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Tinnitus at the end of a stressful day/week?

Agatha

Hi All

I know that Tinnitus has been mentioned several times before in posts but I wondered if anyone else regularly gets it after a particularly busy "people" day.  Sunday for instance was way too much for me: I managed to go to church in the morning which I find challenging on my own - just walking through the door is hard for me, then my daughter came over and went for a dog walk, after this we all we went to my Fathers for a dvd evening and take out, which I stressful because I dont cope very well with my Step Mother nor do I eat take outs so took my own food. It was all way too much for me in one day but my youngest son had arranged this and everyone was looking forward to getting together except me.  By the time we got home at 8pm and said goodbye to my daughter I was snappy with everyone and sat and tried watching TV for an hour or so to unwind but my head felt so tight and stressed, I eventually sat in the bath for an hour or so but again my head and face felt tight and my ears/head were buzzing so I couldnt read to relax, I did eventually fall asleep thankfully.  Yesterday I got up and the buzzing had stopped but I felt lightheaded and dizzy all day, tired, couldnt get my words out correctly and when I had to call into my friends business and type a couple of emails for her husband as the retail side was busy and I looked like a complete idiot - I was trying to open up Microsoft Word ...which I couldnt find.....to send an email????!!!!.  Today I've got up and feel so much better and Ive realised that this happens a lot when I get to they point of not coping - particularly on the back of a busy week as I had to visit my Aunt in the Care Home, went with my husband to his hospital appointment and had a hygenist appointment all of which I try and spread out a bit more, not just in one week. 

 Does this happen to anyone else as I cant work out if its my "thing" when I just cannot take anymore ......or perhaps I get dehydrated or something and cause it!

  • in reply to Dawn

    Its a relief to know I'm not the only one !

  • in reply to Agatha

    Yes, in the same boat and I'm suddenly aware of all sorts of stuff I'd never noticed before.

  • in reply to Dawn

    Its strange isnt it - Ive had it for years and never connected it before to time when I have had just too much.  Perhaps its because I'm newly diagnosed and waiting for the full assessment in August  - I seem to be so hyper aware of everything, I even notice when I'm rocking etc - I never used to be aware of that !!!

  • This one always has me head scratching (metophorically). Yes, I have tinnitus but don't understand whether and what the connection to autism is. Does anyone know for sure?

    I'll be reading the responses with interest.

  • in reply to Agatha

    yes the jaw muscles pass just past your ear and add pressure there when tense 

  • in reply to aidie

    Thanks Aidie !  I'd never seen the connection before - I also had jaw pain yesterday and today, a stabbing/stinging pain one side of my lower jaw.  I will make make myself do some stretches etc.

  • i am very similar in response to LetMeFly 

    yes on stressy days/week my tiinitus can become louder ---- i use it like a warning  and go chill

    my tinnitus it also highly related to my jaw and neck muscles

       so do jaw stretches and relaxations and neck stretches/relaxations 

  • in reply to nigel

    Thank you for understanding !!  I love reading the posts on this forum and realising that I am not actually weird, that other people think and feel the same way I do !

  • in reply to Agatha

    I'm the same - any beeping or background noise that "shouldn't be there" drives me nuts. Its odd, but I'm ok with "regular" ongoing noise, eg traffic (tyre noise), rain. I loathe phone calls and Teams meetings!

    I do think after long periods of usually unwanted social activity I need time to recover, and I generally have no energy on a Saturday after a week in the office. So I completely empathise with your situation. It seems to me you just need space on your own to recover after social interaction. I think that's normal for us!

  • in reply to nigel

    Thanks Nigel !  I havent had a fulltime job for some years now, its been mostly part time and I currently done work at all.  Its interesting isnt - and like you say we are always seeking out detail in all situations.  At home I mostly have classic fm on the radio in the back ground but certain music on it can make me leap to turn it off, and I loath the beeping from say the washing machine and tumble dryer when they finish their cycles, my mobile phone is silent most of the time because I hate the pinging of messages.  I have different soothing playlists on my phone when classic fm isnt hitting the spot ...but sometimes I just listen to the birds in the garden and have silence.

    I do feel so much better today but am feeling a little dizzy still.  Sometimes its hard to work out what is down to my ASD or what has is a physical issue if that makes sense!

  • Yes I first got Tinnitus during a period leading up to my university final exams, back in 1989. It eased off but then returned about 10 years ago, coinciding with a job change that was busy, stressful, and involved working in an open plan office. Its been fairly constant ever since. To be honest it doesn't bother me any more, but I do notice it after I've been busy or "peopled out" and then it does get much worse.

    I'd mentioned Tinnitus during my ASC assessment. The practitioner said that people with Autism sometimes have more collagen in their body (and can look younger for longer...!!). He speculated that this also affects the workings of the eardrum etc.

    I think it is part of the fact we are always seeking out detail. If I've have been trying to focus on conversations etc, I can't filter out all the other background noise. When it then goes quiet I feel as if my hearing is still ramped up and my tinnitus is part of that.

    I too used to have a fan running all the time. The worst thing for Tinnitus is background silence !!