// June 16th, 2008 // post
I’m pretty excited. I just found out what was wrong with me and now I’m going to get it fixed!
I’ve been stuffed up for years now. My sinuses are always full and sometimes it even affects my ears. (It can drain to one side of my head as I sleep and I’ll have to switch to the other side since it bothers my ears. I know… gross!)
I’ve been tested for allergies to no avail. I was pricked 30 times, shot 18 times, and only the control affected me at all. The allergist gave me pills for non-allergic rhinitis (reaction to dust in the air) which never did anything.
I have been increasingly bothered by it lately because I’ve been singing so much more. It affects my singing in two ways: 1. I can’t resonate well. When I try to increase my resonance, it just makes me feel even more stuffed up, and 2. A lot of times my ears get plugged while I sing, so I can’t hear myself accurately.
Dave and his film bud Chris inspired me to check out an Ear, Nose, and Throat guy. Chris recommended his doctor, whose name, seriously, is Dr. Slaughter. He basically found out I have a deviated septum and that it’s fixable! I am very excited! It will involve minor surgery and a not-fun-sounding recovery time (of only a week, I’ll live). But it will be fixed! I will sound better and will breathe better and I don’t have to rely on pills for the rest of my life.
The date is July 1st. Wish me luck! 
