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  1. Gansen Moodley

    Life with Tinnitus — I Hold My Employer Accountable for My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    Unfortunately companies are protected by COIDA, and they certainly enjoy the immunity of this, so basically they can injure employees an not be help accountable, therefore I cannot take my company to court as much as I would like to. Imagine living with tinnitus which resulted from work related...
  2. Gansen Moodley

    New Guy — Tinnitus for 12 Years and It Has Made My Quality of Life Miserable

    Hi @Northstar You mention moderate to severe tinnitus, what benchmark did you use to determine the severity thank you
  3. Gansen Moodley

    Life with Tinnitus — I Hold My Employer Accountable for My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    Hi @Michael Leigh Thank you, I will certainly try your two recommendations.
  4. Gansen Moodley

    Life with Tinnitus — I Hold My Employer Accountable for My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    Thanks Michael My audiologist did mention that my Tinnitus was caused as a result of my hearing loss. The very same day she tried to introduce melodious sounds through my hearing aid, to comfort the tinnitus, but sadly the tinnitus was louder than any sound she tried to introduce My first...
  5. Gansen Moodley

    Life with Tinnitus — I Hold My Employer Accountable for My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    Hello Yes I was provided with hearing protection, and wore them religiously. My company is situated in Richards Bay, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
  6. Gansen Moodley

    Life with Tinnitus — I Hold My Employer Accountable for My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    My company has been tracking my hearing loss since 2002, and when it started deviating in 2015 they should have immediately taken me of the noisy work environment which is 105db, but instead left me there until too late which was September 2018, and now through this hearing loss I now have tinnitus
  7. Gansen Moodley

    Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) 2019 Conference

    Thanks @Hazel for you commitment and taking one for the team. Enjoy the conference and our prayers are with you and your mom.
  8. Gansen Moodley

    Tinnitus, A Personal View

    Just to tap on your experience, one of my major concerns right now is that when for whatever reason my sleep is disturbed, I cannot fall of to sleep again. I am at peace with myself when asleep but the moment I am awake, not necessarily eyes open, tinnitus takes over, once again this morning I...
  9. Gansen Moodley

    Tinnitus, A Personal View

    Well written Michael, thank you for sharing, your knowledge on tinnitus is amazing, I can relate to so many of them.
  10. Gansen Moodley

    Life with Tinnitus — I Hold My Employer Accountable for My Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

    Hello my name is Gansen Moodley and I am a victim of tinnitus. My noise induced hearing loss since 2015 which was neglected by my company resulted in a >20% hearing loss and tinnitus in 2018. How do people live with this? When I go to sleep I wish I would not wake up during the night. If I get...