MemberHello and greetings from Malaysia.
Firstly, I'd like to say that I'm grateful to have found a virtual place where tinnitus sufferers can share their stories and lend support to each other. I apologize in advance for being long-winded, but I have to get this off my chest. Even if nobody reads this, I guess it'd make me feel better just to write down my thoughts.
This is somewhat of a confession. I'm a 28-year old male, currently working as a piano/violin instructor. Late last year, I suffered from fever-induced psychosis, followed by several bipolar episodes. I was placed on leave from December 2013 to mid-February 2014. Up until around the middle of 2014, I have been on and off mood-stabilizers and anti-depressants (i.e.: lithium, remeron, olanzapine, etc.). From January to mid-April, I was constantly anxious, depressed and had obsessive-compulsive tendencies. I lost interest in practically everything. Worst of all, I developed the nasty habit of oversleeping. On certain days, I would sleep until lunchtime, get up for lunch, go back to sleep, then wake up at around 4 to 5 PM for work. In April, I started to feel better emotionally and began to normalize my daily routine, but by that time it was already too late.
In late April, I started hearing intermittent humming noises while lying in bed at night. I dismissed the noises at first. Five months later, my tinnitus is now a constant high-pitch ringing in my left ear, in addition to medium-pitch 'murmurs' in both ears. It has been getting worse on a daily basis. Every time I wake up, the ringing is always louder than before.
I'm aware that some of the drugs I mentioned have been linked to ototoxicity, but I don't think they're at fault. ENT specialists and audiologists have no answer. My tentative hypothesis is that all that oversleeping has somehow compromised the blood flow into my inner ear and is causing progressive degeneration of the hair cells. I've had several bouts of insomnia, and it's generally getting harder and harder to sleep. I try to keep myself physically active, but there's not much I can do when I don't get enough sleep.
Thank you for reading this.
Firstly, I'd like to say that I'm grateful to have found a virtual place where tinnitus sufferers can share their stories and lend support to each other. I apologize in advance for being long-winded, but I have to get this off my chest. Even if nobody reads this, I guess it'd make me feel better just to write down my thoughts.
This is somewhat of a confession. I'm a 28-year old male, currently working as a piano/violin instructor. Late last year, I suffered from fever-induced psychosis, followed by several bipolar episodes. I was placed on leave from December 2013 to mid-February 2014. Up until around the middle of 2014, I have been on and off mood-stabilizers and anti-depressants (i.e.: lithium, remeron, olanzapine, etc.). From January to mid-April, I was constantly anxious, depressed and had obsessive-compulsive tendencies. I lost interest in practically everything. Worst of all, I developed the nasty habit of oversleeping. On certain days, I would sleep until lunchtime, get up for lunch, go back to sleep, then wake up at around 4 to 5 PM for work. In April, I started to feel better emotionally and began to normalize my daily routine, but by that time it was already too late.
In late April, I started hearing intermittent humming noises while lying in bed at night. I dismissed the noises at first. Five months later, my tinnitus is now a constant high-pitch ringing in my left ear, in addition to medium-pitch 'murmurs' in both ears. It has been getting worse on a daily basis. Every time I wake up, the ringing is always louder than before.
I'm aware that some of the drugs I mentioned have been linked to ototoxicity, but I don't think they're at fault. ENT specialists and audiologists have no answer. My tentative hypothesis is that all that oversleeping has somehow compromised the blood flow into my inner ear and is causing progressive degeneration of the hair cells. I've had several bouts of insomnia, and it's generally getting harder and harder to sleep. I try to keep myself physically active, but there's not much I can do when I don't get enough sleep.
Thank you for reading this.
ears are a big organ yet nothing they can't do nothing for them yet the eyes there's almost every cure or solution. I know your pain. it's good your hear! past few days being here has helped me.
