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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Scrolling thru my own profile posts should provide me enough reassurance that my TTTS will subside again as it has done many times before. But my...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I’m so afraid that everything keeps getting worse and staying worse. I’m not sure it’ll ever get better. I know I’ve improved before, but this...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    When I woke up my hearing in my left ear was muffled (not completely, just had an underwater sensation). It lasted maybe an hour and mostly seems...
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    The not knowing is the worst. Well, it got better before, so there's a good chance it'll get better again. Hope you are managing alright!!!
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Now my TTTS is back. Since this eventually went away for me and only occasionally flared up, I’m sure it will subside again but I’m scared that it...
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    Happy birthday @PennyCat. I know you've been having a tough time lately, so I hope you're day isn't too bad.
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    3rd birthday with tinnitus… yay…
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Well on the “bright side” I’m no longer freaking out about my normal T because my PT is back/acting up and now I have to deal with that and look...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I keep thinking I'm hearing some faint whooshing from my PT again (which I had 2 surgeries for), and my right ear feels full. I can't tell if it's...
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    Me too, i think about this everyday :( being so young and dealing with terrible ear issues where nothing is sure is truly exhausting
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    Keep pushing
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    Man.... I felt that.
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    It’s really hard to believe that I’ll be okay. I really really hope I will, but it’s so hard to believe in it.
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    @PennyCat dont beat yourself up. It is nearly impossibke NOT to fixate upon it. Continue to stay busy whenever possible and keep a reasonable...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    @BrOKeN_1 Thank you. I’m trying my best. I’ve seen improvement with my dysacusis before and I think the anxiety stirred it up, so that’s my...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    I should’ve clarified I believe this is a spike 100% caused by anxiety. There was no noise exposure. I started fixating on my T again, and the...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Can spikes last a month (or more) and eventually subside? I think I’m seeing slight improvement as my anxiety slowly comes down, but I don’t want...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I don’t know what to do
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. I reached habituation and then the rug was pulled from under my feet and now I’m worse off than I’ve...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I didn’t stay away very long. I don’t know how to get through this. The distortions are driving me crazy. Clonazepam made it temporarily louder...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    @BrOKeN_1 Thanks for the insight, I really appreciate it. I haven’t been able to pick it up yet because my pharmacy and their warehouse are...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I’m going to try to stay off of here for a little while. I know anxiety is not the cause of my tinnitus but it sure as hell is making it sound 10x...
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    My unofficial opinion with the clonazepam is to try and take it closer to bed time and not if your already deep into an anxiety attack. Benzos are...
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    Some people get visual snow or other visual symptoms, which may go away if you stop. Some people report it has been very effective for sleep.
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Along with the gabapentin, I got prescribed clonazepam today. I’m scared due to risks of both, however they are only for me to take as needed when...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    @DimLeb It’s not ‘just’ anxiety. It’s so severe and debilitating, I can’t stop vomiting multiple times a day and crying all day. Nothing is...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    Ah okay @DorianP that makes sense, I only ever come here on mobile and was wondering why I couldn’t get it to work
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Is gabapentin safe for tinnitus? My psychiatrist really wants me to take it right now because I’m so severely anxious but I’m scared of worsening...
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    Sorry you’re going through a tough time at the moment. Even though we can’t help you directly, know that all of us know what you’re going through...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    I need my fan to sleep but the distortions scare me so much. I’ve vomited 3 days in a row from anxiety and I can’t stop crying all day every day...
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    You'll get there even if you go kicking and screaming.
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    The thing causing me the most issues rn is dysacusis. I keep getting more distortions over my fan and it gives me a lot of anxiety. Does this...
  • PennyCat
    PennyCat updated their status.
    Okay I lied. 1 more post. THE Penny cat laying in me earlier while I watched Bob Ross to try and calm down :)
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Okay last post for now. Sorry I haven't replied to everyone, I read all of your messages and appreciate every one, I'm just too overwhelmed to...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    Hi @Hardwell, long time no see. Thanks for taking the time to write to me. It’s oddly comforting seeing some familiar people who were with me at...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Also, random, but how do you react to posts now?? I only see the like option but sometimes I wanna use a different reaction. I’m not used to the...
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    I just discovered this forum I thought I was going crazy with the right ear pressure and tinnitus. I thought it was all in my head but now I see...
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    That's what we call an incurable disease. Nobody can help us unfortuntely :( "Get used to it" say all doctors. Yeah, get used to suffer your...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone. It means more than you know. I turn 25 in a little less than a month and hope I’ll be feeling...
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    I felt this way the past couple of months after my trip to LA, but through all the negative thoughts, sleepless night, and horrible agonizing...
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    Agree with DD314. Can take a long while after the anxiety is over before it goes back to normal
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I just want someone to help me. But nobody can help with this and I can’t help myself
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    In my experience, extreme anxiety can absolutely cause tinnitus spikes and potentially new sounds, and they can also settle down and go away too...
  • PennyCat
    PennyCat updated their status.
    I genuinely can’t get through this. It’s worse and worse every day. I don’t know what to do. I can’t do it I really can’t
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    Can severe anxiety cause a spike/cause new tones to appear? And can those said tones go away again once anxiety settles or am I fucked forever now...
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    Find an outlet asap. Do something. Anything to distract yourself from obsessing. Otherwise you will only continue to spiral. Try meditation and...
  • PennyCat
    PennyCat updated their status.
    The more I freak out, the worse my T gets (or seems). And then I freak out more. And then it gets worse. I threw up 3 times today from anxiety...
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    PennyCat updated their status.
    I’ve been crying on and off all day with some severe panic attacks. Woke up in a cold sweat due to anxiety as well. I don’t know what to do :( My...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    @kingsfan Last week my T didn’t actually seem any worse, I was just more aware of it. But now it seems much worse, altho my guess is it’s because...
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    I think even the most subtle increase in tinnitus can cause our nervous systems to go on high alert
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