Speak Up

My Eustachian tubes are clogged as hell and therefore, I can't hear a damn thing right now. It all started with a cold and grew into sinus dysfunction and buckets of phlegm that have taken up residency in my ears. Now ain't that a fine how-do-ya-do? First it was one ear, then it was both. Now I'm nearly deaf, which is a bunch of fun, not only for me, but for anybody who has to try to communicate with me. "Huh? What'd you say?" The only saving grace is that I don't have a job. I can just sit here in my house, pop pills, and wait for relief. It would be sheer hell to have to deal with answering phones and talking to people in this condition. "I'm sorry, you'll have to speak louder. I can't hear a word you're saying."
My biggest disappointment is that I had to opt out of the regularly scheduled poker game that's slated for tonight. Call me silly (I wouldn't hear you if you did), but I want to be able to hear the table chat when I play poker. Otherwise it's like watching t.v. with the sound off. You can see what's happening, but it's not as entertaining.