Anyone suffering from tinnitus?
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Hello
Im struggling so badly with general anxiety and health anxiety lately. The list of my symptoms seems to be growing every day. Lightheadedness, feeling like I'm going to collapse when I stand up, fatigue, waking up anxious, afraid to leave the house but not feeling any better at home either and now I'm suffering with whooshing and buzzing in my ears. I've read it might mean a heart problem or a tumour. I'm so sick of being like this. I've only had one phone call with a Dr and that was 4 months ago, he arranged for me to have an ECG which was normal. Drs terrify me, I'm convinced they'll tell me I'm really sick and I've left it too late for treatment and I'll die. I never use to be like this, I just want my life back. I've never felt so unhappy.
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miguel34492 lisa215
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Hi there, lisa! when did the ringing in your ears started? also, are you anemic? though i know how it feels to deal with health anxiety as i, myself, is also currently in an anxiety phase. the atrophy part on the lower left side of my tongue keeps on bothering and idk if its affecting my speech like making me slur or just my anxiety making things worst and it happened to be the cause of the atrophy on my tongue i really still don't know and i'm still trying as well to find some answers but my current situation right now. i feel you as well of everyday being concerned about your health whether you are slowly dying or its just one of those weird sensations that our body is producing that has no exact explanation behind it even after you went from an appointment to the doctors and the results were fine. i'm also still gathering and learning about anxiety and its capabilities on altering one's body whether mentally, emotionally or physically. for my part, i can't even go to the doctors by myself since i don't have any money, still not completely independent, a student, my relatives here that would just disregard my concerns despite the fact that there are 2 working nurses here at home. if it was possible, i would've gone to the doctors asap but sadly, it ain't that easy for me. look up some remedies and tips on overcoming any types of anxiety online or read books and articles about it. I hope that what you're dealing with right now is not really life-threatening and just your brain manifesting itself that its not on a good place currently and it needs your help. the pandemic really took a toll on a lot of people's mental health, sadly. best of luck though 😃
lisa215 miguel34492
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Hello
Thank you for taking time to
reply, I'm so sorry that you too are going through such a hard time. Its really tough isn't it. I haven't had any blood tests, just an ECG and the basics like blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen, so I don't know if I'm anaemic to be honest. I've been pale skinned all my life so its hard to say if I look paler than usual. I hope we can both find our way back from this.
miguel34492 lisa215
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i felt a bit shy of composing that long reply and turning it out to be a self-rant instead of addressing yours so i apologize in case. yeah, i don't want to assume if you are anemic as well though from your descriptions, it kinda looks like it but who knows since being anemic can also cause some dizziness and suddenly feeling light-headed when you stood up etc you know this is whats confusing about anxiety, it can mimic a lot of symptoms even there are some that aren't common as well. i still feel anxious about the atrophy on my tongue thinking that i might have a neurological disease and i have no idea that its already slowly killing me who knows but for now, all i could ever do is to remove this anxiety phase out of my system for good and to see if my condition could improve and i'm still trying to find some answers if the atrophy on my tongue is from anxiety as well. hoping that yours could just go away as well and thank you for reading my long reply lol
jan34534 lisa215
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Lisa, I’ve had tinnitus for over 30 years. and I am perfectly healthy. Mine started with severe anxiety which can definitely be a cause. Don’t read all those other things because the vast majority of time it’s related to stress and anxiety. Sometimes the cause is unknown. I recently got more sounds such as the whooshing sound and had an appointment with an ear nose and throat doctor. After a hearing test there was mild hearing loss in my left ear which isn’t surprising since I’ve had this for such a long time. The doctor had me take prednisone for a couple of weeks which improved everything.
this is very common. Please don’t worry too much about it so many people have the ringing in the ears and different sounds. When you talk about tumor it doesn’t mean it’s a cancer tumor it’s just an acoustic benign (not cancerous ) tumor that can be removed. But chances are you don’t have that .
if you can, visit an ENT Doctor Who can explain things better to you. You are not going to die. Like I said I’ve had this for over 30 years and I’m still here! Relax. My brother is an ENT doctor and he sees people every single day with the same issue and everything turns out just fine. Take care
lisa215 jan34534
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Hello Jan
You've really kindly answered one of my questions before, thank you. You seem so level headed and knowledgeable and I really appreciate you taking the time to reply. I'm at my wits end with all of this, I just can't seem to function properly. I'm constantly exhausted.
lia52039 lisa215
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Hi Lisa ,
i feel the same way as you currently . lightheaded and ringing in my ears . especially my left ear if i press it closed i can hear the ring all day . ive been like this for a year now . Anxiety is so stressful . Hopefully we can get our lives back to normal soon . ❤
lisa215 lia52039
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Hi Lisa
I just don't know what to do anymore. I've convinced myself that my symptoms are a serious disease. I've had anxious periods in the past, but never this intense or for this long. I'm a carer for my elderly Mother and work full time as well, I just have no energy and I'm constantly sad. This is no way to exist.
virginia79092 lisa215
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i cannot believe you have posted this as i have the same problem, a loud ringing all the time and anxiety that is off the scale. I cannot sleep, wake up in the early hours in a cold sweat and am often too scared to get out of bed in the morning. i have extreme health anxiety, although blood tests are all normal but i just feel so ill - this is all started in March and before then i was so well. I spend all my time listening into my ears as i have the occasional day with no ringing but it always comes back. i went for a hearing test and i do have moderate hearing loss apparently so now i am terrified that i might have to live with the tinnitus forever more, although it only started when my extreme anxiety started and i just cant face that. i feel overwhelmed and terrified by feeling so ill, I cant see a way back to how i used to be.
lisa215 virginia79092
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Hello Virginia
I feel so ill all the time as well and I struggle to accept it is all just anxiety. Each day seems to be worse than the last and to be honest sometimes when I go to bed I dread waking up to do it all again. I know I'm exhausting to be around and I feel like such a burden. Its so horrible isn't it.
lia52039 lisa215
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I wish we would wake up and poof everything back to normal . Have you seen an ENT dr ? I have but nothing found , im also scared now to see my primary dr for an MRI . I have other anxiety symptoms too like tingly and heavy head but im scared its something bad . This sucks , but im happy we have this community here .
lisa215 lia52039
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I've not seen an ENT dr. Not sure where you are but in the UK its hard to even speak to a GP let along get a face to face referral to a specialist. I'm glad of this community as well, anxiety is a very lonely journey. I too suffer from weird sensations in my head, also odd sensations in my chest as well. Health anxiety is like fighting fires, as soon as you think you have it under control another fire starts somewhere else. Its exhausting.
lia52039 lisa215
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Im in the US , wow i cant believe thats how it is in the UK . Hopefully you can see a specialist soon and they tell you everything is ok . Im here for support message me anytime . Hopefully we can all get back to how we used to be ❤
lisa215 lia52039
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Thank you Lia. Its a horrible, scary thing to constantly feel like this. I've had a health anxiety all my adult life but this is probably the worst its ever been. Thank you for your support. x
virginia79092 lisa215
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it is so lovely to know there are people out there who understand. I would do literally anything to get away from these feelings, they are unbearable and so terrifying, it is not a good place to be! xx
lisa215 virginia79092
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Its an awful place to be I hate it. I just want my life back, this steals so much from us. I hope we all get through this horrible time xx