After a routine look inside her throat, the doctor said words that no one wants to hear. She went to an audiologist, and before she could get hearing aids, she needed to get a health screening. “I started noticing at Christmas that I couldn’t hear my grandkids,” she said. It wasn’t enough of a thing to have me say something is seriously wrong.”īut that discomfort grew and, eventually, her hearing started to go. I’d get a sharp pain and I grabbed two Advil and it would be fine. “I felt like I had something in my throat. “I’m very sad about Van Halen,” said Rita Kulbago.Īt 66-years-old, she had a discomfort in her throat. In the wake of his death, there’s an increased awareness about throat and mouth cancer, which is newly diagnosed for 50,000 people every year. Van Halen lost his long battle with throat and mouth cancer. CLEVELAND - At 65-years-old, legendary rocker Eddie Van Halen’s death rocked the music world.
