Heh? What's that you say?

"Hearing loss--and it's symmetric!" The excitement in the ENT doctor's voice was unmistakable. He was presented a mystery, perhaps the first in awhile: hearing loss in someone way too young for it, sans some exotic infection, tumor or persistent prolonged exposure to noise pollution. Another adventure begins. Meanwhile Israel's bombing the hell out of Hamas and Pakistan is moving troops from its border with Afghanistan, to its border with India. The Taliban and Al Qaeda must be clicking their heels in glee. Me? I shudder to hear it.