All over noise

[Doglrunne]

Had tinnitus for 12 years now,managed pretty so far , but recently the noise has started to spread all over my head.really struggling with this ,I am hoping that this will be temporarily and not here to stay. Has anyone else had this and if so for how long.

[Chall11]

Yes I have this if I am v stressed. It’s like a reaction from the limbic system in the brain to do with flight/fight/freeze.

What are your stress levels like at the moment?

And your sleep?

[Doglrunne in reply to Chall11]

Yea, could be that just started a new job , maybe subconsciously I could have been worrying about it ,as if covid19 wasn't bad enough. Will wait and see what happens.Hopefully it will die down. Thanks stay safe.

[Footballer58 in reply to Chall11]

Agreed

[Footballer58]

Hi sad to hear this.

I am the same - all around my head since day one. Began Feb this year - super stressful year with bereavement, business worries and a big health scare that went ok thankfully. I described mine as a ballon floating around my head full of noise 24/7. Its bad. My specialist supposeses that a form of PTSD was the trigger, so mindfulness and thought training seem to work in terms of breaking the anxiety stress higher tinnitus loop. I too am hopeful it will go as quickly as it came, we live in hope

Best wishes

[Chall11 in reply to Footballer58]

Yes so much of a link to ptsd. I wish that the official organisation and ENT consultants would stop saying it’s to do with hearing loss.

Trauma tinnitus has nothing to do with the hearing apparatus and everything to do with the nervous system. Thanks for posting

[Footballer58 in reply to Chall11]

Agreed

Good luck with it