Unfortunately by the time you notice that "ringing" it's already been damaged. I am a tad surprised that with his history of hearing loss he still went with the Cis. Most MO's that I have talked to believe that Carboplatin is just as effect as Cis and it doesn't cause hearing loss. Problem is Cis is still the standard so most are reluctant to go with Carbo unless there are pre TX hearing issues so that's why I'm a tad surprised. I realize he was DX'ed as a Stage IV so I'm sure that had something to do with the Cis decision.

When did I notice it? I believe after my 2nd bag but I wouldn't describe what I "heard" as ringing but more like a faint humm and it was not constant and I had way more things to deal with so I really didn't say anything until post Tx when I noticed my hearing difficulties. My hearing loss is in the High Frequency range in both ears so for instance it's hard for me to hear my cell phone ring, I have problems telling where sounds are coming from, hard to hear a conversation if background noises are present and female voices are difficult to hear (now that one is not sooo bad, lol). I also have a hard time in the car with the windows up hearing a siren and that has caused a few scary moments over the years. None of these problems have led me to investigate hearing aids.