 Jarred has been learning to live with the disease that causes dizziness, hearing loss and nausea Jarred, a comedy writer and panellist on TV shows such as Mock the Week and Eight Out of 10 Cats, had been experiencing another health worry for a while by then. 'Since 2012 I had a constant feeling that my right ear was blocked despite using drops and clearing out any wax,' he says. 'The next year, while recording a TV panel show, on the final day the voice in my earpiece sounded garbled. I realised then that I couldn't hear properly in my right ear, but I was so busy with work I compartmentalised that and didn't allow myself to think about it.' Eventually Jarred saw his GP and was referred for hospital tests and scans. He saw several consultants but nobody could pinpoint what was causing his symptoms. 'The hearing in my 'bad' ear became so poor that even if someone was standing in front of me in a noisy room, all I c){kind=link}
Comedian Jarred Christmas tells Adrian Monti how he’s learned to live with the disease that causes dizziness, hearing loss and nausea
While carrying his two-year-old daughter on his shoulders along a busy street, comedian Jarred Christmas suddenly felt as though he had stepped off a fairground carousel.
It was eight years ago and Jarred was in Montreal in Canada, performing at its comedy festival.
“The world started spinning and I felt dizzy,” recalls Jarred, 42.
“I remember leaning against a wall to carefully lift Edie down, feeling I wanted to throw up while trying not to fall over. I stood there hoping everything would correct itself and after a couple of minutes and some deep breaths, I tried carrying on as normal, despite still feeling slightly dizzy.