Both an Inner and Outer Ear Infection (Day 3717 - 1/28/20)

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At the beginning of yesterday's vlog he tilted his head back and mentioned how that wasn't a good idea. He said that he would talk about it later in the vlog, but never ended up talking about it. Several days ago he started getting dizzy and he felt like he was getting vertigo. However, he wasn't sure what was causing the vertigo until his ears starting hurting a few days ago. Stephen was hoping to be able to go to a clinic today and having them take a look at his ear. He then talks about how he didn't get an ear infection last year, but he did have them 2 years ago. Stephen has been getting ear infections over this last decade. He didn't get an ear infection in the time between college and the start of this decade.

Stephen then talks about how his parents got a new TV which doesn't have a certain component. So, he has to bring over a HDMI converter for Wii in order for his parents to use their Wii. Stephen says that he bought the converter a long time ago, but they had no use for it. Then, he talks about how they didn't get enough sleep yesterday because they stayed up researching about cars.

Stephen goes over to his parents' house to use the converter to set up their Wii. He doesn't remember the reason why he bought the converter, but he remembers that it didn't work for them. So, they had borrowed one from Emile and they still have it since Emile didn't need it.

Stephen says that after Breakfast Stream he had checked the wait times for MinuteClinic and the wait times weren't that long. But, they had things to take care of at home and then they had to bring the converter to his parents' house. By the time they finished, the wait times for MinuteClinic was 3 or more hours long. The wait times were really long, so he try to consider other options. He called his provider to try and make an appointment, but the line was busy every time he tried calling. Therefore, he considered waking up early tomorrow and going to the MinuteClinic. Stephen says that his ear hurt, but it wasn't intense pain. But, there had been times before when he felt a small amount of pain and then he saw a doctor who told him that he had a terrible ear infection.

Stephen had continued working and later in the day when he checked the wait times it was only 3 minutes. They are getting into the car and Mallory can't open the car door. Stephen says that he opened the door, so the car remote must be not working well. He then talks about how the wait time wasn't long, so he just walked in, gave his name, and gave them his credit card. A lady immediately told him that he could go in to see the doctor. The doctor asked him his pain level on a scale from 1 to 10. Stephen says it was a 3, but mentioned he has high pain tolerance. He also mentioned that there were times where his ear infection was worst than the amount of pain he was experiencing.

The doctor looked at his ear and said "Oh" and proceeded to tell him that it was the worst ear infection she had ever seen. She said that he had both an inner and outer ear infection. The doctor said that it is rarely bad enough to the point where you can see pus in the ear, so he had a really bad ear infection. She prescribed ear drops and antibiotics for him, so they're going to get it now. The doctor prescribed him an antibiotic that he had never used before and she told him that it's good for the ear. Stephen talks about how Amoxicillin doesn't work for him since he used it a lot for ear infections in high school.

Back at home, Stephen talks about how he had called the provider and the line was busy all day. Stephen explains that to make a doctor's appointment you call the hub office who makes an appointment for you at a certain doctor's office. The line should never be busy since it should pick up and tell you what number caller you are. Then, he talks about how the blinds are out of place. He assumed that one of the cats wanted to look out the window. Stephen asked Sagan what he did and Mal says that it was probably Kepler who messed up the blinds. He talks about how he has to take 2 pills and put 16 drops of ear drops in his ear per day. Stephen says that he is glad he went to see a doctor since his ear started to hurt worse later in the day.

Stephen says that they were talking about how they were going to get rid of there 2004 Ford Escape. They could either trade it in or deal with the hassle of doing a private sale. However, they need the title of the car to do that but they can't find it anywhere. They thought of a few places it would be, but it wasn't there when they checked. Mal says that it might be at his parents' house. Mal says that they could get a new title at the DMV if they can't find it. It costs $15 to get a new title which would arrive in 2 weeks. Stephen says that if they decide to get a new car sooner, then they will have to expedite the delivery which will cost more money.