All right it will be great when it is all over and you can hear.

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Karen Carter 
Class of '74

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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