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Eva Quesnell - 27 Jun 2006 15:56 GMT

Just curious if anybody else can feel it in their ears when a storm is
coming. I live in the desert, and it hasn't rained in a long time. But
yesterday, my ears were screaming at me and making a different hissing
sound. I have come to recognize this feeling as a sign of rain. The sky
was blue with a few little white clouds. The weatherman said we had a
chance of showers, but he's been saying that for weeks. Yesterday was the
first time my ears said it was going to rain -- and it did. We had a big
thunderstorm with lots of precious, soaking rain. Some folks with
arthritis can tell when it's going to rain. Anybody here who can predict
rain with their ears? :)

Eva

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Jim Chinnis - 27 Jun 2006 18:41 GMT

Eva Quesnell <equesnel@unm.edu> wrote in part:

>Just curious if anybody else can feel it in their ears when a storm is
>coming. I live in the desert, and it hasn't rained in a long time. But
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>Eva

I can't, but a number of people in a Meniere's discussion group I help
manage have reported that they can. Presumably this is due to the effect of
falling atmospheric pressure.

Do you sense the same sort of thing when changing elevation or flying?

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Jim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA
Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG

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Eva Quesnell - 27 Jun 2006 19:55 GMT

> I can't, but a number of people in a Meniere's discussion group I help
> manage have reported that they can. Presumably this is due to the effect of
> falling atmospheric pressure.

Interesting. Yes, I think it's the barometric pressue that makes the
pressure in my ears change. It's hard to describe, but I just know a
certain sound in my tinnitus means rain! My sister called me to say,
"Your ears were right." Then she wanted me to see if I could conjure up
more rain for today. I wish!

> Do you sense the same sort of thing when changing elevation or flying?

> Jim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA
> Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG

No, I never feel it when I fly. I think it probably takes longer to start
to affect my ears than just a plane trip. I did notice when I flew to
Europe that I was kinda sick by the time we got there. Dunno. I live in
high altitude, and I don't notice a change when I go somewhere with a
lower altitude. It's weird.

Eva

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