That Ear Thing

 Saturday afternoon I had a bout of vertigo that landed me on my bum. Monday, I had a little dizzy spell.  Tuesday I was driving down the road and felt a "tickle" in my ear. I reached up and rubbed my ear and my fingers were wet with blood when I pulled them away. 

No pain, no congestion, no head injury, no qtips in my ear or other foreign material, no hard nose blowing - just blood. Melia and I got home and Michael checked it out. 

He couldn't tell what was going on. I had no pain. I was going to let it ride. However, family felt blood for no reason to be very odd. My doctor agreed and I was in their office bright and early Wednesday.

I affirmed all the above in answer to their questions. They said my ear drum is intact but there was still lots of fresh blood and so I needed to be seen by ENT. They said to prepare for a CT scan as I presented with some of the symptoms of ear cancer. 

Ear cancer? 

Have you ever heard of such a thing? 

I spent the afternoon being highly offended I do mammograms and Cologuard religiously to prevent the big C and my EAR could have cancer??????

Today I saw the specialist. The only new symptom is I hear crackling nonstop in my left ear. She looked and said it is no longer fresh blood, that a blood clot is forming, I'm not to touch my ear or hit my head or jump on the trampoline, the crackling will remain as long as the clot remains. She said this could take 6 - 8 weeks. She did not mention ear cancer and said she saw no reason for a CT Scan. This was a relief. 

She wants to see me again in July.

Getting older is ODD. One wakes up and their shoulder hurts, or they can't stand because of back pain, or their ear is bleeding. I don't know....nothing happened.