Jacqui Thorpe with her late husband PaulShe said: "My hearing loss must have been because of the trauma I've been through and the upset.“My tinnitus got worse and worse but I tried to carry on and just get by. Throughout the 16 years, I've tried and tried and cried out for help but no one could help.“Eventually I was given the chance to get the cochlear implant, but I had mixed emotions because it’s an operation.