Surreal Life, But It Seems Like My Dad Just Developed Tinnitus Too

[Mario martz]

And I don't know how to feel or how to support him.

He's very active for his age (64) and looks way younger.
He's had health issues in the past (heart attack 10 years ago)

he's been telling me since 2 weeks ago that he perceives a noise in the left ear.
but tbh my dad is very hypochondriac, so i didnt want to pay attention to see if it "did go away"

but no, thats not the case, hes been kinda desperate about his noisy ear.
and went to acupuncture, and a few hours ago told me to put some drops on his ear, it was ciprofloxacin
and i told him that it would make things worse.

hes very convinced that it would go away,
it truly breaks my heart, i dont want anyone to suffer from this.
even that right now my tinnitus at its volumen have become just background noise to me.
its something that should never happen to anyone tbh.

i love my dad, i dont know if i have to be brutally honest and tell him to get used to (and making him leave his work at the show business)
or just act like its nothing and it will go away.
???
kinda confused.

 

[glynis]

Let him come on here with you as I think he will benifit and read the positive posts...
Happy Christmas....lots of love glynis

 

[Danny Boy]

And I don't know how to feel or how to support him.

He's very active for his age (64) and looks way younger.
He's had health issues in the past (heart attack 10 years ago)

he's been telling me since 2 weeks ago that he perceives a noise in the left ear.
but tbh my dad is very hypochondriac, so i didnt want to pay attention to see if it "did go away"

but no, thats not the case, hes been kinda desperate about his noisy ear.
and went to acupuncture, and a few hours ago told me to put some drops on his ear, it was ciprofloxacin
and i told him that it would make things worse.

hes very convinced that it would go away,
it truly breaks my heart, i dont want anyone to suffer from this.
even that right now my tinnitus at its volumen have become just background noise to me.
its something that should never happen to anyone tbh.

i love my dad, i dont know if i have to be brutally honest and tell him to get used to (and making him leave his work at the show business)
or just act like its nothing and it will go away.
???
kinda confused.

I'm terribly sorry to hear the news, but we will always be here to support you both in anyway possible.


Merry Christmas and happy holidays to both of you and your family.

 

[MikeL1972]

Hi Mario,

Has your dad seen an ENT yet? That would be the first, logical step to take.

 

[Rings-a-Bell]

2 weeks in there is still time for steroids to help.

 

[Ludvik]

Just be there for him if he needs you.

If it does end up staying, he's lucky that he'll have family that truly understands that he can talk to.