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[nicky602279]

Hi everyone for the past days i get a little tickle in one of my ears it comes on randomly and it scares me it causes my anxiety and depression to rise and i panic 😣😣😣 idk what is causing it i have no wax just a little but never caused problems and i do feel like i have post nasal cause my throat feels slimy and my ears crackle and pop more than usual 🤧😩 i just get panicked and scared 😟

[Catsamaze ADAA Volunteer]

Hi there. You’re ok. It’s called hyper vigilance. When we constantly scan our bodies and focus on anything that feels even a bit unusual and amplify it into something horrific in our minds. For me it seems I feel every heartbeat and if I feel a “skipped” one I freak out. But it can be anything. Try getting busy with something that will occupy and distract you. That will help you in the moment. In the bigger picture it’s important to get at the root cause of your anxiety. That’s what the ear thing and your reaction to it is trying to tell you......

[nicky602279 in reply to Catsamaze]

I just get scared I’m going to be depressed forever like I don’t have insurance for doctors and it’s scary i have gotten out of it the last times it happened but every time it does happen i get scared its going to stay . I have to force myself to do things . Im just so scared of myself when i get this way and all this just because my ear 😣 and I haven’t had that ever before i was fine up until i wrapped my mind around now its all i think of 🤧

[Catsamaze ADAA Volunteer in reply to nicky602279]

No matter how many times we have survived a depressive episode depression will tell us that *this* time it’s forever. That’s part of the illness. But depression is a bully and a liar. I’ve known a few people like that and the way to handle them is to call their bluff. And they’ve backed off. Depression will too.

[Broken1971]

I obsess on things like this all the time. I'm sure it's nothing. I don't know where you are located but where I am it's pollen season....sneezing, itchy nose, itchy ears, sinus congestion, you name it. Hope you feel better.

[nicky602279 in reply to Broken1971]

Im from texas and idk if its pollen season here but its just something that comes on when i swallow or just randomly its weird but it freaks me out because my mind makes me think ill be this way forever 😣

[Hidden]

Sounds like anxiety to me I have a lot of crackling and popping in my ears for years. Also have humming and high pitch noises when I drink beer and I like to drink beer. My neck also sounds like Rice Krispies and broken glass and barbed wire. Try not to stress too much about it anxiety makes us more sensitive to every feeling in our body. Try to keep very busy doing other things and let time pass you'll find everything will be just fine.

[nicky602279 in reply to Hidden]

Like I don’t mind the popping cause i had gotten use to that but on one ear its like something is moving or tickling it come son when I swallow or just randomly its in one ear and it freaked me out that it drove me right jnto my depression again 😣 im trying so hard though trust me 😣

[Hidden]

Yeah it's tough getting old with all these weird feelings and sensations. But I know the more you think and worry about them the worse they get. I have one year that hums like crazy when I drink a few beers but I don't let it bother me anymore. The movement in your ear is probably just pressure moving from one side to the other.

[Rafiki11]

Maybe try some olive oil on a cotton ball and put it in your ear?