Scary Tinnitus Sensations and Anxiety

[Mich99]

Hi, I'm Michelle, and I joined recently. I really do not know how to use this site, search, or figure out how to navigate it effectively.

I think I have always had mild tinnitus on and off throughout most of my life. I am 44 now, but something seems to have changed in my brain and/or ears. I am experiencing tinnitus that feels like it is destroying my life and causing severe anxiety.

I get a strange sensation in both ears, like fluid and pressure or air shooting through them, accompanied by a dreadful feeling of anxiety. This is often followed by high-pitched ringing. It happens randomly, day or night.

I also have buzzing that sounds like electrical wires, hissing, and almost static-like tinnitus. This double-ear sensation started around September or October 2024.

I have been on and off many medications. At first, I thought it might be middle ear myoclonus, but I am not sure because I also experience thumping and inner ear spasm sensations. Right now, I am only taking 2.5 mg of Lexapro daily. I was advised that Carbamazepine and Baclofen were not ideal for me.

Does anyone know what might be going on? I know it is tinnitus, but the sensations in my ears are very scary.

Thank you!

 

[JacobLamb]

Hi, @Mich99. Any updates or progress?

 

[SueX]

The electricity and buzzing are sadly just part of tinnitus. When I first got tinnitus in September 2024, it was a whooshing sound, a bit like waves on the beach. I started to get used to that, but I am struggling with the electricity sound because it is such an "evil" sound. Based on what people here say, however, over time people can habituate to all sounds. It might take a while longer with these nasty static noises.