- Mar 31, 2019
- 137
- 53
- Tinnitus Since
- Permanent/Highly intrusive since 2017.
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise Over Exposure. Worsened by ototoxic Street Drugs/Meds.
We all acknowledge that the general public does not seemed to concerned about tinnitus.
So it goes without saying that Musicians virtually never receive even a shred of honest compassion for their tinnitus.
And on top of that they are also constantly blamed for causing others to have it.
The prevailing attitude toward them is:
"Well - you deserve it".
"I hope it was all worth it".
"You only have yourself to blame".
"What did you expect to happen".
"You should've known better".
"Good- now you know how it feels".
"Karma's a bitch ain't it".
Etc......
So don't expect them to go out of their way to support the cause.
It's not necessarily because they don't care.
It's because nobody else does.
It would be like chain smokers and alcoholics raising awareness for Lung and Liver Donations and Transplants.
Nobody really cares.
Or they at least probably have better things to concern themselves with.
Also, musicians spend most of their time around other musicians who either already have tinnitus or are well on their way - so making a big deal about it around them is frowned upon to say the least.
In my experience I have found that many musicians with severe tinnitus are actually very sympathetic for those people who have developed tinnitus through no fault of their own or for no apparent reason.
That just does not seem fair to them.
Kind of like how a dying 85-year-old cigarette smoker might feel when they see a non-smoker dying of lung cancer at 40.
So it goes without saying that Musicians virtually never receive even a shred of honest compassion for their tinnitus.
And on top of that they are also constantly blamed for causing others to have it.
The prevailing attitude toward them is:
"Well - you deserve it".
"I hope it was all worth it".
"You only have yourself to blame".
"What did you expect to happen".
"You should've known better".
"Good- now you know how it feels".
"Karma's a bitch ain't it".
Etc......
So don't expect them to go out of their way to support the cause.
It's not necessarily because they don't care.
It's because nobody else does.
It would be like chain smokers and alcoholics raising awareness for Lung and Liver Donations and Transplants.
Nobody really cares.
Or they at least probably have better things to concern themselves with.
Also, musicians spend most of their time around other musicians who either already have tinnitus or are well on their way - so making a big deal about it around them is frowned upon to say the least.
In my experience I have found that many musicians with severe tinnitus are actually very sympathetic for those people who have developed tinnitus through no fault of their own or for no apparent reason.
That just does not seem fair to them.
Kind of like how a dying 85-year-old cigarette smoker might feel when they see a non-smoker dying of lung cancer at 40.