In by 9 am and out by 10 with brain scan on CD

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I went for my MRI today to help my ENT doctor evaluate what might be causing my hearing loss. I have had CT scans before for other parts of the body, but not a brain scan. You must be prepared (liquidate) and ready for a 1 hour experience into the land of claustrophobia. Basically, you lay down on a bed where they secure you feet and head. It’s comfortable enough. They provide a button to push if you need to, and you can hear them, that is, if you can hear. They feed your head into the chamber. I closed my eyes and prepared for a nap. You hear (even me with hearing loss) various sounds and can feel some small vibrations at times as you are bombarded with different frequencies. There is a cycle to the process. For me, the order was with and without contrast. Therefore, there were two cycles of no contrast. We had a time out for the injection of dye, and then there was a repeat of a second set of cycles. In the end, I popped up and out with a CD in hand to take to my doctor. Of course, with the reader built into the CD, I could view my brain at home, which I did. Without knowing what I am seeing, I was just fascinated at all of the layers of information as I scanned through the images. I could see some stuff that appeared to be fluid in my middle ear, but without training and knowledge of a physician, I would not begin to interpret it. I looked around to see if there was any indication of the time that the garage door fell onto my head. I would not know what a dent looks like, however.