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Anyone had Meningitis with septicaemia and been left profoundly deaf, has tinnitus, permanently off balance and cannot walk without crutches
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Hi. If you message Vasco or look at his profile you will read that as a result of Meningitis and Septicaemia he amongst many other problems became profoundly deaf and now has cochlea inplants. I also now have reduced hearing in my left ear and tinnitus and have appointments at a Neuro Otology (balance) Clinic. I am now nearly 3 yrs on from Bacterial Meningitis and septicaemia and along with having sustained frontal brain injury with gives me problems managing day to day life I also have ongoing balance problems. My balance has improved over the years with doing the vestibular exercises daily but I still become very unbalance in darkness and with fatigue. When I first came home from hospital I had a walking frame, then progressed to 2 walking sticks and now 1 walking stick during periods when my balance deteriorates.
Hi, I know just how you feel. I too do vestibular exercises but they dont seem to do much. I attend speech and language meetings at Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield to try and help me understand speech. I can hear noises but they dont sound like they used to e.g. running water and car engines nothing sounds the same as it did. I cannot go out alone probably like you as I cannot hear whats going on around me and therefore crossing road is a no no.Im glad you only need 1 stick now. I still use 2 and a wheelchair but I was 65 when I got men and sep and will be 68 in September so I think age may be something to do with it. Im so glad you contacted me. Please keep in touch.
The BM & S is certainly a nasty illness that turns lives upside down with devastating after effects. I suffered it in 2011 when I was 52 yrs. If you are interested click on my name and it will take you into my profile which will tell you my story of what happened. I cannot imagine what it must be like to go from a hearing world to profoundly deaf and it certainly must make communicating with your family and the world a major difficulty. As I mentioned in my message before that Vasco who regularly uses this site would be better able to understand your difficulties because he has suffered a similar situation with the sudden lose of his hearing along with other major problems. You can click on the envelope at the top of the screen and send a private message specifically to him which I know he would be agreeable to receive and to respond too. Best wishes and ditto to keep in touch.
Hi i had meningicocal septicaemia when i was a baby and now have problems walking, my right leg is 3" shorter than my left leg so am now registered disabled and currently awaiting a hip replacement
Yeah we could be lol and thank you