Sharon,

Those sound pretty interesting tests.  I hope you can get some feedback and 
tell us more.

Love and hugs:

--
Carol
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 3:59 AM
Subject: Next Step in my Journey to Better Hearing


> Hi all!
>
> Today I went to the Elks Hearing and balance, the office in Nampa, Idaho. 
> They did what they call E N G (I think the letters should be together in 
> print, but for the sake of screen readers, I space them.)
>
> First, i had to have an 8-hour fast.  The doctor placed electrodes at 
> about the temples, in the center of my forehead, and under my right eye. 
> He tried to get a recording on what my eyes were doing, as well as telling 
> me to open or close, and turn my eyeballs left and right, which is sort of 
> hard for me to do, as I don't have much feedback and never really used my 
> eyes regularly.  He also tried to track my eyes without my conscious 
> participation, carrying on conversations with me so that my mind was 
> somewhat distracted.  Later he worked with my ears.  for each ear, he 
> sprayed in pressured streams of cold water for 30 seconds, then did 
> something else, I didn't get quite what, so that it lasted about 2 
> minutes, while I prattled away, telling stories, reciting poems, etc. 
> Then he did the same with rather hot water.  the interesting thing is, 
> when he played with my right ear, I felt dizzy, as he said I might, and 
> especially when he used hot water.  but in the left, I didn't feel as 
> much.
>
> I find it interesting that they canceled these tests, when I went through 
> the process 2 or 3 years ago, but they wanted to try it now.
>
> Sharon