Thanks for that words. You bring it on the Point i try to fight vs that terible shit called "Meniere" i dont know how to win that fight but i hope i will never give up. and thanks there many times i feel down and iam sure this wasnt the last time we talk to each other. So thanks again for that offer I hope there comming good days iam actualy Feeling dizzy 24/7 Dennis
I use to listen to music all the time. I'm bilateral and I've lost a good portion of the high tones in both ears. All music sounds distorted to me. Over the last six months, I've noticed that I can tolerate listening to music that I couldn't listen to when I first went bilateral. I wear blue tooth enabled hearing aids and I listen to music through them. I think I've forgotten how music is normally heard and I've adapted to the way I hear the sounds. I still don't listen to music much anymore. I guess I'm fortunate to still be able to hear certain tones so I can at least enjoy some music. I've transferred my love for music into my passion for photography.
Hi Dennis, I am a full-time musician. Mostly I play bass drum with left foot and hi-hat cymbals with right foot. I also play harmonica, guitar and sing. When I have aural fullness ( which started last Spring ) I have to put a plug in my left ear in order to play and sing ( acoustically ) or even hear in a loud restaurant. By the way, I have had aural fullness with high pitched tinnitus for 300 of the last 323 days. I also play in a loud Rock and Roll band one night a week. I put a plug in both ears. Do I enjoy music as much as I used too? NO, absolutely not!! I have a recording studio and I have not used it for the last 323 days. I will always be a professional musician as long as I can hear anything. I know my fans are still enjoying the joyful noises that I make. I perform at least 3-4 hours per day. Mostly acoustic. In my car I put the radio on the back speaker on my right side. My good ear. If I expose my left ear to loud sounds it makes the tinnitus louder and then there are many days with distortion. Clanging of hammers on pipes. Baaanng, Biiing, Bang, Wheee, Waaah Clang I still have hope that my hearing will get better. I am taking 3 grams of valacyclovir, plus everything that is on JOH's Regimen and pycnogenol and vitamin D3 every day. I not going down without a fight. Good Luck to You. May you and all of us on this forum find peace and happiness with what we have.
In a word, no. Music was vital to me before Menieres. I was a classically trained pianist as a child, and an ardent listener all my life. I played music while I worked, picking pieces that fit the task at hand. When Menieres hit me at age 54, it hit very hard. I am bilateral, became totally deaf in my left ear and had about a third of my hearing left in my right ear. Had a labyrinthectomy and a cochlear implant April 1, 2003. But since Menieres, music has been unbearable to me. At best, it is like a couple of cats yowling into the night. So I actually have to avoid it as the distortion is very disorienting. I am glad others have had better experiences. Among the many things I miss from real life, music is very high on the list. Und willkommen, Dennis. Aber es ist sehr traurig. Fuer dich und jedermann hier.
My hearing still fluctuates greatly so on the days when I can hear well enough and it doesn't sound too muffled or distorted, I listen to music all day long. It's comforting to me and I miss it on those bad days when I can't hear it.
At first thanks to santa for the words and i guess we both are musicians from the bottom of our heart, but that makes it much harder for me Music was my life i cant explain how much musik means for me. And now ist just stress to listen to it. and laso the fear that iam deaf in the future. If somone would told me hey in maybe 10 years you have a Hearing lost of 60 db on both ears on all frequenzys but if you use headphones you can still listen Music i could live with it. but the prob is to dont know when and how hard it will hit you So thats another reason that i stoped listen Music cause the pain kills me ( mean the phyical pain). i pray everday to god . and hope he dont take Hearing on both sides. Also tx to mjpmin for the Information i feel with you my friend. To Brwonrecluse Iam realy sorry to hear that . and also makes me scared. I hope for bedder days for all of us!!!
Dennis-- Hab keine Angst. Denken Sie daran Goethe. Er schrieb in "Faust": "Wer immer strebend sich bemüht, den können wir erlösen." I think for all of us with Menieres, his is a sentiment that matters, and helps. We strive with all we have to retain as much of life as we can. We can at least do that, however horrible our symptoms, however daunting our lives.