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RNID forum - 31 Jul 2007 09:48

I'm an Environmental Health Officer who is quite often called to investigate 'noises' which people hear at night when they are trying to sleep or which they assume wake them up at night. Once I've monitored & found no environmental cause for the noise I ask the person to see their doctor. Almost every time the doctor says there is nothing wrong with their hearing & we are back to square 1. There are NO NOISES present ….. How do people get help if they don't want to call their condition T & doctors are not trained to deal with it? Any suggestions? People get very frustrated with me as I can't monitor the noise they are hearing & often they blame their neighbours which causes bad feeling. I feel like a voice in the wilderness here & I've encountered at least 20 people with this problem ranging from bagpipes, washing machines, choirs, a pressure in the ears, etc. Ideas would be welcome