I don't have the flu, but boy, are the symptoms amazing!

[wiseheart]

No, I haven't got the current bug, and it seems to have run its course, more or less. Kids are coming back to school in spades. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, you decide for yourself.

But: I've been having the most bewildering symptoms that prove that a) I'm either getting ill, or b) I'm getting old. My ears freeze. I kid you not! My earshells, while feel reasonably warm to the touch, are freezing. I have the feeling most of the time that they are ice cold. They are not. I checked them. Mum checked them. They don't feel any colder than the rest of me.

It's really, really weird. It reminds me of a short story by György Moldova, about a young man whose fingernails hurt. At first they thought he was simulating because he didn't want to go to the Army (it was mandatory in our country at that time). Then they put him into the madhouse, where already were three Christi, two Buddhas and a guy who only knew that he was a dove, but whether the Holy Ghost or the one from Picasso's paitning, he couldn't tell.

Well, the madhouse has been closed years ago, for economical reason (which is why so many madmen are running around free over here, most of them acting in politics), so I'm not in that particular kind of danger. But my ears still feel bloody cold!

Comments

[illereyn.livejournal.com]

Hmm... That does sound strange. Has this freezing occurred in other parts of your body, like fingers or toes? Do you notice anything ese about your ears, like feeling pain or numb? Have you noticed anything else that's been different, like dry eyes, or feeling unexplained tiredness? It might be nothing, but it does sound strange enough that if it keeps going on maybe you should see a doctor?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I think it must be in my head, mostly. Because it's only the left ear, and not all the time. When I'm hanging out on the school yard, watching the evil little trolls, erm, sweet little schoolkids, trying to massacre each other, I don't have it, despite the low temperatures. Or in my bedroom.

But as soon as I'm in the study, my left ear starts to freeze. And no, it's not the one turned to the window, from where any draft might be coming. It's the other one. And it doesn't feel cold to the touch or anything. At least not a tad colder than the other one. Must be a psychosomatic symptom, I guess.