One of the consequences of an over-stressful job was that I began suffering from tinnitus.  It was one of the reasons I packed in my full time job in 2016 – and having packed in that job things got better quite quickly, although I doubt I’ll be ever free of it completely.  In time you learn to ignore the sounds you are hearing.
 
But something very odd happened last week.  For reasons unknown the 'sounds' I hear suddenly got 10 times louder – or at least that’s what it seemed like.  Since then it has been pretty horrendous.  I don’t think I slept much for 3 or 4 days in a row and I still can’t focus on anything at all.  Today was the first time I’ve been out for a walk in over a week.
 
It is now a case of learning how to ignore the new noise level.  I’m beginning to think it isn’t actually any louder, just rather different.  I’ve had a cold too, and maybe an ear infection too, which may not have helped.


I have no idea how this is going to work out at the moment – it is difficult to explain tinnitus to someone how doesn't suffer form it.  I'll take each day as it comes I guess, but don’t be surprised if I ignore Blip for a while.  Anything that requires concentration, like photography, is very hard work for me at the moment …