PLS HELP Tinnitus veterans
Hi to all, I am seeking urgent help. I am 20 years old, M, and have been struggling. I got a concussion about a month ago, and all my symptoms are gone except for my tinnitus. I crashed my motorcycle at ~35 and went face first into the ground. I had the SLIGHTEST ringing symptoms before the crash, but only at night and when I smoked weed, which is weird because I have NEVER Had this happen before (started 1 month ago, after concussion). It gives me extreme anxiety and affects my sleep, I already REALLY struggle w/ derealization, so it makes it a lot worse. I feel like im not normal and it makes me honestly depressed, any tips, even just kind words and experiences?
And if anyone wants to go Dr. mode, im all ears: So the ringing has not got "worse", but it is almost like its louder sometimes. I feel like it is both ears, and I have a few theories. One, is that it is caused by ear wax. I have VERY small ear canals, and even after 15 min of spraying at the doctors, the doc said he cant even see my ear drum. I have had my ear totally plugged before and no ringing, so this confuses me a bit, but idk. So then I was thinking, my neck is rly stiff, landed on face, what if the ringing is TMJ or neck stiffness from my crash? So I called to ask for a referral for Physical therapy and doc said No, because he thinks I need an ENT and audiologist to remove the wax and test me, and it is not my neck, but I would not be so sure. Just to Clarify, cat scan showed nothing bad. But yeah, I honestly cant tell if it is just the left or both, but I feel like it is the left, which would tie right into my crash (crashed onto left side of my face). Another note, Dentist saw me and said my teeth are flattening from potential grinding, but I am a chronic clencher thanks to my dad, so I stopped doing that right away (had this dentist apt 2 months ago or so), but MAYBE I am a sleep grinder? I also have headaches that are VERY mild but present, which also points me to the neck tension side of things.
Any comments would be LOVED, does not even have to be diagnosing me or advice for the anxiety, can just be your experience with things. Anything helps, I am 20 and this makes me feel like a scared kid lol, idk how ya'll thug it out so much.