My Tinnitus Is Louder After COVID-19 Infection

[Samuel Sklenar]

Hi, my name is Samuel, I'm 17, from Slovakia and I've been dealing with tinnitus probably for 5 years, but I started to worry about it like 10 days ago. When I was young, I didn't think that tinnitus was a big deal, I was like "Oh okay, it's just ringing in my ears, nothing to worry about." It wasn't loud, I noticed it only in quiet places (bathroom, in my bed).

After I was dealing with COVID-19 2 weeks ago, my tinnitus got louder. Sometimes I was stressing about it, but right now I'm getting used to it, hoping it will make less noise after the COVID-19 will totally disappear from my body. I'm little bit scared it will be louder and louder and louder. I'm trying to not think about it, because when I think about it, my brain is making the tinnitus more louder and then I'm panicking.

It's like a never ending cycle - TINNITUS —> MORE STRESS —> LOUDER TINNITUS —> EVEN MORE STRESS...

So this is my story, it's really nice that people here are supporting each other and making others happier or more comfortable. I just want to say, tinnitus is not a death sentence, a lot of people are suffering, you are not the only one. Just get used to it, don't think about it too much. I heard that some people don't hear it after all, because they wasn't paying attention to it, so their brain "forgot" about it.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST <3

 

[billie48]

Welcome to the forum. Yes, stress and anxiety can get tinnitus aggravated. Perhaps having COVID-19 causes quite a bit of stress and anxiety to your body and mental stamina and so it causes tinnitus to feel louder. So give it some time for the body to calm down and then perhaps your tinnitus will go back to baseline. All the best. God bless.

 

[mrbrightside614]

Hi, my name is Samuel, I'm 17, from Slovakia and I've been dealing with tinnitus probably for 5 years, but I started to worry about it like 10 days ago. When I was young, I didn't think that tinnitus was a big deal, I was like "Oh okay, it's just ringing in my ears, nothing to worry about." It wasn't loud, I noticed it only in quiet places (bathroom, in my bed).

After I was dealing with COVID-19 2 weeks ago, my tinnitus got louder. Sometimes I was stressing about it, but right now I'm getting used to it, hoping it will make less noise after the COVID-19 will totally disappear from my body. I'm little bit scared it will be louder and louder and louder. I'm trying to not think about it, because when I think about it, my brain is making the tinnitus more louder and then I'm panicking.

It's like a never ending cycle - TINNITUS —> MORE STRESS —> LOUDER TINNITUS —> EVEN MORE STRESS...

So this is my story, it's really nice that people here are supporting each other and making others happier or more comfortable. I just want to say, tinnitus is not a death sentence, a lot of people are suffering, you are not the only one. Just get used to it, don't think about it too much. I heard that some people don't hear it after all, because they wasn't paying attention to it, so their brain "forgot" about it.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST <3

Sorry to hear about your predicament. Like you said, try not to be hypervigilant about checking for it, but keep us updated about your progression.