I’ve had tinnitus all my life. I had an ear abscess as a child and coupled with back handers (goolongs ) from my step farther and local priest which sucked the air from my ear drums has resulted in chronic debilitating tinnitus . G Ps are ignorant of the condition. I travel to Africa yearly to stock up / purchase sleeping medication which cost a fortune. It numbs my brain so that I drift off and reduces the anxiety . I first became aware of tinnitus after the headmaster of my primary school crashed a pile of books on my head for a remark I made. I saw stars and my teacher made me sit for an hour till the dizziness subsided. I was around 8 yrs old.
I’m now 67 yrs old and it’s worse than ever. Stress and high blood pressure don’t help for sure. The only time I don’t notice it so much is at work, I’m self employed and give 100% commitment. Long haul travel is when it’s really debilitating.
I remind myself it’s just a noise and not cancer and that there’s lots of people with life changing disabilities worse off than myself. Whisky helps also to get to sleep .
I’m trying to learn to love it and make it my friend and not panic. The famous work of art “THE SCREAM describes my tinnitus in a nutshell.
Thank you for listening.
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Bellyboo
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