Kingdawson
12-06-18, 09:14
So generally I've been doing reasonably well with my health anxiety but last Thursday derailed me a bit.
So basically one of my 'issues' back mid 2017 was ever so slight tinnitus in my left ear which I think came after ear barotrauma issues after a flight. So this lasted a few weeks where I was testing my ears at every opportunity. The weird thing is I got a bit of reassurance one day and this sound that I thought I could hear in dead silence for weeks just vanished. I stopped being worried and it just went.
There was a few hiccups on the way in regards to random ear tests etc etc but December last year was when I eventually just forgot about it and heard absolutely nothing. Fast forward to this Thursday when I went to the bar and got kinda paranoid/worried at the location of speakers. The noise wasn't even that loud but just felt worried. Went home and slept fine that night (No sound) but the next day was the start of numerous tests on ear (going to dead silent rooms and seeing if I can hear something etc). Slept ok Friday night but kept waking up to see what I could hear ( I know dumb right).
Anyway I started panicking sometime Sunday night/morning when I thought i could hear this ever so slight sound from left ear. Thing is....i don't hear it if my ear is plugged or if my effected ear is down on the pillow (shouldn't both make me hear it more?)AND my other half can hear this same sound when I get her to tell me what she hears at night. Does that confirm it's an external sound? Or does that just mean she has tinnitus as Well?
I have a feeling anxiety maybe the culprit here again but would still like advice.
So basically one of my 'issues' back mid 2017 was ever so slight tinnitus in my left ear which I think came after ear barotrauma issues after a flight. So this lasted a few weeks where I was testing my ears at every opportunity. The weird thing is I got a bit of reassurance one day and this sound that I thought I could hear in dead silence for weeks just vanished. I stopped being worried and it just went.
There was a few hiccups on the way in regards to random ear tests etc etc but December last year was when I eventually just forgot about it and heard absolutely nothing. Fast forward to this Thursday when I went to the bar and got kinda paranoid/worried at the location of speakers. The noise wasn't even that loud but just felt worried. Went home and slept fine that night (No sound) but the next day was the start of numerous tests on ear (going to dead silent rooms and seeing if I can hear something etc). Slept ok Friday night but kept waking up to see what I could hear ( I know dumb right).
Anyway I started panicking sometime Sunday night/morning when I thought i could hear this ever so slight sound from left ear. Thing is....i don't hear it if my ear is plugged or if my effected ear is down on the pillow (shouldn't both make me hear it more?)AND my other half can hear this same sound when I get her to tell me what she hears at night. Does that confirm it's an external sound? Or does that just mean she has tinnitus as Well?
I have a feeling anxiety maybe the culprit here again but would still like advice.