I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by johnchristopher on Saturday March 31, 2018 @11:09AM (#16723601)

I experienced an audio trauma when I was 17. Tinnitus followed. Parents told me "let's wait a week or two and if it isn't gone away then we'll make an appointment". Once the verdict of definitive hear loss and permanent noise was confirmed my dad told me: "don't stay too close to hammers next time".

To this day I still wait until I can't move/breath/feel to go to the doctor.

edit: unfordable health care and/or bad money education is how people end up putting health to the bottom of the list.

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Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by Symbiote on Saturday March 31, 2018 @05:33PM (#16725286)

Europeans know American adults don't have free healthcare.

If you really want to shock a European, tell them that American children don't have free heathcare either.

(I remember discovering this when I was about 14, on holiday in the US, when my younger brother caught pneumonia.)

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Re:I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a to... by johnchristopher on Sunday April 01, 2018 @01:19AM (#16726855)

Well, I am European (and living in a country with one of the best coverage).

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