Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID with ear dysfunction and worse anxiety, now trying to hold onto presence
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
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Summary
Posted in a long-COVID forum about Eustachian tube dysfunction of unknown duration, with anxiety and mental issues worse than the physical ones; they had not recognised the ear problem as ETD. After accidentally firing a pistol indoors, their ears unplugged; they called that a bad thing but it also made them more present, and they tried to hold onto that presence as the beginning of a new type of healing.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | Eustachian tube dysfunction of unknown duration with bad anxiety and more mental than physical issuesI had it for idk how long. I didn’t know what it was I just that I had more issues mentally than I did. My anxiety and stuff was so bad when I had itIn context ↗ |
| 2025-11-12 | ears unplugged after accidentally firing a pistol in the kitchenI accidentally shot a pistol in my kitchen and it literally unplugged my ears.In context ↗ |
| 2026-01-02 | felt more present than ever and tried to hold onto it as a new kind of healingit seemed to make me more present than ever before and I tried my best to hold onto that feeling of presence and was the beginning to a new type of healing that I wasn’t used toIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
My anxiety and stuff was so bad when I had it
In context ↗