A Really Bad Week

After writing the last post a week ago, I was absolutely unable to sleep last Sunday night. I finally gave up trying, and around 4:30 AM fired off another email to my audiologist for advice. Then, I showered and went in to work about 6AM. She recommended that I call to make an appointment with my surgeon, as I already had an appointment scheduled with her for the 18th. I called the surgeon's office, and they promised to call back after consulting him that afternoon. As the day went on, the noise got worse and worse. when the Dr.'s office called back, they asked me to go to the ER at the U, and said that they would call the ER with the details, and to ensure that an ENT would be there when I checked in.

After an hour and a half of waiting, I finally talked to a Doctor. He had talked to my Dr.'s office, and if I heard correctly, they think the main problem is that the nerves in my ears are being over excited by the sound. If that's the case, I'm not sure why I would be experiencing it in both ears.

Anyway, they gave me a prescription for xanax, saying that it should help calm the nerves in the ear, as well as help me sleep. That's been helping a bit. At least I'm getying some sleep.

The noise in my head is a different story. It still can get pretty bad, but the general trend seems to be slowly improving. It hasn't gone away completely, but when it's quiet, it gets a lot better. It's rarely occuring in both ears at the same time now, but seems to switch from ear to ear. While it can still get pretty loud, it doesn't seem to get quite as loud, and seems to subside a little sooner than a week ago.

It's frustrating, because it really makes it hard to pick out the voices that I need to be focusing on. Hopefully, I will learn a little more after my appointments this week, even if it's just some reassurance.