In Loving Memory of Padraigh Griffin

I wonder, out of existing treatments, did he ever consider a cochlear implant? Cochlear implants are divisive and it's understandable. But some people even here go as far as to categorically dismiss cochlear implants as a treatment for tinnitus without severe hearing loss, even for people who have nothing to lose (!).

 

Good question. I'm not sure. But, eligibility needs to be considered. Maybe it wasn't an option.

 

So sad to hear about Padraigh's passing.

I have a young daughter and I often pray (or simply hope) that I am strong enough to suffer through the bad times so that I can always be there for her. So, although I didn't know Padraigh, it breaks my heart that this evil curse has deprived 2 young children of their father. There are plenty of bad diseases but tinnitus is one of the very few that has the power to utterly destroy a person from within while outsiders may not even be aware there is an issue.

There needs to be some real effort put into finding a cure for the "beast" that he describes on his last post so that the world never needs to see another obituary that mentions the word tinnitus!

RIP Padraigh.

 

Well, that's up to you.

Venting can help. But, we all have our ways of dealing with stress.

 

Yes, we're very anti-solution in the Support threads. We just want to wallow in misery.

 

@Damocles, sorry, I didn't come across very well in my previous post.

 

I knew what you meant...

 

The funniest quote you wrote a while back.

"I told my tinnitus to go fuck itself & I don't care."

 

RIP my dear friend... so sad.

 

Reading this was like a punch to the gut. How many times do we need to go through this? I spoke with Padraigh on various threads and he was always a great guy to talk to. I’m so sad that his life turned out this way.

RIP buddy.

 

@Fightthearmy, I think he only had mild hearing loss. The criteria in Ireland and the UK is strict but could he have gone private?

 

I think of Padraigh as an example of a real fighter who lost the battle. Anyone who claims that severe tinnitus is just a matter of habituation (like my mum) should read his story. As Padraigh was well known outside of the tinnitus community, it would have helped our community if his case was made more public outside of these forums (speaking as the journalist that I am), because he was quite open about everything. I know that's hard for his family.

Rest in silence, dear Padraigh.

 

It is such sad news. Rest in silence Padraigh.

 

I thought I was the only one who thought those posts was annoying. My sister's Peugeot gave me tinnitus. I know it for a fact. It was old and noisy, I didn't like the color.