Accommodations denied when asked for by hyperacusis sufferer

January 17 2014

The nausea and vomiting has let up thank goodness but the ear pain is not. It feels like this has caused some kind of inflammation which may be bringing on an ear infection in both ears. ears still feel blocked, I hear crackling from time to time and pain from the ears shoot down the side of my throat. The migraine seems to be letting up some coming and going however yesterday was the worse because not even the extra strength advil was helping with that or ear pain.

I was up well into the night unable to sleep from the tinnitus and hyperacusis being so flared up. By one clock and I still couldn't sleep I thought I'd work to try and help settle it down but my mind could not even focus on work.

I'm 4 days into this now and though the nausea and vomiting are settling down, the blocked feeling in my ears, pain, migraine and fogginess in my head have not cleared. 

Going for that medical review really did a number on my ears. 

I'm just concerned another infection will set in because of this and may lose my hearing for good. Anyway it's Friday!!! Try to have a good day everyone. Onward and upward...  if not better by tomorrow will go back to the doctors.

 I'm documenting how many days until it settles back down after being subjected to harmful sound from a situation that could have been avoided if they would have just given me some simple accommodations.

January 16 2014

Nausea and a bit lightheaded today but feeling a bit better, thank you. I have a few articles to work on and drinking lots of fluid; that always helps. Slight ear pain but at least it's not pain in my throat today.

(Later that day) All sounds seem to be echoing in my head... lets hope just one more day of dealing with the repercussions from the medical review; interview from hell that I can honestly say caused me further harm. ugh

January 15 2014

Throat and ear pain tonight... 

January 15 2014

Back from my doctor appointment... to assess tinnitus and hyperacusis causing speech abnormality. Will go to speech therapy and see what they recommend. Told doctor about what happened at the medical review, how it reduced me to tears. I let my doctor know I asked for accommodations because of my condition and was told there was no way they could accommodate me other than as soon as I got there to let them know and they would get me. Had to wait a half hour with security wands beeping, crowd of people talking, doors opening and shutting people calling out names. And now I have to deal with nausea, vomiting, ear pain and migraine until my ears settle back down from it all.

January 15 2014

The nausea and migraine are just not letting up from yesterday’s outing... still throwing up.