Hi all! It’s been a really long time since I have been on this forum. About 8 years I think. I have basically overcome my health anxiety or so I thought. Currently I am suffering greatly and I need help and advice. I have a ringing in my ears that started about 2 weeks ago. I woke up in the middle of the night and I heard crickets but there were none. It was my ears. I went into a panic. I’ve had tinnitus for years but it’s an “eeeee” sound and in my left ear it was a slight metallic sound. It worried me at first but I didn’t bother me too much. I just accepted it. The crickets lasted about 4 days and then it chanced to a very fast ringing sound in my right and then the sound jumps to my left where it sounds like metallic grinding. It’s aggravated by sounds like my oil burner. Today a new sound in my left ear was added it’s a very fast paced ringing. Sometimes it even sounds like a jingle bell. Sometimes I hear the sounds over everyday sounds and it freaks me out. If it’s quiet my ears go crazy. Like so many sounds. I am feeling very hopeless and that’s not like me. I just don’t want to eat or get out of bed (I still do what I have to do). When I’m at work I don’t even notice it. It’s when I’m home. I am constantly checking it. I got a sound machine but it makes the ringing worse. I feel like my brain is broken. I need some advice as to what to do. Thank you for reading.