Long COVID
Mild → near normalIll 1 year before improving or writing
Debilitating long COVID tinnitus, now nearly normal after reducing stress and meditation
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Mar 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I suddenly got Tinnitus randomly during the peak of COVID, before vaccines
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
It was debilitating at first.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
Today, it’s just annoying, but it’s more background annoyance that I only notice when it’s dead silent (like before bed).
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user described sudden tinnitus beginning around the peak of COVID, before vaccines, unsure whether a mild infection caused it. It lasted over a year with five different frequencies, some changing and some constant, and the first months were debilitating and highly stressful. Reducing stress, with daily meditation advised, brought it down to a background annoyance noticed mainly in silence, and supplements and antihistamines had so far provided no silver bullet.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- daily meditation · Helped
the best thing I can advise is to try daily meditation and reduce stress, because just eliminating the stress part takes it from
In context ↗ - supplements · No change
I’ve tried a bunch of supplements and antihistamines, etc and so far no silver bullets yet
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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 | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | Sudden tinnitus began around the peak of COVID, before vaccines; debilitating at firstI suddenly got Tinnitus randomly during the peak of COVID, before vaccines ... It was debilitating at first.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2022-03-04 | Tinnitus now a background annoyance only noticed in silence; working and seeing friendsToday, it’s just annoying, but it’s more background annoyance that I only notice when it’s dead silent ... I play music while I work, and if I’m with friends or busy I don’t even notice it.In context ↗ | Near normal | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Tinnitus
I have 5 different frequencies, some always changing
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was so stressed the first couple months
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