DARTS star Gerwyn Price has been battling a “nightmare” ear problem – but said he is “too busy” to sort it out.
The Welshman was knocked out of the World Darts Championship in the quarter-finals after losing 5-3 to Chris Dobey.
But Price actually revealed in the build up to the match that he was suffering a nasty ear problem.
He told SunSport: “It feels like I have been in a swimming pool of water. It’s frustrating.
“I pop my ears and it feels fine. It’s a nightmare, It’s doing my head in. I’ve been taking antibiotics for a week and they are not working.
“It feels like I have been in a swimming pool of water. It’s frustrating. I pop my ears and it feels fine. Two minutes later, I have to do it again.
“It’s hard work. I have had this problem for the last six, seven, eight years, I am used to it now.”
Price, 39, has booked doctors appointments but has been forced to cancel them amid his hectic darts schedule.
He added: “I’m supposed to see an Ear, Throat and Nose specialist, but it’s too busy, isn’t it?
“I miss so many appointments with the ENT. You end up having a tournament here and there. I end up playing darts.”
Dobey now plays Michael van Gerwen with a place in the final at stake as Luke Littler meets Stephen Bunting in the other semi-final.
And Dobey said after victory: “This is a massive achievement in my career.
“It’s the most nervous I’ve ever felt throwing to try and win a match, but I’m delighted to be sat here now looking forward to the semi-final.”
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