Work: Today, I have an ear infection, and everything I hear echoes...

By dolceconfuoco - 20/10/2011 16:44 - United States

Today, I have an ear infection, and everything I hear echoes inside my head. I'm an orchestra teacher, and we have our first concert next week. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/11/2012 10:41 - United States - Huntington Park

Today, I have an ear infection. The pain from it radiates from my ear all the way down the left side of my face, so my doctor prescribed me something that makes half of my face numb and pretty much unusable. Tomorrow, I have to give a presentation on strokes for my med class. Go figure. FML

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By sicky - 27/01/2016 05:02 - United States - Salt Lake City

Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML

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By LiliK - 04/02/2017 14:00 - United Kingdom

Today, while suffering from a serious migraine. I have to cook dinner and listen to the singing of two very tone deaf individuals. I'm starting to contemplate sticking forks in my ears. FML

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By SierraTheArchdevil - 23/05/2021 00:01

Today, I woke up completely deaf, for no reason. My doctor told me my hearing loss, "could possibly be permanent." I’m a composer. FML

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By lovedbyallthewrongppl - 28/11/2010 01:03 - United States

Today, I was teaching my two year old daughter how to take a person's temperature. While I was sitting down, she came up behind me and shoved the thermometer in my ear hard. Now I can't hear out of my right ear, and I'm in excruciating pain. FML

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By Rafael - 06/12/2021 17:01

Today, and since I went to a club with a few friends for the first time two days ago, I now have tinnitus, which still persists and I'm worried it might be permanent. FML

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By IHaveThePower - 21/02/2022 02:00

Today, something blocked my ear. I couldn't get it out, so I went to Urgent Care so I didn't pop my eardrums. Turns out my allergies made my ears stop draining. After they rinsed my ears, I can now hear almost nothing. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/06/2018 20:30

Today, my excruciating ear pain turned out to be a bastard maggot eating away at all the vital things behind my eardrum. The doctor pulled it out, but I’m now permanently deaf in that ear and can’t balance. I fall if I try to stand or walk further than 5 feet. FML

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By mintypoison - 14/11/2011 04:46 - United States

Today, and all day, I was forced to listen to one of the kids in my apartment building play their recorder loudly and horribly. She started over whenever she missed a note. I was sick, was getting a migraine from it, and couldn't ask her to stop without her mom yelling at me. FML

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By Ring-a-Ding-Ding - 19/12/2022 12:00

Today, I woke up to find out that my tinnitus has suddenly worsened. I used to be able to just ignore it, but now it's ridiculous. Almost everyone says I'm "too young" to have it, especially this bad. I say those people can go fuck themselves. FML

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peete182 0

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:21

Don't worry, the work you do now shall echo through time

EvilPotato 14

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:24

Get a substitute to go for you.

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Wheredidgrungego 12

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:31

Wear earplugs and wing the entire thing. I'm sure your kids with have your "bach."

Wheredidgrungego 12

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:35

will*

SwedishDerp 3

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:38

OP doesn't need anyone's Bach. He/she is a one man Wolfgang

Corilee13 7

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:36

Antibiotics usually take care of ear infections pretty fast. The concert is next week. Go to the doctor and you will be fine.

Feklfekl2222 32

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:42

Teach them well enough and even the echoes will sound nice.

artprincess 0

Friday 21 October 2011 2:24

rainergeis 0

Friday 21 October 2011 5:22

The

dickydickman 0

Friday 21 October 2011 5:34

Warrior!

idontknowyou123 0

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:58

Epic Win

SteivieRae 0

Thursday 20 October 2011 23:04

mr vought? if so don't worry we'll play well! haha

ryukk_fml 3

Thursday 20 October 2011 23:06

Hopefully the songs you've chosen sound good as a round.

caity878 0

Thursday 20 October 2011 23:14

Aww that sucks :( try ear plugs?

Kullervoinen 3

Thursday 20 October 2011 23:50

Make them play a Canon.

starsandhearts 1

Friday 21 October 2011 0:05

Have your top student teach the class

Psycho_Babydoll 26

Friday 21 October 2011 0:14

Gaaah. o_o That's awful. I sing and that happens to me all the time. It's horrible.

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