jataylor

  • jataylor replied to the topic hearing loss in the forum Side-effects 6 years, 11 months ago

    I’m replying to the most recent post (2 months ago) from someone who is suffering from Tinnitus, but I haven’t found a way of replying to his post.  Just to say that tinnitus is not a big problem for me, but increasing deafness is, and it has been suggested that I see a specialist but so far no appointment has been made.

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  • jataylor replied to the topic hearing loss in the forum Side-effects 7 years, 1 month ago

    Perhaps this is something Myeloma UK could look into? Hopefully someone from the organisation reads these posts.

  • jataylor replied to the topic hearing loss in the forum Side-effects 7 years, 2 months ago

    I’ve been increasingly aware of the impact of the stem cell transplant on my nervous system generally.  Recently a (private) audiologist checked my hearing and said that the deterioration in the hearing in my left ear was related to the auditory nerve, which was probably affected by the chemotherapy.

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  • jataylor started the topic hearing loss in the forum Side-effects 8 years, 1 month ago

    I experienced profound hearing loss while having stem cell transplant.  Nobody seems to know much about it – this is not a known side effect of the drugs I was taking.  It was bad for about two months, but has gradually returned to how it was before I started treatment.  I’m beginning to think that it was the result of nerve damage caused by th…[Read more]

  • I’ve only just joined the forum so apologies if this is too late, but Marks and Spencer will cover myeloma in their travel insurance for one off trips – not annual insurance.  Also not sure about countries – I only wanted Europe.

  • jataylor became a registered member 8 years, 1 month ago