Her current deafness in one ear causes a few problems, especially in noisy surroundings when it is difficult to separate individual voices and she does have tinnitus quite bad at times but this is still preferable to the vertigo attacks that preceded it.
Digit":3up71s81 said:Her current deafness in one ear causes a few problems, especially in noisy surroundings when it is difficult to separate individual voices and she does have tinnitus quite bad at times but this is still preferable to the vertigo attacks that preceded it.
The problem of separating voices from noise is a real problem. I'm almost total deaf in the right ear and use a modern digital aid in the left, which is considerably better than the older types, but not as good as the 'real thing'.
Also I find loud, sharp noises, like our dog's early warning system, absolute murder!
Destroying your wife's hearing seems very drastic Stollo, deafness is very isolating I find and is certainly desperate measures.
My tinnitus isn't even of the musical kind, it sounds like a dog barking!
Roy.
My attacks are so severe I can't stand and on one occasion it caused me to fall. I can do nothing but lay still for a few hours while the room literally spins. The slightest movement, even moving my eyes to look at something else causes me to be immediately sick.
Digit":u3tyij2c said:My attacks are so severe I can't stand and on one occasion it caused me to fall. I can do nothing but lay still for a few hours while the room literally spins. The slightest movement, even moving my eyes to look at something else causes me to be immediately sick.
Believe me my friend, I know!
Despite having had it for 38yrs I have never been sick. I've been hospitalised and been reduced to crawling, but being constantly on the edge of being sick is, for me, the worst part.
In all that time I have never met a fellow sufferer and am very surprised at the response to my original post.
Best of luck with the aid as well, if nothing else they tend to make people shout at you so at least you can hear! :lol:
Roy.
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