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| blossom |
Posted - 02/19/2015 : 08:46:04
I'm having such a difficult time with this at the moment. Seriously my ears feel like they are clamping up to all sounds. I've had this for many years but since moving into a flat with no sound proofing it has gotten unbearable where I just won't go out and I just sit indoors feeling anxious by the noises I get by neighbours. I need to get out of this cycle and fast as I believe I am bordering on agoraphobia.
I went out the other night to a pub which was an extremely rare occasion for me. I would say it was too noisy for me (not for most people though) and I have felt so anxious and noise sensitive ever since. I just can't seem to deal with any sort of stimulation. I can see TMS in myself so much, I was anxious all day and got bladder problems but once I was out that stopped immediately only to be replaced by another pain. Now I've got the noise sensitivity that's taking up all my attention as I feel like I'm getting a fight or flight response to all sounds. I'm taking kalms and drinking camomile tea. This is really awful I feel like a nervous wreck :(
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| SpecialOne |
Posted - 05/01/2015 : 12:12:34
In the book, "The Anxiety Disease" (don't know author), I read about that heightened sense of awareness and annoyance of sounds and actions around you. The very helpful advice was to let the offending stimulation become just a part of the flow that is going on in your space. The example was a visitor to a hospital patient who sat at the end of the bed and kept bumping the bed with his swinging leg (as you can imagine a child doing). This change of perception helps the response and makes many things more tolerable. It takes practice, of course! |
| SpecialOne |
Posted - 05/01/2015 : 11:19:04
In the book, "The Anxiety Disease" (don't know author), I read about that heightened sense of awareness and annoyance of sounds and actions around you. The very helpful advice was to let the offending stimulation become just a part of the flow that is going on in your space. The example was a visitor to a hospital patient who sat at the end of the bed and kept bumping the bed with his swinging leg (as you can imagine a child doing). This change of perception helps the response and makes many things more tolerable. It takes practice, of course! |
| susan828 |
Posted - 04/09/2015 : 21:37:38
I get a very strange sensation in my ears sometimes. Nothing new, goes back 45 years. I can be listening to a voice on the radio and it feels like my ears are closing. I can't describe the feeling, but I have to shut the radio off. Sometimes if I stick my fingers in my ears, it helps for a second but starts again. I don't know if it is TMS related but it's hard to take. Not a pain, just like a very annoying feeling. Could just be a vibration of something not hitting right at that time. Does anyone else get that? |
| jimjamjones |
Posted - 04/09/2015 : 04:42:23
i had exactly this issue and resolved it by simply realising that it wasnt a destructive/ degenrative issue. It is just an anxiety issue, as soon as you realise that you are not damaging your ears it should start to go away :)
http://www.chat-hyperacusis.net/post/broken-speaker-sound-in-ear-6740652?pid=1286149633#post1286149633 |
| Rile84 |
Posted - 03/06/2015 : 01:41:30
quote:
Originally posted by Dave
Have you had a checkup with an ENT specialist?
If so, then treating as a TMS symptom would seem appropriate. Try to train yourself to sit with it and treat it as a benign, temporary sensation.
I agree with dave. |
| blossom |
Posted - 02/20/2015 : 14:56:50
Thank you I will give those a listen :)
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| RageSootheRatio |
Posted - 02/19/2015 : 19:35:24
Hi blossom,
Here's a link to the Claire Weekes audios I've listened to that I've found very helpful at times:
http://www.junior-anxiety-depression-exchange.org.uk/relax.html
(just scroll down a bit; They are the "How To Recover From Anxiety" (4 audios) by Dr Claire Weekes. She does talk a little about agoraphobia in this series.)
Hope you start feeling a little better soon!
~RSR
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| blossom |
Posted - 02/19/2015 : 17:32:01
Hi RageSootheRatio. Thank your for that advice I had not heard of clare Weekes before. Can got recommend a specific book or audio of hers that you've found particularly helpful? I'm just looking at her titles, this seems perfect for me right now :)
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| RageSootheRatio |
Posted - 02/19/2015 : 15:39:15
Sorry to hear, blossom. When you say "unbearable" I recall a couple nights ago I was feeling that way about my symptoms and remembered my Claire Weekes audios, which REALLY helped calm me down. Just thought I'd mention it, in case you might find her work helpful. |
| blossom |
Posted - 02/19/2015 : 12:39:24
Thanks for the reply Dave, yes I have been seen by an ENT 5 years ago and was diagnosed with hyperacusis. It seems to be a heightened stress response. I will try this thank you. I saw somebody in this forum say they try to enjoy the sensation. At the moment that seems quite the challenge
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| Dave |
Posted - 02/19/2015 : 09:15:17
Have you had a checkup with an ENT specialist?
If so, then treating as a TMS symptom would seem appropriate. Try to train yourself to sit with it and treat it as a benign, temporary sensation. |
