Cotton Ears

I got off the plane in Tucson AZ with cotton in one ear.  Not my favorite part about flying.  Despite my best efforts, I was partically deaf.  I keep thinking this is what it must feel like to those who always ask me to repete myself. They, like I, had cotton stuffed in their ears, and their's nothing we can do about it. 

Maybe one day someone will create de-cottoning ear drops...