Poll: Do You Feel Tinnitus Has Ruined a Portion (Days, Weeks, Months, or Years) of Your Life?

[JasonP]

If yes, you are free to share the length of time if you want.

 

[fitActive04]

Ruined? Hmmmm... not sure I feel that way. When I developed tinnitus (from head trauma), I was living a very irresponsible, reckless lifestyle with most of my time and energy spent in clubs until the early morning hours. I had no ambition. No goals. No future to be quite honest with you. Unquestionably, I was on a one-way trip to Loserville.

Tinnitus certainly changed the trajectory of my life because I could no longer tolerate loud, noisy environments. My party-life came to a sudden stop. Today... I have an awesome career that I love. I have a life. I have a future. I am far more mentally capable, emotionally balanced and I take great care of my physical health. Am I saying that tinnitus is a good thing? Absolutely not. However, I would find it difficult to believe that I would be in a better place today (or even alive) if tinnitus would not have happened. But again, we all have different experiences, that just happens to be mine.

 

[Lorac]

Tinnitus and sudden hearing loss has ruined parts of my life, perhaps permanently. I can no longer play in musical groups. I can no longer function well in loud social situations. I think it probably ruined at least a year of my life while I was trying to cope with the anxiety and depression. At this point, I am not as depressed and anxious so it is not ruining my life. It continues to ruin parts of my life but not my whole life.

 

[Sarah Russett]

Fo as long as I'v had it. It has lessned and now other things are ruining my life, but certainly sveral several months.

 

[Engineer]

T cast its really ugliest, most anxious, shadow over 60 days of my life. I hope to take those 60 days back from it by helping others avoid the same.