Have Hope!

[Maurice]

I used to be more calm, cool, and collective. Then I got tinnitus after a night out at a club. It was my x wife's fortieth birthday party and the party was in a very small club and the music was way to loud. I notice the ringing the next night when I went to bed.

I first thought that there was something on in my house that was making the noise but later figured out that the sound was coming from my right ear. That was four years ago and it hasn't stopped since.

I also been taking a medication for my migraines called topamax but didn't think that it was part of my tinnitus and together they made my life over the last 4 years a living hell. I lost everything,my wife and daughters want nothing to do with me and they just haven't been supportive. I think god for my son who is my youngest and seems to be the only one that understands my pain and he's the reason I keep hope alive.

Today was a very tough day for me and I spent it in divorce court trying to explain why things have gotten so bad over the last 4 years to my wife and a mediator. But trying to explain things to people without tinnitus seems to just be impossible and ends up falling on def ears.

So we all know what's happening to me right now, yes it's a very loud ringing day. I cope with these days by calling my tinnitus the sound of silence and I'm able to block the noise out or by just keeping busy.

I plan on winning the war against tinnitus. Have hope and together we can beat this noise.

 

[handmaiden]

Yes we can! Thank you for your message of hope and i am sorry for your troubles in your life currently. im finding that buildling a list of coping strategies is good for me and can foster that hope, that at least i can get through today
God bless you and give you respite
Alisha

 

[hopeforme]

My son is a blessing also. We had an alarm installed in our home and the idiot let it go for a good 3 minutes. It was LOUD. We ran into the closet and covered our ears. When we were all done my son goes "don't you know she has an ear infection?! Those sounds hurt her ears!!!" he's 7 and super sweet. He makes me keep going. I am blessed.

 

[Paul10]

You will win, no doubt about it. T is unique to the individual and as such we must find the solution that works for us. It's trial and error, but always best guided by a professional who specialises in tinnitus. I am blessed to have made recent contact with one such healthcare professional. I was at my worst, now I can see some hope. I thank God for that. One day at a time is key. Good luck!