Hi All,
I've been lurking here for the past three weeks (rather obsessively according to my partner).
My ears started ringing on the 28th of January 2018. It scared me but I fell straight asleep, the next morning I was starting a new job so I had to put it in the back of my mind.
I had been sick with a cold so I assumed it could be this, went to my local GP and she said that she could see a small bit of fluid behind my ears (both were ringing but the left was very ..eh.. pitchy?) anyway she gave me antibiotics and sent me on my way. A week later I went back because it didn't stop. Different GP, checked my ears and still said there's a tiny bit of fluid and the ringing WILL stop. I found it hard to believe, he gave me sleeping tablets (my partners mother already gave me some), some stemetil (which in my opinion made the ringing worse) and sent me on my way again.
For the first week, I had severe anxiety, didn't eat didn't sleep without aid, had an hour of severe H but pushed through it and went on. It's making me anxious still but nothing compared to the first week.
My left ear feels funny, kinda like numb or full. ENT's are highly expensive here in Ireland so I'm unsure.
Some days the ringing isn't bad, then it's like BAM loud again, for example yesterday I went for a nap and woke up with such high pitched ringing ... I had To get out of the house.
My biggest problem is thinking too much.
The doctor has told me this is because of fluid, but I'm constantly worrying it's because I've listened to loud music and gone to concerts. Because of the anxiety I've been clenching my jaw and tensing my neck therefore I worry it's TMJ.
I don't know what I hope to get out of this post, maybe tips on how to cope. Masking sometimes works and other times doesn't, not due to the loudness but moreso due to the high pitch of it all. I'm stopping the sleeping tablets soon because I don't want to be dependent.
But yeah...
That's me ...
I've been lurking here for the past three weeks (rather obsessively according to my partner).
My ears started ringing on the 28th of January 2018. It scared me but I fell straight asleep, the next morning I was starting a new job so I had to put it in the back of my mind.
I had been sick with a cold so I assumed it could be this, went to my local GP and she said that she could see a small bit of fluid behind my ears (both were ringing but the left was very ..eh.. pitchy?) anyway she gave me antibiotics and sent me on my way. A week later I went back because it didn't stop. Different GP, checked my ears and still said there's a tiny bit of fluid and the ringing WILL stop. I found it hard to believe, he gave me sleeping tablets (my partners mother already gave me some), some stemetil (which in my opinion made the ringing worse) and sent me on my way again.
For the first week, I had severe anxiety, didn't eat didn't sleep without aid, had an hour of severe H but pushed through it and went on. It's making me anxious still but nothing compared to the first week.
My left ear feels funny, kinda like numb or full. ENT's are highly expensive here in Ireland so I'm unsure.
Some days the ringing isn't bad, then it's like BAM loud again, for example yesterday I went for a nap and woke up with such high pitched ringing ... I had To get out of the house.
My biggest problem is thinking too much.
The doctor has told me this is because of fluid, but I'm constantly worrying it's because I've listened to loud music and gone to concerts. Because of the anxiety I've been clenching my jaw and tensing my neck therefore I worry it's TMJ.
I don't know what I hope to get out of this post, maybe tips on how to cope. Masking sometimes works and other times doesn't, not due to the loudness but moreso due to the high pitch of it all. I'm stopping the sleeping tablets soon because I don't want to be dependent.
But yeah...
That's me ...
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