Waking up to sudden deafness

Anita Lee is proof that tinnitus sufferers can learn to lead a relatively normal life.

FOR a brief moment Anita Lee considered taking her own life as she struggled to cope with a condition that was dominating her every waking hour.

The high pitched buzzing noise in her head would come and go and initially Anita received little help from her GP, apart from a prescription for antidepressants, until she eventually sought expert medical help and was diagnosed with tinnitus.