John Drake

5 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

What treatment was given? This is an ENT emergency.  Prompt treatment with steroids is indicated and  should NOT be deferred awaiting scans.

 

Where are you and where/by whom are you being treated?

 

 

Yes, yes, yes to this. There is treatment for this, but the longer you delay the worse the prospects for any chance of recovery. Get another opinion this afternoon.

It was always going to happen, no matter what. And there will be a permanent basing of Chinese "technicians" at the submarine home port. Thailand will eventually base Chinese ships just like Cambodia has started doing.

Every now and then, Thai film does come up with something very good and at the same time expressive of the culture. Last year's Once Upon a Star is a good example. People should take a look at it. It's set in 1970. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22696288/

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

I would have thought buying 12 different numbers would give you better odds

of winning something , this time it worked ....but  , now he will have many new

friends coming to see him , hope he is sensible with his winnings , many are

not and soon blow it .

 

regards Worgeordie

My wife buys them like this guy. She's never won anything. At all. Period.

20 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Yes....travelling at the moment....pretty sure my 'man flu' was a consequence of flying, which has then led to this deafness. 

If you're in Bangkok, you might want to try the Eye Ear Nose Throat Hospital. It's just up the road from Central Pinklao. It has specialists, including a Meniere's specialist who saved my hearing, and the added benefit is that it is reasonably priced. I went to Bumrungrad initially and paid 24,000 for an appointment with initial hearing test. It cost me 4600 at EENT back in 2017. Not only that but Bumrungrad failed to diagnose my problem. In all the years I've been going to EENT, and I usually see my physician once every three months now, I've only seen one other Westerner there. The longest I've had to wait is one hour or so. I'm usually in to see the doctor within 30 minutes or so.

42 minutes ago, Jenkins9039 said:

Wasn't 1m THB when i did it...

Was 500,000 THB

Is that lifetime, or 20 year. I agree that 500K sounds a lot more reasonable, especially if you're one of those early applicants who I think (maybe wrong) got Elite good for your life. Frankly, I might even do that myself, if it were still possible--and for 500,000.

51 minutes ago, El Matador said:

The biggest threat to Vietnam at the moment is China.

That's true for every country in SEAsia. But it doesn't stop their leadership from aligning with China. Laos is all but a territorial annexation. Same for Cambodia and the new Chinese naval base there. I understand that the people of Vietnam dislike, distrust, and maybe even hate the Chinese. But the Communist Party in Vietnam is desperate to retain control. That's why I think you're seeing hardline generals push out the economic liberals. I believe it's a hopeless dream to think that any Indochina nation will break free of China's grasp. The only country poised to do that is the Philippines, which is where I think the US should shift virtually its entire focus, buildup, investment, and cooperation.

8 hours ago, Jenkins9039 said:

I've been here over a decade, i bought a visa (elite) not because x was cheaper/costier but because i value my time and didn't need annoyances of dealing with visa's.

 

This doesn't change that there are hundreds of thousands of people using agents, and these agents are essentially paid a premium to grease the wheels of immigration officers in many cases, and a lot of people shouldn't be here as i highlighted above, and are essentially doing visa fraud, and money laundering.

Maybe you have a busy business schedule, where time means lots of money. But for me, it doesn't seem worth it to pay 1 million baht or whatever it is, to avoid a couple of hours at Chaengwattana one morning per year.

Elon Musk's Neuralink is way ahead of the kid.

Buy 2 get 1 free.

15 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Just been reading that the fluid can permanently damage the cochlea……going to have to get myself to a doctor somehow.

I have Meniere's. The lead up to it was nausea, cold sweats, and dizziness. Then, the vertigo hit. Inner ear would fill with fluid, then pop and 2 to 3 hours of vertigo would commence. This went on from April 2017 to December 2017. Then, my hearing gradually went. All the time, I was on medication that eventually worked. Haven't had a vertigo episode since that December of 2017. Hearing cleared in 2018 to 2019. Now, I only have some dizziness when the weather changes. The point being: don't wait to see a specialist. I got treatment quickly. And I'm lucky. I'm basically okay. Some people with Meniere's end up in a wheelchair, because they lose all balance. 

Most of the way through Season 2 of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Not all that bad, actually. Enjoyable mainly because it is impossible to go over the top in portraying Truman Capote.  

1 minute ago, bradiston said:

So if the ATMs out, you just go hungry then?

It was 50 minutes. 

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

Is there fluid in your ear?

 

Could be middle ear blockage of eustachian tube. Hold nose and sort of gently blow. See if it opens up. Inner ear could be something else. See ent and dont risk hearing loss.

Is there fluid in your ear?

All the nasty 40+ stuff seems to be gone now. Two cool days (29-30 highs, 26 nights) and nights in the last week or so. Rain and clouds galore. Pleasant weather again.

6 hours ago, bradiston said:

Where do you get your cash? From an ATM?

You get cash from the ATM before you go shopping and thus would never be in the position of having all your groceries rung up and bagged and unable to pay for them.

Remember what Willie Sutton said about robbing banks and how it goes just as well for Thai Elite and LTR.

1 hour ago, connda said:

Dear Thai Government:

Please lock Thailand down again, close all non-essential businesses and schools as well.  And stop tourism until this new pandemic is over.  Make 100% of the population put on masks (except for the wealthy, the leaders, and politicians) and make everyone get shots that don't stop transmission (but makes pharmaceutical companies the big bucks).

Thank you.
Signed,
Scared-out-of-my-mind-in-Thailand-by-Covid-2.0  🙀

I sort of miss those golden days of Thailand under Covid restrictions. Cleaner air, fewer tourists, roads that weren't jammed, people taking care about spreading disease. Frankly, I liked it. It did decimate some industries, but . . .

24 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Traffic is terrible, infrastructure (public transport) almost non existent. Worst airport in the world. Worst food in Asia - even the western restaurants are awful. Taxis are horrible. The internet is terrible, decades behind Thailand! Guns everywhere, fast food restaurants everywhere. Banking is terrible. Everything is in cash (you see money trucks all over the city). And the accent is very irritating. 

Sounds exciting!

Sihanoukville 2.0 with "responsible gambling."

Slow moving coup going on in Vietnam. Hardline, pro China generals are taking over the party leadership. Anybody really want to move to a mini-China?