So I journeyed to this office in the hot sun and did I mention the heat? Haha, it was a very texan heat. I did get lost. I journeyed to the office and did a hearing test. My results were very similar to the hearing at meps, well if you average it all out. I felt confident this was accurate because she used 3 different tones. I did pretty ok with the low bass tone and the sound that makes "ooo" sound. It's the high pitch where I lose it in the middle. Then she did a hearing test where the computer says words at where my hearing suppose to be. I did pretty bad at that and told her it was too loud and my brain kind of scrambles the sound trying to keep from it. That test caused a headache that I felt coming due to dehydration. I'm bad at not drinking water unless I work out. So when it's just hot and I hadn't eaten during that day... I won't drink. Which sucks.
Her last test was a organ test. This one is a vibration test. She seriously though I would do better on this due to having tinitus means it wouldnt block out these sounds. I score about the same on this test. Maybe it was my hair, maybe I'm just special.
I told her it has to be genetic. My oldest sister has some hearing loss, and my father's hearing is worse than mine. I showed her my hearing aids and etc. I told her that I came because the army told me to seek an evaluation from a civilian audiologist to request a waiver.
She was professional about it and told me she won't say yes or no until finds out what my job will have to deal with hearing wise. Will I be able to wear hearing aids and etc. So I had her call my recruiter and from then on it is out of my hands. After my recruiter talked to her, he told me he could get me in by wednesday but I don't know. I think the most important thing would have to be is to get in period even if the waiver takes 2 months.
I've spent more time with the recruiters than my own mother here in Texas. Then I ship out Thursday? Which means I will only have a few days left with my mom before it's off to the army I go? I won't be able to see my cousin get married and find out how it is that my cousin is even getting married. I mean how does this happen?
So as of today, my enlisting is in my recruiters hands. I did the test, I got the evaluation, it is up to him to get me in. I don't care what he does or who he talks to. I just need him to get me in. If not then like my dad said...
"hope for the best but expect the worst."
Friday, August 22, 2008
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