jataylor

  • jataylor replied to the topic hearing loss in the forum Side-effects 8 years, 10 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 9 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 9 years, 1 month 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 10 years 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]

  • jataylor replied to the topic Travel Insurance after Myeloma in the forum General 10 years ago

    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 10 years ago