October 26, 2009

I hear voices! Yes, I do hear voices.

Actually it is not voices that I hear but more like noises. But, I do hear them around the clock. I even hear them while I sleep. And, it is quite annoying. I shut my ears and I still hear them. Actually the noise comes from inside my head.

It is a constant 'shshshshshs' sound and at this time it is only in my left ear.

I have been hearing it for about a year now and it annoyed the heck out of me. Finally, I went to a well recommended ear specialist who checked me out from top to bottom, actually only from ear to ear. Gave me a hearing test which I passed with flying colors. Not very high flying but still flying!

He told me that I have Tinnitus which is caused by a degenerative cochlea.

"Tinnitus is the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound."

What the hell is cochlea that is causing this?, I asked politely and scared. I never had anything that was degenerative so this was something new and scary to me.

It seems that the cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear, whatever that means. It is essential to the clear hearing.

According to the doctor it can degenerate due to age. I guess, I am at the age when my parts start to degenerate. I wonder which part of me will be next!

The doctor wasn't to disturbed about this which is understandable since he is not yet degenerating!

He suggested that I take a vitamin supplement that is specially prepared to cure Tinnitus. I took his advice and bought about four month's supply.

The bad news is that I took the entire regimen and so far no change. The noises are still there the Tinnitus Formula didn't do a damn thing except made the doctor and the Tinnitus Formula people richer.

I am totally disappointed in the ear department of the medical profession.