Strictly star Jamie Laing reveals update on battle with ‘nightmare’ health condition eight years after shock diagnosis
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STRICTLY star Jamie Laing has issued an update on his ‘nightmare’ battle with Tinnitus - eight years after his shock diagnosis. Jamie, 36, has opened up about living with the condition, admitting there are times when he wants to "rip his ears off" and the impact it has had on his everyday life.
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In his latest Instagram Story, the Made In Chelsea alum told fans how symptoms have worsened in recent days. Alongside a selfie with his fingers in his ears, Jamie wrote: "Dear Tinnitus: I've had this awful, constant ringing in my ears for abouts years now & overtime I've managed to find ways to ignore, deal or come to terms with it but occasionally it lifts its evil head, it's like an alarm bell ringing in my head (shout out to fellow sufferers).
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"The past couple days it's been that alarm. It's almost hard to focus on anything else - nightmare yes!!. "It is however good to listen to it and use it as an alarm, you're tired, stressed, , anxious maybe. "But listening to it helps. Instead of seeing it as your enemy try and see it as your friend trying to tell you something, so that's what I'm trying to do.
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"The reason I'm writing this is because when it's this loud (and it's LOUD) it helps so much more talking about it. "I hope this message connects with someone else dealing with it badly today, this week, this month or the whole time.". In a video to raise awareness and money for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, Jamie recently detailed how he first experienced features of tinnitus.
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