Sunday morning I went to see Jenny Tweedie who has had exactly the same problem. Sudden deafness and left too late for any chance of treatment. Saw the specialist privately who just said she was deaf in one ear and that was that! She was devastated and was extremely upset for a long time. It seems the normal response is fear and anger.
I think I am coping better than I would have thought because of all the Buddhist practise. Meditating on impermanence, reading endlessly, practising non attachment in all areas and reading that the test of meditation is not to feel peaceful and calm but to accept the difficulties as they happen.
Carol Beckenbridge came round and because her voice is very quiet, it was a struggle to hear her. It seems that the more I struggle to hear, the louder the noise in my head.
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