Recent content by Meagan G.

Hi Deb, To be honest, CBT was only one tool in the toolkit, so to speak. In learning to live with and ultimately triumph over anxiety, there were several things that helped me succeed: 1. Learning what anxiety is and what causes it (i.e. understanding the fight or flight response and the...

Hi, checking back in with the outcome of my second Pfizer shot. I waited six months to do the second shot as I was very fearful due to the first jab making my tinnitus quite a bit worse (regrettably, that change has not improved). So, three weeks ago I received my second shot and there has been...

Hi, I wanted to share an update. After 6 months I finally got my 2nd Pfizer. After the 1st one, on Day 10 my tinnitus became quite a bit louder. To date it has not resolved. So I was very afraid of getting the 2nd jab. Due to Delta and other reasons (1st grandbaby, wanting to resume travel at...

Hello, how are you? I am very close to just going ahead and getting the 2nd Pfizer shot today but am, of course, still not sure. Would love to correspond if you are interested!

My sentiments EXACTLY. Teetering on the fence is becoming quite taxing, isn’t it? Before the Pfizer vaccine my tinnitus was a 1/10. Since 10 days after the shot back in February it is a 4/10 and hasn’t improved in almost 6 months. Like you, I am seriously worried about how to manage it if goes...

I have the exact same questions as @squirrelgirl. Your responses would be so incredibly helpful, folks. Please, please share your experience with shot no. 2 if the first shot exacerbated (or caused) your tinnitus.

@CathyJ, I was confused by your post that you chalked the new tinnitus up to the vaccine. Until the point you concluded that, I thought to myself, “Oh, good thing she had the vaccine as this looks like a breakthrough case of the Delta variant and, typical of COVID-19, it has messed with her...

No, I have not had the 2nd shot. Some days (usually the ones when my new tinnitus seems quieter) I feel like just going for it and hoping for the best. Some days I feel like getting the second shot would be the dumbest thing I would ever do, that the risk of further exacerbating my...

I am experiencing a spike caused by the first shot of the Pfizer vaccine which is ongoing for over 4 months with no change, up or down. I do have days which seem quieter but they come and go (could be days where the brain is beginning to habituate). Overall, the sounds associated with this spike...

T-L, I can’t tell you it will go away as you had hoped but I can tell you that your ability to live with tinnitus will improve. I’ve had tinnitus since 2005 or 2006 that was very mild. After habituating I could go weeks without even thinking about it. But 10 days after the Pfizer shot I...

Ah, I misunderstood a post of yours from a while back. My worsening from jab #1 (in February) is still with me, too. No improvement but I do have days where I think I am beginning to habituate somewhat. For the time being I am also choosing to not do the 2nd shot.

@Al Cuz and @kingsfan, I'm wondering how you are doing now that more time has passed since your second shot? You both indicated that your tinnitus was indeed worsened by jab no. 2 but it has now been several weeks. Any improvement? Are you yet back to your baseline (before the second vaccine...

Hi, my mild tinnitus started during a period of my life when I developed a severe anxiety disorder in my 30s. I had anxiety attacks daily back then and the whole thing drastically affected my life and who I was. I refused medication and instead threw all my efforts at understanding what panic...

@Oabmarcus, this is the frustrating thing about tinnitus; in many, many cases the cause can’t be 100% known. We are left playing detective and trying so hard to understand something that the scientific community doesn’t even have a handle on. Even though there are hundreds of reports of...