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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / September 2005Question
I found you all quite by accident. My husband has tinnitus but has not gone to a doctor. He doesn't complain much unless the bird gets noisy, then he will cover the bird and say the bird is going to drive him deaf. Or you don't have to listen to the noise I have to hear in my head. I see the same pained expression on his face if we are out and there is a child that screams close by. Other times he must handle it well as I don't hear him say anything about it. What can I do to help him? I have offered to find a new home for the bird, I truly believe that this is hurting his ears quite a lot. But when it comes right down to it, I don't think either of us really want to part with our feathered friend. It is one of those cases where either one of us could have written an ad and put it in the paper months ago and yet he is still here. Tell me just how bad does this hurt? are there varying degress of hurt, or do you all hurt the same? If he is holding off because of me I will do something about it before the next news paper comes out.  Signature"I believe that friends are quiet Angels that lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly" >I found you all quite by accident. My husband has tinnitus but has not >gone to a doctor. He doesn't complain much unless the bird gets noisy, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >holding off because of me I will do something about it before the next news >paper comes out. It sounds like your husband suffers hyperacusis. http://www.hyperacusis.net/ http://www.hyperacusis.org/ >>I found you all quite by accident. My husband has tinnitus but has not >>gone to a doctor. He doesn't complain much unless the bird gets noisy, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://www.hyperacusis.org/ Thank you for your response, I appreciate your taking the time. > I found you all quite by accident. My husband has tinnitus but has > not gone to a doctor. He doesn't complain much unless the bird gets > noisy, then he will cover the bird and say the bird is going to drive > him deaf. Or you don't have to listen to the noise I have to hear in > my head. I see the same pained expression on his face if we are out > and there is a child that screams close by. I can relate! We own three birds (two Tiels and a Pacific Parrotlet) and they all get hyper around 8 pm (go figure). It is enough to drive me mad. I feel like I've struggled all day to hold it together with the own noise in my head, and my defenses are worn thin. It's the "last straw that broke the camel's back" syndrome ;-) And if my head is also hurting, the bird's noises can bother me much earlier in the day. Sometimes I do cover them for an hour of "time out". I've also found it helpful to have a separate room to put them in (instead of the main living room) so they can be out and uncovered but not so loud for me because I can shut that door between me and them. (Also, keeping a low volume talk radio station on seems to quite my birds, and they also love my ocean sound machine noise... so maybe if they had some audio distraction they wouldn't make so much of it on their own?) I went out to eat last night and caught myself glaring at the table of bubbly, laughing, shrill teenage girls next to us. The pack of wild beasts seem to be able to hit pitches and durations of those pitches that my ears just can't tolerate. I'm considering buying some earplugs and whittling them down to a discreet size so I can wear them in public without feeling embarrased, and block out some noise while still being able to hear my husband when he's right next to me. I don't know if it'll work. A "grin and bear it" attitude, or a mixed drink, might be my only alternative in those situation ;-) I am seeing the ENT today for the second time. The first time was pretty useless. He told me I had excellent hearing, no signs of infection, and that if would probably pass on it's own (like what, it's a kidney stone all the way up in my ears or something?). But, that if it continued I should come see him in a month or two. Well, it's been five, and I'm finally going back because I've got nothing better to do with my co-pay... right? LOL. Anyway, it doesn't seem very hopeful... but I'm going to give it one last shot. Selah Signature========================================================= IM ME! No, really, you can find me at Yahoo (TWCDesign), AIM & MSN (TWCrew), and ICQ (21684653). ========================================================= >> I found you all quite by accident. My husband has tinnitus but has >> not gone to a doctor. He doesn't complain much unless the bird gets [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Selah Thanks Selah for your response. Our bird is a Parrotlet also, a Spectaled aren't they wonderful little birds? So you know the tone of their call. Sharp but they can't scream. I sent several posts from here to my husbands computer yesterday and he found help in his attitude about the tinnitus and how to deal with it. He isn't a group person and won't join but I will be reading the group looking for him. On 9/8/05 12:00 PM, in article 11i12ifkfqns599@corp.supernews.com, > I'm considering buying some earplugs >> and whittling them down to a discreet size so I can wear them in public >> without feeling embarrased, and block out some noise while still being >> able to hear my husband when he's right next to me. There is no need to suffer loud noises or apologize for being bothered by loud sounds. That is part of the tinnitus problem. There are many ear plugs available at the pharmacy for 4 bucks or less. Enjoy. Hi there, Have a read of http://eebee.net/TinnitusIsaPainintheNeck.shtml and some of the other pages. Lots of information there. Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ >I found you all quite by accident. My husband has tinnitus but has not gone >to a doctor. He doesn't complain much unless the bird gets noisy, then he [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >because of me I will do something about it before the next news paper comes >out. Thank you so much Elly, I have passed this on to my husbands computer and he will read it. You all have been so kind to help and he is reading what I am sending to him and is enjoying the reading and learing. > Hi there, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>comes >>out. |
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