I seemed to lose a lot of last week. The whole tinnitus/migraine issue just isolates me. I don’t feel like going out, last week I only went to a gig in Brighton that we’d booked ages ago and didn’t want to miss and one AA business meeting. However not only that I sit at home and go inward as the noise, pain and visual disturbances just make me feel really like I don’t want to interact as it’s difficult.
It has been slowly getting better as I’ve stuck to taking the medication the doctor prescribed, mostly I know that that reduces the feeling of pressure in my ear and that helps with the pain. It is odd that the noises that really are painful are varied from a washing machine on fast spin (obviously) to someone stirring a cup the other side of the office (Seriously!). Today is best day in at least 7/8 days.
After a very inactive Sunday where frankly I sat in front of the tv most of the day I feel I need a bit of a boot up the arse to get me motivated to get more active, stop isolating and get going. Knowing me though this’ll take some time as I’m not great at turning a corner like this. However I’ve been invited to speak at a meeting tonight that I rarely go to so that’s good and I have a therapy session tomorrow where I think I have a topic for conversation already!
Sometimes, a boot up the arse is provided from an unlikely source. Have a good meeting. Give ’em a piece of your mind.
Ha – there is a saying that “I’ll get no peace of mind whilst giving out a piece of my mind”
That’s sounds dreadful. Husband has tinnitus but his must be very mild compared to yours. It doesn’t cause pain at all. But I think any sort of hearing change causes isolation. It’s good if you can battle it but sometimes maybe you just need to rest?
I am very glad you are feeling a bit better.
xo
Wendy
I had earache once (not half as bad as tinnitus, I know) and the sounds I heard were bizarre. The funniest one sounded like a sort of avantgarde concerto for a duo of farters.
I hope you keep feeling improved. It must be frustrating in addition to painful.