like I need a hole in the head..

Just visited my GP last night after some ear pain at the weekend.

He stuck a camera down each of my ear canals and we saw on the screen what the problem was -- I have perforated eardrums, caused by having grommets inserted about eleven years ago.

It was quite a shock to me, especially being able to see the extent of the damage -- I have virtually no ear drum in my right ear!

I'm being referred to an ENT specialist to see if anything can/should be done. There is an operation called a tympanoplasty that may help. We shall have to wait and see!