Coroner Slams Delays over Tinnitus Sufferer who Stabbed Himself to Death

A coroner has critcised "shameful" NHS delays in treating a management consultant who stabbed himself to death while waiting to get treated for tinnitus.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...us-sufferer-who-stabbed-himself-to-death.html

 

I think most people here have seen this. Poor guy. R.I.P

 

May his soul rest in peace.

 

Another article that leads the public to falsely believe that the only way you get tinnitus is from being in a band or listening to loud music.

 

Yeah I would like to see an article about a tinnitus suicide due to ototoxic meds, never happen, big pharma has too much power and influence. This guy could have been on a combo of medications that made his ears more susceptible to noise damage for all we know, we would NEVER hear that side of the story even if this were true.

I always knew to protect my ears from noise, and I always have. However, I had never even heard the term ototoxic before, if I would have, my life would be a lot different right now.

It's really unbelievable that you can get an ear ache and the doctors can hand you drugs that can destroy your hearing essentially ruining your life as well.

 

I don't even know what to say. T literally does drive you to madness.

 

I believe the specific newspaper story has been discussed on the board a couple of times before. This is one instance I found: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/chocolate-and-tinnitus.6695/page-2#post-74259