Conorm
27-12-11, 19:50
Hello there, im 16 years old and have had tinnitus since i was about 13, im not sure what caused it, but should i say kind of went, i cant remember how, i think it was because i wasnt obsessing over it, anyway.
The last month and 1/2 has been hell for me, i suddenly got an ear virus, which must of made my tinnitus worse, and i obsessed over it all day everyday, it eventually made me really anxious, then i developed more symptoms such as Derealization < which forced me to have 3 panic attacks and is the worst symptom alongside tinittus i get from anxiety <if that is whats making it more acitve. Also i have "visual snow" which are like minuscule dots in the vision and more noticeable on plain screens, walls, in the dark and in the sky. Touch wood i havent had a panick attack for about 5days now, and am starting to handle my derealization a bit better, which i think has now made me obsess more over my tinnitus and visual snow. When my derealization was at its worse about a week ago, for those days i didnt really notice my tinnitus until i layed my head on my pillow at night.
Now im handling my derealization a bit better im now obsessing more over my tinnitus and visual snow which is making me very anxious and worried:(
My mum also has Pure O and anxiety and is starting St. John Wort tablets, which are natural and have the same affect as SSRI's , i was wondering has anyone else ever taking these St. John's wort tablets to Help tinnitus, or does it make it worse, please reply i need some advice and reasurrance, also when i yawn my ear always crackles, this sometimes indicates to me that i still have a virus, but surely not for a month and a half, anyway please reply :) conor x
The last month and 1/2 has been hell for me, i suddenly got an ear virus, which must of made my tinnitus worse, and i obsessed over it all day everyday, it eventually made me really anxious, then i developed more symptoms such as Derealization < which forced me to have 3 panic attacks and is the worst symptom alongside tinittus i get from anxiety <if that is whats making it more acitve. Also i have "visual snow" which are like minuscule dots in the vision and more noticeable on plain screens, walls, in the dark and in the sky. Touch wood i havent had a panick attack for about 5days now, and am starting to handle my derealization a bit better, which i think has now made me obsess more over my tinnitus and visual snow. When my derealization was at its worse about a week ago, for those days i didnt really notice my tinnitus until i layed my head on my pillow at night.
Now im handling my derealization a bit better im now obsessing more over my tinnitus and visual snow which is making me very anxious and worried:(
My mum also has Pure O and anxiety and is starting St. John Wort tablets, which are natural and have the same affect as SSRI's , i was wondering has anyone else ever taking these St. John's wort tablets to Help tinnitus, or does it make it worse, please reply i need some advice and reasurrance, also when i yawn my ear always crackles, this sometimes indicates to me that i still have a virus, but surely not for a month and a half, anyway please reply :) conor x