Hello, me again. Sorry to keep bothering you about every new thing!
My husband has started week 4 of radiotherapy (tonsil cancer T4N1). Since his first bout of chemo he has tinnitus. The consultant recommends that he has his last bout as planned, however that will come with permanent tinnitus and some hearing loss. He doesn’t recommend changing to another drug (he’s on Cisplain) as he said combining them may not have required affect.
Of course the goal is to eradicate the cancer so he’s going to go with chemo. What I’d really like is some advice from anyone who’s gone through similar. I know everyone is different but how do you cope with tinnitus? Has it affected your life to a great extent? Thanks as always for your generosity in answering my questions xx
Hello there,when my husband got diagnosed with T4N3M0 throat cancer, we didn't get much choice in what treatment we were getting,surgery was out the question. With the cancer being classed as advanced at the time,his oncologist recommended 30rds RT,Monday to Friday and 2 rds CT, cisplatin. At some point after his 2nd dose of CT he developed tinnitus. A hearing test after treatment confirmed the damage being done. He has since opted for hearing aids. He is used to them by now and they do make his life easier,if this makes sense. He is now 21mths post treatment and doing somewhat well. Despite having to need hearing aids, I couldn't think about the alternative. Best wishes Mel x
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