Ex-Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing has bravely spoken out about his daily struggle with "debilitating" tinnitus and the journey to his diagnosis.
Gracing the This Morning sofa on Thursday, Jamie shared his personal battle with viewers, explaining it was a decade ago when he first noticed symptoms.Tinnitus sufferers experience a persistent ringing or buzzing in their ears that doesn't come from an outside source, with Jamie revealing that his condition is permanent.
He recounted the initial confusion of hearing a buzzing sound and searching his house for its origin, only to realize the noise was emanating from within. "My story is that nine years ago, I woke up one morning and I could hear this ringing.
I searched the whole house to find this noise and then realised that it was in my head," he said. "I'm a big advocate for talking about it.The hard thing about it is that no one can see it or feel it." "It's really upsetting," he confided. "This is for life and you think, 'How am I going to get through this?' But your brain can do amazing things where you realise how to work around it." When delving into what caused his tinnitus, Jamie didn't hesitate: "Loud music.
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