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Anxiety and hearing problems, need some reassurance

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artie527
artie527

Hi my lovely group ... I've been having bad anxiety lately and with all that fight or flight and adrenaline that's been pumping on it feels like my hearing on both ears has been impacted trough both ears... can someone please tell me I'm not the only one with this I'm scaredrolleyes, need some reassurance

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  • mary_ann03140
    mary_ann03140 artie527

    Posted

    Interesting you say that about the hearing.  I also have had major anxiety accompanied by insomnia abs today while I was sitting quietly eating dinner my hearing felt almost blocked.  The feeling passed.  Please know that you are not alone.  Hang in there!
    • artie527
      artie527 mary_ann03140

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply mart ann.. yes clogged is the perfect way to put it , my hearing is still clogged I went to my GP and I have no earwax build up on either ear ... must all be from the anxiety/panic attack symptoms
  • Hollyxanarchy
    Hollyxanarchy artie527

    Posted

    Does popping your ear help at all? 
    • artie527
      artie527 Hollyxanarchy

      Posted

      Slightly ... but not like before, my severe anxiety this past month has affected it that much
    • Hollyxanarchy
      Hollyxanarchy artie527

      Posted

      Perhaps it's just due to regular anxiety. I know this is a symptom that can occur. Which is why anxiety can cause you to get dizzy 

  • carrie84430
    carrie84430 artie527

    Posted

    I have been going through this ear thing as well. Even though my anxiety symptoms are basically non existent, I still have a pressure in my head and ears and some ringing. I have tried to find a cause and even had a brain mri and there is still no explanation. sad I wish I knew a way of relieving it.. 
    • artie527
      artie527 carrie84430

      Posted

      Same here hopefully it all fixes itself on its own because I've found no answers as well... maybe all this is due to the strong flu this season that's still going around but WHO knows

    • artie527
      artie527 carrie84430

      Posted

      You feel the ear clogging thing as well which makes it feel like we aren't able to hear correctly??

    • artie527
      artie527 carrie84430

      Posted

      Yeah sucks I'm always like that sometimes more than others

  • kennedy_61910
    kennedy_61910 artie527

    Posted

    I get a clogged feeling in my ears a lot and was told it's because of anxiety.. no idea how anxiety can cause that but the mind causes the body to do crazy things I guess! Sometimes my ears feel weird when I yawn too like an extra popping feeling I don't even know it's strange!

    • artie527
      artie527 kennedy_61910

      Posted

      Yep mine do a popping sound when j swallow and or yawn weird stuff and I don't like the clogged ear sensation at all

    • kennedy_61910
      kennedy_61910 artie527

      Posted

      Yes mine too!! It freaks me out a bit. I definitely am not a fan of it either! It is super annoying plus I have anxiety so half the time I convince myself I've gone deaf, ha

    • artie527
      artie527 kennedy_61910

      Posted

      Damn same here weird how I never knew this can maybe be an anxiety related thing ... it's weird because I can hear better inside my home or inside somewhere(buildings) but outside is where I notice it more ... and that defness thought gives me anxiety lol no bueno

    • kennedy_61910
      kennedy_61910 artie527

      Posted

      Ha, sorry! We definitely aren't going deaf though! (I've already forced my doctor to do hearing tests haha she thinks I've gone mad) There are soo many physical symptoms of anxiety I never knew about.. I found this really good website that lists hundreds of them and literally anything I've ever felt is on there. It helps reassure me nothing is seriously wrong with me and I am just super anxious. Would provide you with the link but a moderator might block it out. :P it is super helpful 

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