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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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MeganCello 8

Friday 21 October 2011 0:28

At least it's not band. Nothing against band, but orchestra is generally more quiet.

ikickgingers 15

Friday 21 October 2011 0:35

Worst joke ever; Why did Beethoven get rid of his chickens? Because they kept saying Bach, Bach, Bach! Bahahahahaahahah yeah I suck *backs away slowly*

ironik69 31

Friday 21 October 2011 1:13

I was laughing to...you are not alone. :D

iFizzgig 11

Friday 21 October 2011 5:16

Then there's the one where Arnold schwartzeneger is filming a movie about composers with unimportant unnamed costar, "You be Beethoven, I'll be Bach!"

Oritsuru 13

Friday 21 October 2011 19:21

Strangely enough, the chickens, to me, sound just like Arnie now. So, now it is even funnier.

Maygen 5

Friday 21 October 2011 0:38

Honestly that's not a big deal. 2 or 3 days of antibiotics and the symptoms go away. Just keep taking them until they're done or the infection will just come back.

VioletRaven1 8

Monday 24 December 2012 0:04

Thats not true, I had it for at least 8 years before it stopped....and i tried everything

afulks78 11

Friday 21 October 2011 0:38

Get a replacement

leadman1989 15

Friday 21 October 2011 2:19

I read this as get pregnant. Why? I don't know, but it sure gave me a laugh.

snafu63 0

Friday 21 October 2011 0:43

Key words here, "Next week" go to the doctor you dumbass.

leadman1989 15

Friday 21 October 2011 0:48

Burn down the venue and destroy all their instruments. Problem solved.

humanlegacy333 5

Friday 21 October 2011 0:49

Your saying you got reverb in your ear, I'd only you had auto-tune from your ear infection.o_O

kaykay20 0

Friday 21 October 2011 1:38

Ear plug or a substitute

MyLifeIsAverageS 5

Friday 21 October 2011 1:59

MR.W??????

Jillllll 0

Friday 21 October 2011 2:24

Definitely think I know exactly who wrote this. My orchestra teacher was out sick today, female, lives in north Carolina, annndd my first orchestra concert is next week

Jillllll 0

Friday 21 October 2011 2:31

That wasn't supposed to my a reply....

DOMOBRO 0

Friday 21 October 2011 2:03

mr davidson its kyle im watchin u

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