All right it will be great when it is all over and you can hear. -- Christ is the reason for the season. If there was not Christ. There would be no Christ-mas. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!! Karen Carter Class of '74 -------------- Original message -------------- From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> > 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