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Entrepreneur and musician, Tre Lowe talks tinnitus

Tre Lowe sits at his black piano in a white room, in front of a window and red curtains. He wears a velvet black jacket and faces the camera, smiling.

Award-winning entrepreneur Tre Lowe does not let his tinnitus interfere with his passions. Instead, he uses his experience to mentor others and promote tinnitus awareness

“My tinnitus started at age 15.

I’d had my appendix removed and during recovery I was given a drug which I had an allergic reaction to. I was paralysed twice in succession. When I came out the second paralysis, I had this faint ringing in my ears. I had no idea what it was.

My reaction to it was one of terror, especially being a person that loved music. It was an absolute annoyance having this ringing in my ears!

I was in a band, you know, and this meant I was in nightclubs a lot, and all the time my tinnitus was getting worse.

I kind of got a sense that the reason why it was getting louder was because of the noise I was subjecting myself to.

I must admit, I never really thought much about protecting my hearing, so I just ignored it. I ignored the fact that loud music, loud headphones, all of these things were making it worse.

I have since become a tinnitus awareness advocate, and I’m so grateful now to tinnitus. I think my ability to help others was actually made easier for having tinnitus.

RNID has the most incredible tinnitus guide where you can find out a tonne of information about tinnitus – make sure you get hold of that guide.”

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