16.

  1. He's been having these stomachaches.
  2. He's been having these headaches.
  3. He has been a bit deaf.
  4. There has been something else troubling him.

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17.

  1. About three months.
  2. A while in the morning.
  3. Three years.
  4. Three mornings.

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18.

  1. It's all over the head.
  2. It's right across the front head.
  3. It's at the back of the head.
  4. It's on the top of the head.

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19.

  1. It's better in the morning.
  2. If I lie down for a while, they seem to go away.
  3. It's better when I wake up in the morning.
  4. When they come on at a particular time.

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20.

  1. It's a kind of dull pain.
  2. It's a kind of throbbing pain.
  3. It's a sort of dull and throbbing pain.
  4. When one wakes up the pain stops.

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W:Good morning Mr. Brown, what's brought you along today?
M:Well, you see, doctor, I've been having these headaches.
W:Aha, and how long have they been bothering you?
M:Er. Well, it must have been about three months ago.
W:I see. And which part of your head is affected?
M:Well, it's right across the front here.
W:Can you describe the pain?
M:It's sort of dull, dull and throbbing kind of pain.
W:I see, and do they come on at any particular time?
M:They've usually worse in the morning. I notice them when I wake up.
W:Mm. And is there anything that makes them a bit better?
M:Well, if I lie down for a while, they go away.
W:Yes, and has there been anything else apart from these headaches?
M:Well, my wife says that I seem to be getting a bit deaf.
W:Oh? Well, Mr. Brown, I think at this stage I'll start by checking your ears.