Losing my hearing, very scared :-(

I'm sorry, Em! I really hope that you get through it ok, though I don't know a thing about it. All the best!

Hmm. I don't really know much about your problem. Do you know what it's called?

Probably your mom won't like me saying this, but in my experience with traditional 'western' doctors they don't always know best. I've often found that by doing my own comprehensive research on a subject, I can end up knowing a lot more than most doctors/specialists I've seen. If I want to know something, I go on the internet and look at official websites and read the results of scientific studies. I'm not saying going to quack websites or people who are just trying to sell you something.

Sometimes natural methods are far less damaging and much more respectful of your body than traditional 'western' methods. If your body is in excrutiating pain, it's telling you that something's wrong and you're right to listen to it. It's your body and you don't have to do anything just because someone tells you to, even if you are still living at home. There are many different kinds of doctors out there. Naturopaths, chinese medicine doctors etc. and there are probably many different kinds of cures for any number of problems.

If you do end up going to your appointment, you might want to ask your mom to give you some painkillers to take ahead of time. Or maybe the doctor has something to numb your ear so it doesn't hurt so much.

[Probably your mom won't like me saying this, but in my experience with traditional 'western' doctors they don't always know best.

What are you talking about? Western doctors?

You know, 'western' = 'regular' doctors as opposed to 'eastern' (chinese) doctors. I'm just trying to say there's many different kinds of doctors who will have different ways to solve your problem. Not saying to get ear coning, mind you, that's dangerous. Mmm. Nevermind...maybe the doctor you go to can give you eardrops instead of manually cleaning out your ears...

Hey, I feel for you, and I hope it goes ok, but don't let them do anything you don't want, because ya know, it's you, not them, so don't let tham do that if it hurts that bad, or just like try to do what you think is right. sorry I can't help you anymore than that, ...

i hate going to doctor's appointments that hurt!!! oh well, if you tell the doctor you've had previous problems maybe they'll help you or i suggest that you ask if you can have a pain killer.

don't worry, when you worry, it actually hurts more!