chaisewilson
New member
Seeing as this is the introduction section of the forum, I suppose I’ll get right to it. My name is Chaise Wilson; I am a 21 year old student, waiter, and more importantly a musician who lives in Michigan.
I have been involved in music of all different kinds from starting in choirs and church gospel groups all the way to my more recent hard rock bands for about the last 8 years of my life. In my entire career as a musician I have played live and seen live bands hundreds and hundreds of times. Unfortunately I never once wore ear protection. One particular night this past spring change my life completely. I was at our local rock bar seeing my girlfriend’s favorite band. Because my girlfriend loved the band so much we went to the very front of the venue. We were close to the speakers, and although the music was so loud that it was hurting my ears, my friends weren’t complaining and seemed like they were having a blast so I didn’t think anything of it. I decided not to bother anyone to move our location.
That night, however resulted in permanent nerve damage, which has manifested itself as irritating and painful tinnitus. Not only do my ears ring constantly never giving me a moment of peace, I also have developed sensitivity to certain sounds. Dishes clashing together, dogs barking, babies crying, certain pitches of voices, and other sounds of that nature send almost an electrocuting sensation into my ears that is very painful. I have sense learned my lesson and carry around with me special musician’s ear plugs to protect my ears whenever I may be around dangerous levels of volume. Unfortunately, however, the damage has been done. I did see a doctor as well as an ENT shortly after the incident, but frustratingly their only advice for me was to wait 6 months and it might heal on its own. Aside from that, according to them, nothing could be done. Well that time has passed with no improvement, and my quality of life has decreased by some measure, and my life of musicianship just isn’t the same. I’m constantly afraid that even with earplugs, that I will do further damage. Also my ability to pull apart tones and pitches has decreased with my loss of hearing.
I refuse to believe that it is over, and that is why I’m here! All my web surfing leads me to stem cells as being my only hope in getting my old life back. I have read many accounts of folks receiving stem cell treatment and having there nerve damage repaired. I believe I can be aided by this therapy even if it isn’t super effective because my hearing loss is only minor as I still test at normal levels of hearing in my audiograms. I’m looking for Information, cases, clinics, doctors, and other people who are in the same boat as I am. Hopefully together we can start working towards a cure for this very disturbing condition. Thank you for any help in advance! I’m looking forward to being a part of the community.
I have been involved in music of all different kinds from starting in choirs and church gospel groups all the way to my more recent hard rock bands for about the last 8 years of my life. In my entire career as a musician I have played live and seen live bands hundreds and hundreds of times. Unfortunately I never once wore ear protection. One particular night this past spring change my life completely. I was at our local rock bar seeing my girlfriend’s favorite band. Because my girlfriend loved the band so much we went to the very front of the venue. We were close to the speakers, and although the music was so loud that it was hurting my ears, my friends weren’t complaining and seemed like they were having a blast so I didn’t think anything of it. I decided not to bother anyone to move our location.
That night, however resulted in permanent nerve damage, which has manifested itself as irritating and painful tinnitus. Not only do my ears ring constantly never giving me a moment of peace, I also have developed sensitivity to certain sounds. Dishes clashing together, dogs barking, babies crying, certain pitches of voices, and other sounds of that nature send almost an electrocuting sensation into my ears that is very painful. I have sense learned my lesson and carry around with me special musician’s ear plugs to protect my ears whenever I may be around dangerous levels of volume. Unfortunately, however, the damage has been done. I did see a doctor as well as an ENT shortly after the incident, but frustratingly their only advice for me was to wait 6 months and it might heal on its own. Aside from that, according to them, nothing could be done. Well that time has passed with no improvement, and my quality of life has decreased by some measure, and my life of musicianship just isn’t the same. I’m constantly afraid that even with earplugs, that I will do further damage. Also my ability to pull apart tones and pitches has decreased with my loss of hearing.
I refuse to believe that it is over, and that is why I’m here! All my web surfing leads me to stem cells as being my only hope in getting my old life back. I have read many accounts of folks receiving stem cell treatment and having there nerve damage repaired. I believe I can be aided by this therapy even if it isn’t super effective because my hearing loss is only minor as I still test at normal levels of hearing in my audiograms. I’m looking for Information, cases, clinics, doctors, and other people who are in the same boat as I am. Hopefully together we can start working towards a cure for this very disturbing condition. Thank you for any help in advance! I’m looking forward to being a part of the community.