Tinnitus from Testicular Cancer treatment, any help?

I was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer stage 2C, I think they called if. I had my first of 3 inpatient hospital stays last week and my first outpatient appointment is tomorrow.

I don’t entirely understand the different kinds of chemo but took a photograph of a booklet I was given when I initially got diagnosed, Etoposide and cisplatin are mentioned in it.

On Monday this week I noticed a distinct ringing in my left ear, I had had very mild tinnitus since I was 15/16 and lived with it but this has really disrupted my past few nights of sleep and taken a toll on me mentally.

For people who’ve gone through this treatment, did this ease up even somewhat once your treatment was completed? I am very scared about this, it might sound silly to some but I hope someone out there understands and can offer me some insight

  • Hi

    I had Cisplatin for stage 3 vulva cancer and like yourself I developed tinnitus, but after my treatment had finished. It only lasted for a few weeks though. It was also worse at night but that might just be because it is quieter at night?

    You're not alone with this. I've spoken to other people on here that have had Cisplatin and developed tinnitus. If it is really affecting you please make sure you tell your treatment team - they are there to help you with all the side effects and issues that we go through.

    Hopefully, like me, it won't be a long-term issue. I still occasionally get it (again mainly in the evening) but I'm not sure if that is related to going through early menopause?

    I hope your treatment goes well and I'm happy to chat/listen if you need to.

    Xx

  • I just called my specialist cancer nurse, she's having a meeting with someone and is going to call me tomorrow to let me know the outcome. I sadly won't see her tomorrow as she finishes before my outpatient appointment.

    Thank you for the reply.