Inspiral Carpets Drummer Killed Himself After 20 Years of 'Unbearable' Tinnitus

[RonnieCarzatto]

@Telis No need to be so harsh and insulting.

 

[cjbhab]

"Instead of reaching out..."

Who is he supposed to reach out to? Let's be honest. Nobody cares about this condition.

Thanks for holding my hand guys.

 

[cjbhab]

@Telis No need to be so harsh and insulting.

He's probably just riled up about T. I know I am. I'm 28 years old living in a house mortgage free, driving a 50,000 dollar car, I should have the perfect life.. but nope T.

 

[GregCA]

Also... a band related to Inspiral Carpets... Oasis, both brothers HAVE loud tinnitus and they seem to manage well...

If you asked anybody but my wife, they'd also tell you that I seem to manage well. Some would also tell you "he looks like he's doing great!". I know, because that's what they tell me when we meet. Little do they know what's really going on inside.
In other words, appearances can be deceiving.

 

[Sam Bridge]

Oh yeah case closed, he has loud tinnitus, no question. Are you actually serious, or are you just coming off as a serious idiot for the fun of it? Maybe he has very minor tinnitus due to the fact that he can mask it with his own voice? This kind of speculation and ignorance is what keeps me from visiting this site anymore. You were dropped on your head as a baby? Is that where your T came from ?

Nice to see you post here man, it's been a while. How are you doing these days?

 

[PaulBe]

Yeah. Good to see you @Telis (even if it was a bit of an edgy return).

 

[Mario martz]

Oh yeah case closed, he has loud tinnitus, no question. Are you actually serious, or are you just coming off as a serious idiot for the fun of it? Maybe he has very minor tinnitus due to the fact that he can mask it with his own voice? This kind of speculation and ignorance is what keeps me from visiting this site anymore. You were dropped on your head as a baby? Is that where your T came from ?

I was actually just pointing out what I heard as I wasn't able to find the source, I don't understand your reaction i have always been supportive and wishing well to everyone in this place... I actually don't give a duck if the guy from Oasis have loud tinnitus I was just pointing out what I heard.
peace

 

[Telis]

He's probably just riled up about T. I know I am. I'm 28 years old living in a house mortgage free, driving a 50,000 dollar car, I should have the perfect life.. but nope T.

Yeah similar situation here, most people would think I am living the dream, I'm definitely not. I would give up everything I have worked for to rid of this hell.

I am a little riled up, I can't stand how some people like to generalize, I've read it here way too many times. Saying things like so and so plays in a loud band, he MUST have loud tinnitus, and he seems to be doing just fine is incredibly insulting to the person that just took his life. How does that make this guy look.

Tinnitus varies in severity period, just because one person has it, this in no way means that the next has it in the same way. There is more to tinnitus than the amount of noise exposure a person has or had been subject to.

Some people can trash their ears their entire lives, even go deaf and have little to no tinnitus at all. I have a friend that was in the music business for years, he has almost no hearing left, he has a slight hiss in only one ear, and only heard in dead quiet, he actually has to strain to hear it. If I were to make assumptions (like some people here) I would assume that noise exposure doesn't cause severe Tinnitus, after all my friend has barely audible T, and my tinnitus was caused by ruptured ears and antibiotics. Do I assume noise can't cause severe tinnitus because it never did for me, and didn't for my friend, no this would be a very presumptuous, I have no way of knowing.

In my opinion making assumptions based on personal experiences or comments that others make is useless and ignorant. It only serves to spread miss information about an already confusing condition.

 

[Telis]

Yeah. Good to see you @Telis (even if it was a bit of an edgy return).

Thanks Paul, was a little edgy, too edgy, I didn't need to be rude like that to get my point across.

I apologize to @Mario martz.

 

[RaZaH]

Good to see you @Telis

 

[DoNotGoGentle]

Yeah similar situation here, most people would think I am living the dream, I'm definitely not. I would give up everything I have worked for to rid of this hell.

I am a little riled up, I can't stand how some people like to generalize, I've read it here way too many times. Saying things like so and so plays in a loud band, he MUST have loud tinnitus, and he seems to be doing just fine is incredibly insulting to the person that just took his life. How does that make this guy look.

Tinnitus varies in severity period, just because one person has it, this in no way means that the next has it in the same way. There is more to tinnitus than the amount of noise exposure a person has or had been subject to.

Some people can trash their ears their entire lives, even go deaf and have little to no tinnitus at all. I have a friend that was in the music business for years, he has almost no hearing left, he has a slight hiss in only one ear, and only heard in dead quiet, he actually has to strain to hear it. If I were to make assumptions (like some people here) I would assume that noise exposure doesn't cause severe Tinnitus, after all my friend has barely audible T, and my tinnitus was caused by ruptured ears and antibiotics. Do I assume noise can't cause severe tinnitus because it never did for me, and didn't for my friend, no this would be a very presumptuous, I have no way of knowing.

In my opinion making assumptions based on personal experiences or comments that others make is useless and ignorant. It only serves to spread miss information about an already confusing condition.

Amen! DG of foo fighers wears no ear protection nearly deaf in one ear! I don't believe he has tinnitus. Taylor Hawkins drummer of the foo wears no ear protection and has no hearing issues. They say genetics are at play here. I would say so! We still don't know what exactly causes T!

 

[SoulStation]

Can you imagine Liam Gallagher raising awareness for tinnitus?

He's habituated , but for how long? Get better luck trying to get Chris Martin or Ryan Adams to speak out about it.

Chris Martin uses maskers, watched a video of him before showing them off.

Really? I'd love to see that video. I assumed his wasn't that bad.

 

[GregCA]

Really? I'd love to see that video. I assumed his wasn't that bad.

I saw the video with CM. It didn't seem that bad indeed.

 

[Dubbyaman]

I really hope he is at peace now. I know this is very morbid but i've been tempted myself to silence this asshole brat in my brain for good as well. Stupid garbage condition. Pfff ya get no awareness then ya get it and then ya get ignored. It angers me so much!

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/05/inspiral-carpets-drummer-craig-gill-inquest-tinnitus