Hello, my name is Morgan. I've had tinnitus for about 8 months now. It comes and goes, but when it comes, it gets difficult to deal with. It got bad again lately, and so I hoped finding a community of people who understand could help me.
I forget the name of tinnitus I have, but my doc said it's caused by irritation to the eustachian tube. Irritants include stress, allergies, and dehydration. And I have at least 2 of those quite often. In fact my tinnitus started right after a breakup and writing 2 late essays so I didn't fail my class. I guess maybe it was my body's way of telling me to chill.
The sound is aggravating. It started out sounding like Morse code in my right ear. Before I knew what was happening my anxiety made me think of everything from government testing, ear infection, to an earring being stuck in my ear (lol). At that time I used music to cover the noise as I was falling asleep. Eventually it went away. But a month later it was back.
When it came back it behaved differently. I didn't even notice it at first, but everything sounded off. The fridge was buzzing, the tv kept beeping, the oven at work was rattling. I soon realized it was just me. My ears deceived me again. Except now I couldn't play music as the rattling just gets louder. And it has stayed that way since pretty much.
It still comes and goes. It's like I have a cricket that visits my ear every now and then. But as I mentioned lately it's been bad. Probably because I just started school again. And I know I'm prone to depression, so hopefully this place can serve as a safe haven in tough times, and a beacon of positivity.
I forget the name of tinnitus I have, but my doc said it's caused by irritation to the eustachian tube. Irritants include stress, allergies, and dehydration. And I have at least 2 of those quite often. In fact my tinnitus started right after a breakup and writing 2 late essays so I didn't fail my class. I guess maybe it was my body's way of telling me to chill.
The sound is aggravating. It started out sounding like Morse code in my right ear. Before I knew what was happening my anxiety made me think of everything from government testing, ear infection, to an earring being stuck in my ear (lol). At that time I used music to cover the noise as I was falling asleep. Eventually it went away. But a month later it was back.
When it came back it behaved differently. I didn't even notice it at first, but everything sounded off. The fridge was buzzing, the tv kept beeping, the oven at work was rattling. I soon realized it was just me. My ears deceived me again. Except now I couldn't play music as the rattling just gets louder. And it has stayed that way since pretty much.
It still comes and goes. It's like I have a cricket that visits my ear every now and then. But as I mentioned lately it's been bad. Probably because I just started school again. And I know I'm prone to depression, so hopefully this place can serve as a safe haven in tough times, and a beacon of positivity.
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