it's evidently not permanent

Three days ago I suddenly lost my hearing, at least partially.  It has been the strangest feeling. I hear swooshing sounds in my left ear (sort of a perpetual rain storm) while my right ear is still hearing a little.  I really didn't have time to look into this while going through the usual Christmas Eve and Christmas day celebrations.  The hearing problem did lead to some interesting moments.  I managed to read my assigned scripture at our late service but had no idea what my voice sounded like. My son said I sounded normal.  On the ride home after the service my granddaughter said that she had spent some of her holiday time with her boyfriend, but she was sitting on my left and I heard her with my right ear so I thought it was my daughter speaking and asked what she was doing spending time with her daughter's boyfriend? Everyone looked at me strangely until I realised who had actually been speaking.  The whole next day went like that.  When my brother called from Spokane to wish me a Merry Christmas I couldn't hear him until I thought to switch the phone to my right ear.  I got a good feeling of how awful it must be to not be able to hear well. Today, I did have time and went to the doctor to see what is going on.  It turns out I have a minor infection and some fluid in my left ear, all of which can be cured.  In ten days I should be back to normal, or at least my version of normal.