Constant hissing.

[Nasturtium50]

Does anyone else feel suicidal with tinnitus especially if it was caused by the covid booster?

[Happyrosie]

You are clearly going through this tough time. I see you’ve posted before.

Have you looked at the website of Tinnitus UK? You’ll find there lots of help. There is a phone number you can call M to Friday 9 to 5 or you can have a webchat during those times.

Tinnitus is very common, and it will get better for you over time. Try and stay calm (easy for me to say, more difficult for you to do I know). The more you worry about it, the more prominent that tinnitus gets.

It can’t actually hurt you, the stress is from your brain saying that there is a noise it doesn’t recognise. Going back to our caveman days, an unknown noise could have meant danger - it doesn’t now, but your brain is hard-wired to worry about a noise. In time the noise fades into the background just like the noise of traffic does. It’s a good idea to get out into the countryside or a park if you can and listen to natural sounds. It’s getting towards spring, the birds are beginning to cheep, listen to the wind. Get tired if you can so you’ll sleep better.

Other posters may also write here. I wish you well.

[Nasturtium50 in reply to Happyrosie]

Thank you Rosie, yes I'm really struggling as it's led to other psychological problems too.

[doglover1973]

Hi there. I'm really sorry you feel this way. It's not unusual. T can be very upsetting - especially at onset, after a change in tone or an increase in volume. Please know this feeling will pass. There are much better days ahead of you. Happyrosie is spot on. At the moment you're in a state of alert due to an unfamiliar sound. Over time your brain will downgrade the noise from threat to annoyance and possibly even less. Keep talking - if you need to do so.

[Nasturtium50 in reply to doglover1973]

I am having an anxiety attack and feel I can't breathe.

[doglover1973 in reply to Nasturtium50]

Breath in thru your nose for 4 seconds, pause, breathe out thru your mouth for five seconds. Do this at regular intervals until until you feel calmer . I would advise you to go to the local A&E - if you don't feel any better shortly. Ask someone to drive you or take a taxi of need be.

[Hidden in reply to Nasturtium50]

Hi Nasturtium50 Im so sorry for your suffering i am experiencing the same problems too

Just feel like I can't go on its horrendous

[Toughmathew in reply to doglover1973]

You re right for me its downgraded from fear to annoyance not sure if it can turn to habituation or even consider the noise nth in the end

[doglover1973]

I'm logging off now but I'll leave you with the number of the Samaritans (116 123) in case you need to talk to someone. They won't necessarily have experience of tinnitus but they will be able to help you with the anxiety. The Tinnitus UK helpline is the very best place to seek help specifically for T . They open Monday morning. I hope you're OK.

[Nasturtium50 in reply to doglover1973]

Thank you for your kind concern. I had a particularly bad weekend due to lack of sleep and anxiety. I am trying to use mindfulness to accept T. I was blaming covid and the vaccine but it's just making it worse.

[doglover1973 in reply to Nasturtium50]

Bless you. It's not easy having T . Don't underestimate how strong you are to have got this far . It will get easier in time.

[Nasturtium50 in reply to doglover1973]

I really hope so. 🙏 I have a cold at the moment too which makes it worse.

[doglover1973 in reply to Nasturtium50]

I know how you feel. I had a bad cold in December and I couldn't hear a thing. My T roared! It's all the phlegm behind the eardrum. You'll feel as good as new when it clears up.

[Toughmathew]

At the very first slight feeling of that just intending to escape from the sound,However covid or covid booster induced or even no causes , most horrible thing is irreversible nature of t

God bless u

[Beesmac]

Good Morning - hope you are feeling a bit more relaxed today. I am two years into my musical tinnitus and when it first started (due to sudden hearing loss) I was in a dreadful state. I also had panic attacks, still do very occasionally but I take just half of a 2mg Diazepam and this calms me down. I don’t take them regularly but it helps me knowing I have them if needs be. It will get better for you and when I have a bad day I find distraction the best medicine and telling myself that it won’t be long before the sun is shining down and feeling nice and warm on my back. Hope you have a better day xx

[doglover1973]

Hello. How are you this morning? I hope you're feeling better .

[daverussell]

Yes I've felt no hope. Joining this forum and understanding tinnitus was the first steps towards acceptance the habituation. The audiologist confirmed my tinnitus was due to hearing loss - eardrum damaged from grommets as a child. I still have my moments when I'm stressed. Again understanding stress is causing it is key

I've kept this extract from a research paper.

"If the auditory pathways or circuits in the brain don't receive the signals they're expecting from the cochlea, the brain in effect "turns up the gain" on those pathways in an effort to detect the signal — in much the same way that you turn up the volume on a car radio when you're trying to find a station's signal. The resulting electrical noise takes the form of tinnitus — a sound that is high-pitched if hearing loss is in the high-frequency range and low-pitched if it's in the low-frequency range. This kind of tinnitus resembles phantom limb pain in an amputee — the brain is producing abnormal nerve signals to compensate for missing input."

health.harvard.edu/diseases...

All the best on you journey.

[doglover1973 in reply to daverussell]

Thanks  daverussell I've made a note of this extract. It explains it really well 🙂 The question is why do some people with hearing loss hear these electrical signals and not others? Are there always other factors involved like stress? It's a puzzle to say the least.

[Toughmathew in reply to daverussell]

Nice research to my disappointment no cure

[Hidden]

Yes very much feeling suicidal never free of the constant noise it alarms me and feel like ending it horrible intrusion cant think or concentrate

[doglover1973 in reply to Hidden]

So sorry Hidden Would you like to start a new post and tell us your story? I think you would receive lots of replies as many people here have felt the way you do at some stage. Including me. No problem if you don't want to.

[Hidden in reply to doglover1973]

doglover1973Thanks for your reply. are you feeling better and did you get help? thanks for letting me know im not the only one who feels frustrated with the symptoms and can't bare living with it. Its good to be able to relate to someone. Thanks for answering

Frances

[doglover1973 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Frances. I am feeling better thank you. It's been a gradual process over the last couple of years. I joined Tinnitus UK and the forum and soon realised I wasn't going mad after all. There were lots of people who felt the same way. Next I read several books about T . The most helpful was Living with Tinnitus & Hyperacusis. Then I signed up for a course of CBT . Please know you won't always feel the way you do now. Things will get better 🙂

[Hopeful108]

Hi, I've just been reading your post and all the replies. I have recently developed tinnitus after the vaccine and am devastated. I am also struggling to cope, can't concentrate or sleep, can't function. I am much better than I was a month or so ago when I found myself researching assisted suicide, but I am struggling to find out the science and evidence around this side effect. Does it improve over time? Will it last forever? I am an introvert, a highly sensitive person, and I live with trauma, so for my personality type this feels disastrous! I have lost my "safe space", i.e. sacred silence, I feel like a part of my soul has been ripped out, and I don't even know who I am any more! Is there somewhere for people who've developed this suddenly after the vaccine to find out more information? Thank you to those who have shared encouragement, it is very much appreciated.

[Nasturtium50 in reply to Hopeful108]

Hi there, I know exactly how you feel, I also got it after the booster but I also had covid a month earlier so I don't know what the cause is.

[Deena6]

Yes. Have you improved at all?