Please can someone help? I have an MRI tomorrow and completely terrified!

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Thanks to everyone who has offered advice on my labyrinthitis post.

Having failed a number of hearing tests, I was given an emergency appointment to see a ENT consultant today. Have been advised that I am suffering from profound hearing loss in the affected ear and there is 30 percent chance of my hearing returning 😨

Anyway I need to go for a CT scan tomorrow afternoon to rule out something more serious.

Am totally terrified as I am extremely claustrophobic and have been suffering from anxiety for other reasons.

I CANNOT imagine getting into that tube for 5 minutes let alone for up to an hour. I don’t listen to music and i don’t want to talk to the person who is completing the procedure and im totally worried that I might try to sit up or fight my way out!

Any hints and tips anyone? Ive never been so scared

Thats great news Speed!!

I just wanted to thank everyone yesterday for the amazing advice yesterday.

I followed the advice and focussed on my breathing, counting up and down and letting the staff know how I felt. They were so incredibly lovely and played me some ‘spa’ music and the MRI itself was very wide - it looked wider than the last ones ive seen in pictures. Ex DH grabbed onto my leg which helped oddly!!

Thank you everyone

Well done OP, glad it wasn't as bad as you expected. It's amazing the difference a human touch can make when you need it.

Hope you get the results quickly too.

Glad it went OK. Wishing you a full recovery OP

Same here. Well done!

Brilliant well done OP! So pleased you did it

Well done!