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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 w ith 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