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Coping with ear ringing/tinnitus- completely anxious please help!

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zippyswife · 13/12/2016 14:45

On Friday my left Ear popped and I lost hearing this was accompanied by ringing in my ear. I think I've regained most or all of the hearing but I'm left with the ringing (high pitched) in both ears. Gp says this is due to Eustachian tube dysfunction folllowing a cold (they are guessing as they couldn't see a problem) they have given me a saline spray and said that the ringing etc should clear in a week or so and is unlikely to stay. I can't stop obsessing about the noise and the fear it will stay with me forever. I can't think of anything else and I can't eat and struggle to sleep. How do you learn to ignore the noise. I feel like I'm sending myself crazy with this.

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iklboo · 13/12/2016 15:00

It's possible that it will sort itself out but if it doesn't you do get used to it. It kind of 'fades' to the background unless I'm really tired / stressed out - so worrying / stressing about it may make it worse (but I know it's hard not to at first). At night I play Zen Spa type music on my phone next to the bed - you can get white noise as well - to mask it.

zippyswife · 13/12/2016 16:06

Thank you. I can't stop thinking about it which is definitely making it worse. I'm sure I can't keep this up I'm just going to have to chill out and get used to it.

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iklboo · 13/12/2016 17:02

Can you try doing something to take your mind off it? I found crochet & colouring helped. I was concentrating on patterns, themes etc so my thoughts were occupied on something else. That plus quietish music in the background.

zippyswife · 13/12/2016 17:23

Thank you for tips. I have a 10 month old who isn't sleeping napping etc as he's got some kind of cold- he won't let me put him down so he's keeping me busy a lot of the time. I don't have much time to myself but somehow I still can't get it off my mind. I feel really panicky and anxious.

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