Thread: panic attack out of the blue, possible setback
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Old 02-18-2013, 12:55 AM
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I have been in that same situation! I never thought of it as a panic attack but more of a 'my brain can't take this and I gotta get out NOW!'

i am happy to say that this gets better for me with time. I can endure much more noise now, and even some multiple types of noise. I have to be rested though.

I have talke to a lot of audiologists about the hyperacusis (damaged noise filter) and they say that gentle and very gradual exposure to noise (sound ) is the only way to address this. I have made an effort to put some happy sounds into my world, and have tried to change my emotional reaction to them. We need to live in a noisy world eventually, so doing it in a controlled manner is a good strategy. It seems to be working for me!

Hang in there. It does get better. Slowly. I need to hear from the longer term people the same thing, as I still get discouraged. But it does! VERY slowly. Baby steps. Steps backwards. But eventually forwards!
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).

Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!

Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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