Well I have 3 days left of a family holiday in Spain and I am getting so low.
My wife and I booked a 3-hour buggy safari. I'm always so careful with my ears. And it never occurred to me the buggies would be so loud. I had no earplugs so I kept my left ear closed using my finger. Then wet some paper towel and used this as a DIY ear plug. Once I realised how loud the buggies were I should have walked away. But I didn't want to let my wife down.
Well since then, 3 days ago, my tinnitus is louder. I don't need anybody telling me I was stupid. I'm well aware of this and feel like crying at my stupidity.
Since the hopefully temporary spike I've been using ear plugs and have now completely blocked my ear with wax. I've had to have my ears syringed around 10 times in my life. Once it gets blocked it never unblocks using oils.
I was in bed last night and itched my ear by pushing the outer ear back and forth, then realised I couldn't hear the air conditioner any more.
It's Wednesday and I fly home Friday.
The ear is completely blocked with even louder tinnitus. And in fear of making my family and wife down by my mood I've decided to bring myself away and put a brave face on. The truth is I'm a 40-year-old man on a family holiday who just wants to break down right now.
I feel foolish for not using correct protection on the buggy, irritated I didn't bring my good ear plugs and used the cheap foam ones which have blocked my ear with wax, guilty I am low on holiday and fed up not being able to hear properly.
And although I'm pretty sure it's wax, part of me is worrying the hearing loss is something more serious than wax.
I phoned my doctor this morning but they informed me they no longer syringe ears. So I'm to go there Monday to see the nurse.
Is microsuction the safer option for tinnitus sufferers? And is it noisier than syringing? And has anybody got a time machine that works?
P.S. Like I said I don't need anybody telling me I've been stupid. I already have very loud tinnitus and have possibly made it worse for the rest of my life. So I've already possibly paid the ultimate price for three hours of stupidity.
My wife and I booked a 3-hour buggy safari. I'm always so careful with my ears. And it never occurred to me the buggies would be so loud. I had no earplugs so I kept my left ear closed using my finger. Then wet some paper towel and used this as a DIY ear plug. Once I realised how loud the buggies were I should have walked away. But I didn't want to let my wife down.
Well since then, 3 days ago, my tinnitus is louder. I don't need anybody telling me I was stupid. I'm well aware of this and feel like crying at my stupidity.
Since the hopefully temporary spike I've been using ear plugs and have now completely blocked my ear with wax. I've had to have my ears syringed around 10 times in my life. Once it gets blocked it never unblocks using oils.
I was in bed last night and itched my ear by pushing the outer ear back and forth, then realised I couldn't hear the air conditioner any more.
It's Wednesday and I fly home Friday.
The ear is completely blocked with even louder tinnitus. And in fear of making my family and wife down by my mood I've decided to bring myself away and put a brave face on. The truth is I'm a 40-year-old man on a family holiday who just wants to break down right now.
I feel foolish for not using correct protection on the buggy, irritated I didn't bring my good ear plugs and used the cheap foam ones which have blocked my ear with wax, guilty I am low on holiday and fed up not being able to hear properly.
And although I'm pretty sure it's wax, part of me is worrying the hearing loss is something more serious than wax.
I phoned my doctor this morning but they informed me they no longer syringe ears. So I'm to go there Monday to see the nurse.
Is microsuction the safer option for tinnitus sufferers? And is it noisier than syringing? And has anybody got a time machine that works?
P.S. Like I said I don't need anybody telling me I've been stupid. I already have very loud tinnitus and have possibly made it worse for the rest of my life. So I've already possibly paid the ultimate price for three hours of stupidity.
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