What made you happy today?

[Andy]

What has caused this to happen?

[jimbob-mcgrew]

10 years ago, in another job, i was at work, and was asked to help out in the machine shop for a particular job that needed doing.
i was angle grinding steel plates, in a small semi-enclosed part of the shop, for about 3 hours, and wasnt wearing ear defenders, so got a double dose of hearing damage and cronic bi-lateral tinnitus.

the hearing damage came on pretty much instantly, which isnt a major issue, i can get by ok, just cant hear things well.
the tinnitus didnt make itself present untill about 4 years after that, but i knew it was linked to the incident as its the exact same ringing sound i had in my head for about a week after the grinding discomfort.

so after that 4 year gap, the tinnitus made itself known, and for 2 years it didnt bother me really. untill 4 years ago, it just randomly stepped up its game, which started effecting my sleep bit by bit gradually, more and more, as it seemed to get worse in stages, every 6 months, knocking off an hours sleep time each time it got worse.

my own fault for not wearing ear protection really, but at the same time, im a bit pissed off they didnt give me any, only safety glasses. if i was older and wiser at the time, i would have known better.

since the beggining of 2011, the lack of sleep has completely wrecked my quality of life, but im gonna beat it tho, whatever it takes. if i have to go and live in a cave on the edge of a forest, surviving only on rain water, and fasting for 30 days, ill do it

[mowgli]

i take it you have removed energy drinks & caffeine from your intake.

we have a lad at work who some days is going round the place like a hummingbird... and he lives on about 6 of those 500ml cheapo (from one stop shops) energy drinks, and also likes lucozade orange in between.... people have accused him of being on something illegal.

[turbojolt]

i take it you have removed energy drinks & caffeine from your intake.

we have a lad at work who some days is going round the place like a hummingbird... and he lives on about 6 of those 500ml cheapo (from one stop shops) energy drinks, and also likes lucozade orange in between.... people have accused him of being on something illegal.

nahhhhh im sure on his quest to sleep he has over looked any mass intakes of caffeine.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

never done too well with those weird energy drinks, they seem to do the opposite for me, and make me crash within half hour, instead of giving energy.

i do have several (weak) coffees per day, altho i tried 4 months off it completely, to see any changes, and didnt make any difference

[Mike]

Leaving Prodrive off to pastures new next year.

[Andy]

have you been to see an ENT specialist?
Id get that checked out to rule out an acoustic neuroma.
I drilled a hole at work in april and had a humming noise in my ear for months afterwards,after frightening myself to death on google I went to drs and got referred.Checked everything including mri brain scan and all ok,the noise eventually just went.
I wasn't having dramas like that though,thats not from grinding once,no chance,it would have to have been that loud it caused physical pain to result in the symptoms you describe.

[Royston]

Leaving Prodrive off to pastures new next year.

You getting about a bit Mike

You still ain't called!

[Southie]

Just tested the Christmas lights for the village tree....



I think they work

Joff

Love that pic

[millworm]

started digging my my alley way to concrete it and discovered it was all bricked underneath. one less job for me