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1049259 tn?1295088478

plugged ears?

I get tingling hands, dizzy, racing heart and my ears will plug up..or they feel like I have pressure in there.
went all day with feeling great then started worrying that I have high blood pressure because the other night I got hurt and I freaked out! my heart was racing really fast my BP was 190/100 but it went back down to 110/75

I am afraid that I am going to cause myself to develope health issues because this has been going on since late december and after the accident I seem to have even worse panic attacks.

where I get racing heart, feel sick, dizzy, hands tingle and I feel weird. I am 24, I am afraid to have a heart attack, stroke caused by panic attacks. I have meds but the bf wont allow me to take them...
the plugged ears are scaring me enough lately!  and it is in both ears not just one. I went to the er 3 days ago and they said I was fine (No blood work) but I was average wih blood pressure once I calmed down.
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I know this is an old post, but if she happens to still be with her bf and still doesn't have meds, I want her to see this. Hoping this helps someone who may be dealing with situations like this, too.
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First of all, I have had family and friends that have been in abusive relationships (physically, mentally,emotionally, and sexually). I have been the one they would always talk to. In the end, they all would finally leave the men, because the abuse only got worse and life threatening. So my advice there, is LEAVE HIM. If he has your phone and is controlling, walk to a neighbor's house or a nearby business to use a phone and call the police to explain the situation and ask them for a ride to a trusted family member's or friend's house. Don't ever tell him where you are. He's not your husband. He has no right to know. You need to run away from that relationship before you end up dead. Then once safe, go see your doc and explain your bf took your meds and you haven't been able to take them. Be honest and explain how your bf said it was all in your head and how he laughed at you. Doctors have been trained to also help people work through life problems. A good doctor will listen to your concerns and worries. I know this first hand. But get away fro the bf and get to the doctor as soon as possible!
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one thing that might help is to write down what is so and what is in your mind. You said you do the what if stuff, i do that too, and sometimes it helps to just write ok, pain in lower back, dizzy, etc. then so whats, so if i lay down it releaves the pain, i will try taking belly breaths to relieve the dizziness, basically a reality check on your thoughts. we don't have a sixth sense and can't predict the future so the what ifs do nothing but torture us. I have to have a tooth pulled and am what iffing myself like crazy. what if i have a heart attack, what if i pass out, what if i puke, i just have this insane fear of the dentist so i am going to do the same thing i am saying to you, watch some utube videos on eckhart tolle, he really helps with grounding in the now. And i agree with mammo, don't let the bf keep you from what you are prescribed. Getting better takes alot of work and time and the meds can give you some relief while you retrain your brain, with the right help you hopefully won't need them for long
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1049259 tn?1295088478
not only that but I worry about my weight (being too skinny), I worry about my health and my back pain... yesterday I didnt have any issues. I was fine... Today I sat down real fast and hurt my back. I got scared like I did the day it happened dizzy, feel heavy like I am being drug down and ringing in the ears, racing heart or feeling sick. I have been crying since it started. I can't do much anyways because of my back so I lay down or sit alot and walk as much as I can. my boyfriend hasnt tried to help me, he hasnt tried to spend ANY time with me and I am on the vurge of going INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I never hurt my back! I would well be on the way to getting better with panic attacks but it is making me worry MORE having the unknown. I dont have a medical so that is just icing on my cake! all i can do is go to the er..which I went to one of the crapiest ones. they didnt even do a CT scan on my..simply said go see your dr and have fun with your pain.
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I agree about the fact that it occcures more at night and if it was somthing serious I have heard that it would be constant, present at all times of the day.  Well I dont blame you for always being on the verge of panic, the cabin fever, the oppressing partner, unable to express yourself without being scutinized.
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1049259 tn?1295088478
I am sure if it were something serious it wouldNOT surface only at night. these seems to happen when I start thinking about and at night.
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1049259 tn?1295088478
I have a few reasons why I believe I am having panic attacks.

October: Mom moved out of state
November 3rd Dog died I never seen anything die before
November 11th 14 year old Cat was PTS (I had him since I was 10yrs old I am 24 now almost 25)
November I became depressed (No panic attacks just depressed) I started avoiding doing things and events that reminded me of what happened.
Mid December was my first Panic attack I have had (went 2010 without much)  I freaked out because my left thumb was numb (carpal tunnel issues)
ever sense then it has been a WHAT IF roller coaster ride.
My mom came to visit Jan 23rd and stayed a week within that week I quit having panic attacks, I was happier and was eatting again.
She left and I became depressed again..nothing really to do, I do not work there for I am home ALL the time..My boyfriend is not supportive infact..he thinks my panic attacks are a joke and he finds it funny and even calls me mentally unstable and all other sorts of hurtful words. they hurt my feelings and I feel alone. We fight constantly. We got into a fight friday night and he ended up hurting my back. I fell wrong and heard a huge pop and was horrified! my pulse was racing to the point I almost passed out because I didn't know if I hurt my back seriously or not. He refused to allow me to call the er and had taken my phone. I have another cell phone, one my ex still has on so I took it and went into the bathroom and called 911. they said it was a Lumbar Strain and I would be alright.
Now The odd feeling of dizzy, heavy, racing heart and tingling, short of breathe has me think there is something wrong with my back and that it is causing me to feel like I did the night that it happened. I keep thinking of the night and I seem to get very scared certain times of the night.
I CANNOT be active right now. I am on rest until My back no longer hurts.

After the accident I feel worse then before, VERY scared..not sure if it is PTSD or just me trying to pin my PA on my back injury now. I have HAD PA before this. I should realize that is what they are but I donot believe myself..Hell, I didn't believe the er dr when he told me it was an acute Lumbar strain. the pain has gone down abit.. there doesn't seem to be anything wrong and my main symptoms are:

Plugged ears
Dizzy inwardly
Heavy feeling
Short of breathe
lack of wanting to eat
dry heaving
shakey
racing heart

I will have him get me Ativan meds (it is a 10 day script so that should help for now until I can get medical)

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This constant spiking of your blood pressure is not healthy, and you're having a tough time. Don't allow your BF to call the shots where your health is concerned!  Take your medication so you can feel better, and if your BF doesn't understand then he has an issue.
You definitely have youth on your side, but this is not going to get better on it's own, and may just get worse.  Take your health into your own hands and do what is needed, you may even want to get therapy to determine why you are having this anxiety.  We often have a root cause and finding out what that is can ease our anxiety a lot.  I hate to see young people being held hostage by anxiety when they should be living their lives to the fullest.  Your BF needs to understand that you need the meds to feel better and he should want you to feel better.  You stay in control of your health and what is best for you.  Take care.
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It sounds like typical panic and anxiety.  My blood pressure shot up last time i took it.  I was nervous while I was doing it then calmed down and steadied around 130/75.  But as far as the symptoms go, with the tingly hands, sick feeling in the core of my torso, hazy eyesight sometimes I have them all.  I also went to the er and they cleared me, it almost seemed like they thought it was not even worth me going down there, cuz of my age, but it felt real.  Im a 25 year old male so you and I both have our youth on our sides.  

Its stupid I am constantly checking my pulse and noticing every little change and think the worst of it.  I know its just my head but theres always that maybe not feeling.
Anxiety seems like it can make any kind of wierd scary sensation as long as you imagine it.  Just know your not alone.  

And stay active, exercise, and eat lots of fruits and veggies.  And somthing to ease the mind, FLAX seed is really good for your arterial walls, keeps them strong, Omega 3 also is great for the heart so start young and insure a healthy heart future.  
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