Tinnitus Talk Support Forum

@ErikaS I thought you were going to sign up for Dr Djalilian's treatment?

So sorry to hear that. Are you completely out of sick days/sick leave/disability?

@MiaVIL I can't do the whole treatment with them because they are not licensed in PA. I can basically pay for everything but the medication prescriptions and meeting with the healthcare professional. So I would need to have a local healthcare professional agree to be the one to do the medication with me. I am waiting for the latest study to be released to see the stats and facts before proceeding.

@ECP i work in a school and just went back 3 weeks ago after summer break. The issue is I spiked 2-3 times this summer and started the school year spiked. My caseload is huge and lots of behavior cases. I have sick days left but trying to use sparingly right now as I already took a year and a half leave from the school from Fall 2022-March 2024 because of the T.

So sorry, Erika, that is super frustrating. I hope the spike dies down soon.

That's a tough situation. Does your school by chance have one of those HR programs where employees can donate their unused sick days and vacation days to employees who need extra time off for medical reasons?

So sorry to hear that your condition has worsened since returning to your school job. It was a very brave thing for you to do back in April.

If your tinnitus is worsening from the noise at work then you are the best judge of this as you are the one experiencing it.

Are you able to use your speech therapy skills in a quieter workplace like a clinic, working at home or even online?

@Jupiterman it's so frustrating because I actually did pretty well and stayed stable March - early June when school got out. It was a few noise events, one travel event, and the use of too deep of ear plugs over the summer that kept me spiked and then not enough time to return to baseline. I actually called a speech teletherapy (work from home) business yesterday to inquire, will get more info on that.