Can stress and anxiety cause a spike in tinitus

[Sweeper]

Hello I haven't posted for a wee while I am looking for a bit of help I am under a fair bit of stress at present trying to pay bills and working six days a week my tinitus has gone from manageable to just about wrecking my life am at the stage if I could walk away from tinitus and stress I would just to stop all the worry and racket in my head can any one help a very desperate person

[newt64]

Stress and Anxiety can definitely make Tinnitus (appear) worse - I counteract this by getting engrossed in something - are you able to go for a run or go to the gym? Alternatively music is good - I listen to anything from Handel to Heavy Metal- whatever works for you. Or try a mindfulness course?

[Ruud1boy]

Tinnitus feeds on stress and anxiety. One of the key planks of tinnitus management is learning how to effectively relax yourself and therefore reduce stress and anxiety. I'm nearly 3 years in and I haven't figured out how to do this as yet.

Yoga, meditation, exercise, a new hobby, gardening, even just a walk in the woods can all help.

[Richmac]

Absolutely! Stress and anxiety usually make everything worse and they definitely worsen tinnitus and/or your perception of tinnitus. In order to lessen your tinnitus you will need to manage and decrease your anxiety.

I noticed you have some other replies that give you suggestions how to accomplish this.

I am generally a very anxious person but I have managed to get my tinnitus from a place where I thought I would go insane to a level where I go hours and even days without noticing my tinnitus.

I’m sure you can too.

Cheers

Richard