Post #2028510

2026-04-20 10:24 UTC

@VulpineAmethyst you can email them and ask if they have any earlier appointments, they’re pretty responsive. A quick “hey uh one of my teeth fell apart” and they may be able to get you in sooner. It’s really nice in office, low light, nice distracting tvs on mute mounted above the exam chairs. They have backup ear defenders if you need them and so on, and they really do a good job of minimizing sensory hell

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@VulpineAmethyst@social.treehouse.systems 2026-04-20 11:21

@vi_zzyzx ear defenders are not going to do shit for me, unfortunately; one of the consequences of the birth defect causing my deafness is that I hear via bone conduction, i.e. my entire skull is my ear bones because the actual ones don't have anything to attach to (per exploratory ear surgery nearly 25 years ago). which is something I will get to explain when I go in. (I don't mind explaining, since it's not a common circumstance, but it's a component of why dentist appts are sensory hell enough for me to be avoidant.) ETA: also I'm going to wait until the appt's confirmed (on the basis of if they don't accept my insurance it won't do me any good anyway because I have no ability to pay) before seeing if they can get me in sooner.

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