I mean, not like they poison people deliberately on Rome or something.
I'll give you the rundown on my situation:
November 2006, two weeks of ear congestion.
December 2006: post nasal drip, strep throat for the first time in 22 years, ears congested.
January 2007: sinus infection, ears congested.
late March 2007: sinus infection, ears congested.
April 2007, as in right now: slight ear congestion; mild vertigo. Also, mild bronchitis brought on by inhaled fumes from my car’s fuel injectors, three of which were leaking. But otherwise all right.
In previous years, I’d only gotten sick about once a year, usually around the end of the college semester or academic year. What’s changed? Well…I strongly suspect that the construction work on campus has something to do with it.
Between the building and the remodeling, there surely must be additional dust, dirt, asbestos and who knows what else wafting all over the place. There have been evacuations of existing buildings and of classes in progress due to workers having ruptured natural gas lines or other things. I’ve noticed more and more professors being absent and still being ill when they return. Many hire subs while absent.
So in light of all this…should I bother seeing an otolaryngologist about the ear business? Or shall I drink more water, put on the humidifier, go to the steam room at the spa and try to detox?
What do you say?
