I was once drawn into arranging a fight over the interweb. I went, not for trouble, but just to see if they would turn up. Needless to say they didn't.
From what I can make out he has a really bad ear wax problem and is getting it syringed at the doctors in 4 weeks. He is hoping his hearing will be fine after getting the offending blockage out. Nibble will be the first person to know if it was a success. :shrug: