A friend just mentioned "hyparacusis" and I had to google it. Hey, I learned something! Since my treatment, certain noises, like pots clanging together, have seemed way more shrill and disturbing than before. Well, that's a very good description of hyperacusis, which can happen due to nerve damage, and I believe that my limited Cisplatin treatments have left me with late-onset hyperacusis (something the medical oncologist never even mentioned as possible). In fact, late onset side effects were not mentioned at all. I suffered no initial side effects, so was signed off as not having had any. Then about six months later, numb feet, and now maybe some minor hearing damage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacusis

And for those of you suffering with chemo-induced tinnitus, check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus_masker

And this:

http://www.simplynoise.com/

There are apps for iPhone/iPad/iPod now that generate various types of white noise that might be helpful.

Onward through the fog!

-Seth

47 yr old male non-smoker, social drinker, fit. Jan'10, Stg3 rt tonsil+rt neck SCC, HPV+, rad+chmo Vancouver Cda. 2yr clear Apr'12 London UK. Apr'13 mets recur to lymph btw left lung & aorta, 3x Cisplatin+5FUchemo+20 rad, was all clear but 6-mo PET-CT shows mets to pleura around left lung, participating in St 1 trial of GDC-0980. GDC lost effect and ended July'14, bad atrial fibrillation requiring hospitalisation, start more standard chemo 10 Sep 2014.
Sadly has passed away, notified Jan 2015.