by Susan
(UK)
I suddenly started getting an extra sound that I could hear about six months ago. I visited the doctor who referred me to an ENT consultant. I was told I had lost the very high part of my hearing and the brain was trying to pick up sounds that were missing, and I was told that nothing could be done. I think this was the worst thing anyone could say, and following that I went through a very serious period of stress, being woken with terrible noises in my head, and feeling I could not go on. I didn't sleep at night for about 2 weeks, and lost 1/2 a stone which is a lot for an already petite person, and finally I visited the doctor again as I felt awful. The doctor prescribed a low amount of a drug for depression to be taken at night to help me sleep and regain my appetite. This worked. I was also referred to a hearing centre where I have been fitted with a hearing aid type of sound generator. At present I am trying to wear this as often as possible. I am slightly confused because the hissing noise can be quite intrusive for a couple of days and then gets to the stage where it is a little more bearable and then I will have a couple of days when I am only very slightly aware of it, and forget it when I am in company - but then inexplicably it comes back. I am not sure whether to wear the sound generator every day, even on good days, or not, and will I ever get back to normal. Also, can anyone advise when going to a dance where there is music on a loudspeaker, not hugely loud where you can't hear someone speak, but enough just to set tinnitus off. Does wearing ear plugs work? I would like advice from anyone who has experience of tinnitus.
Comments for Hissing in my ear
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