you to really appreciate what you have been blessed with.