I went to my ENT today for a checkup. The last visit he hurt my left ear so much he thought I was going to swing. Naw, that's his job to me. The tube is still in that ear but he says coming gradually out. I've heard that before. Anyway, my left eradrum now is punctured and is the reason my hearing is mostly gone for this reason. I also had a hearing test performed and it shows that my hearing is really bad and mostly in the left ear . I would bet this loss happened on my last visit. But it's too late to cry about it. My next Dr visit is in Pittasburgh at UPMC to discuss removing my complete lower jaw after they lower my stomache back to it's former home so a feeding tube can be put in me. Good luck my friends.