Jamie Laing shares terrifying symptom that led to diagnosis of 'debilitating' condition

Former Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing has opened up about suffering with "debilitating" tinnitus on a daily basis - and what made him receive an official diagnosis. The radio presenter appeared on the This Morning sofa on Thursday to raise awareness of the condition, revealing that he realised he had it ten years ago. Those with tinnitus suffer with a ringing or buzzing noise in their ears that doesn't come from an external source.

While in some, the condition can come and go and vary in intensity, Jamie revealed that his tinnitus is incurable. He shared that after hearing a buzzing sound, he searched around his house to find the source of the noise - only to realise that it was in his head. "It's really upsetting," he said. "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 asked what caused his tinnitus, Jamie said: "Loud music. I never protected my ears - you can listen to music so loud, I went to a lot of nightclubs when I was younger, London can be quite loud.

"I never thought anything of it. If you go to the gym class in the morning, that is loud." He added by urging viewers to be kinder to their ears to avoid any damage. "Somehow protect your ears in certain ways. Protect yourself from having tinnitus," he said. The former Made in Chelsea star is married to co-star Sophie Habboo, with the couple revealing that they hope to start a family one day. He said earlier this month on his podcast Great Company that while he wants kids, he worries about the lifestyle change that comes with them.

"I would really like to have one, but it has been a real long road because I was really scared of babies and I was really scared of commitment," he said. "The idea of not being able to escape something, with work or even divorce, there's always a way out. But with a baby there's no way out. There is no way out because you are committed to that little human forever and that for me is really quite scary. Still really scary, it is a real fear.

"To the point where at the start of last year, Sophie thought she was pregnant and I had to leave the restaurant because I was so stressed." Jamie continued: "Firstly that is not a good partner. It made me really nervous, but also made Sophie really scared because as a partner you want someone secure and relaxed, and it made her feel uneasy.". This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and ITVX. Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .