Guest guest Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 It makes me wonder whether the doctors do any proprer tests/investigations if he regained his hearing this way. A former soldier who lost his hearing 15 years ago has suddenly regained it on a ski lift in the Italian Dolomites. Derek Glover, 72, from Bourne, Lincolnshire, was 7,000ft up on holiday with his daughter when he heard a loud pop and his hearing returned. Mr Glover's hearing was first damaged while on National Service 50 years ago and gradually worsened until he had to have a hearing aid fitted 15 years ago. Doctors have so far been unable to explain what happened. 'Believe in miracles' Mr Glover said: " I'd been skiing all morning and we'd decided we'd had enough so we were coming down in the cable car with my daughter and son-in-law. " All of a sudden my ears went pop and their voices were dead clear, it was unbelievable. " The doctors can't explain anything and he's starting to believe in miracles I think. " Mr Glover put his poor hearing down to firing rounds on the army shooting range when he was a soldier on National Service. But he added that the army had also taught him to ski which was a very fortunate thing. David Reid, of Deafness Research UK, said: " Regaining your hearing because of a change in altitude is very unusual - and the NHS aren't going to be prescribing holidays to the Alps anytime soon! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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