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Blackasday
03-11-11, 09:28 PM
I am currently planning on enlisting into the Marines at the beginning of this September. I have yet to talk to a recruiter, but plan to as soon as i return to my home state in about a week. I have...

Lisa 23
03-11-11, 09:33 PM
Try filling out your profile.



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Military Medical Standards for Enlistment & Appointment

Ears and Hearing

Jun 10 2009
The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.
The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver (http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/medicalwaiver.htm)) are an authenticated history of:


Middle and inner ear.

Current or history of chronic otitis media (382), cholesteatoma (385.3), or history of any inner (P20) or middle (P19) ear surgery (including cochlear implantation) is disqualifying.
Myringotomy or successful tympanoplasty is not disqualifying.

Blackasday
03-12-11, 08:17 AM
Thanks for the info, at least my perforated ears won't DQ me as long as my surgery is successful.

Lisa 23
03-12-11, 08:36 AM
You might want to re-read the whole article on Ears at the link that was provided to you................


Military Medical Standards for Enlistment & Appointment

Ears and Hearing


Tympanic membrane.

Current perforation of the tympanic membrane (384.2) or history of surgery to correct perforation during the preceding 120 days (P19) is disqualifying.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/ears.htm


There are no doctors frequenting this website. If you have a medical question that hasn’t already been answered by searching the forums, you’ll have to contact a recruiting office. If they cannot answer your question, you may be directed to a medical representative from MEPS.

Again, read that one carefully. We are Marines (and a few Corpsman). We are not doctors. Medical questions will usually be answered by someone cutting and pasting a section from the about.com website.

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