Jamie Laing: ‘I Haven’t Heard Silence in 9 Years Because Of Tinnitus’ | This Morning

This week is Tinnitus Week - highlighting the 1 in 7 adults in the UK that are affected by the condition - and one of those is Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing. Jamie blames a combination of anxiety and time spent in loud nightclubs throughout his 20s as the cause of high-pitched sounds he experiences. Jamie opens up about his experience alongside Dr Raj with everything you need to know about tinnitus.
Broadcast on 06/02/2025
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[@Caithnessflyfisher]

I too have Tinnitus and have done for over 10 years now.. That high pitch noise going in and out etc... My twin brother also suffers.. Years and years of loud music and playing music etc... I'm very much like Jamie.. I listen to storm sounds, wind, rain, blizzard sounds every single night as a way to not just block out the intermittent tinnitus ringing, but also to relax... YOUR NOT ALONE FOLKIES!!!.. there's worse things to be diagnosed with at the end of the day.. Much love.. Ross 🍻

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

My thoughts exactly there are worse things.

[@annbarton7508]

I started with tinnitus 10 years ago, which has developed into full blown menieres disease. I find it hard to sleep most nights. Thank you Jamie for raising awareness.

[@Bunnymoonstone]

i have tinnitus in both ears due to when i caught covid in 2021. i have to listen to a white noise machine every night to fall asleep and manage my stress levels to reduce the volume level. glad this is being shared!! if you have it, you aren't alone

[@kevslife]

I've had terrible tinnitus for 11 years this year.. its relentless, never ending and sometimes it's just soul destroying even with my hearing aids/white noise generators in. Every minute of everyday from the moment i wake til the second I manage to fall asleep. I hear a dual tone high pitched alternating pattern I can't remember what silence is like.. they think it's linked to chronic anxiety and not helped by my fibromyalgia. I can say with all my heart that it isn't as easy to deal with as this guy makes out. He's lucky he found a way to learn to cope.. I've tried everything.. everything and nothing helps it go away.. some days its better than others and I'm just grateful for that.

[@sekinatparry9883]

I didn’t know it was linked to fibromyalgia?, I have had a high pitched noise on and off. But where I have been really stressed over the last few months. Now it’s a ring when I get up on one side,it’s a total nuisance. But could be a lot worst 😊

[@kevslife]

@sekinatparry9883 ye its common for fibromyalgia patients. My tinnitus was "manageable" for about 3 years then it suddenly got worse.. some days I can manage.. others can be overwhelming.. like you say.. it could be worse.

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

Have you tried hypnotherapy? I was in a bad way 11 years ago when I was diagnosed a hypnotherapist helped me.

[@kevslife]

@JulieWillard-v2y troed allsorts from counselling to acupuncture, noise therapy.. even had a cyst removed but no avail.. hypnotherapy, that's one thing I actually haven't tried no, though I'm willing to try anything at this point. It has driven me to the edge of despair before now.

[@Patricia-ii9md]

I've always had it. I live alone so I always have either music on or you tube listening to news or documentary. Not loudly just in the background. Always on when I get into bed at night. Never talked to anyone about it so thank you. (I'm 77 so if I've survived it so can you & others.) All the best. ❤

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Lucky you haven't got loud Tinnitus and the less known about Hyperacusis.

[@stevebray3974]

I also have the radio on next to the bed every night. It really helps me to mask the sound and drop off to sleep. I struggled for such a long time but it was talking to other sufferers I found the answer. It’s always there but now it’s much easier. Glad music helps yours 👍

[@mangomosaics]

Ive had tinnitus since 2007 soon after my Dad passed away. I was gutted when the nurse nonchalantly said there's no cure. It's worse at different times. Last week I had lunch with friends at a restaurant and a lot of the sharing food was deep fried. That sent my tinnitus sky high that night and i hardly slept... lesson learned!

[@antonichristian5845]

I have had a high pitched noise and hissing noise in my both ears for over 20 years now, I don't really notice it anymore unless I focus on it. I also have Pulsatile tinnitus on and off all my life which is hearing your heartbeat in your ears, that one is harder to ignore and drives you nuts. Thankfully it usually goes for months after a while. Thinking of people with this horrible condition.

[@margaretflounders8510]

I call that the galloping horses in my head..

[@rifcafreed3203]

Thanks for putting it out there Jamie👍👍😊

[@alexgraham3529]

I can relate to the how the body is feeling dictates how bad your tinnitus gets, tired, stress, anxiety, etc. Ive have in left ear, but ears have been tested and fine.

[@TheNotoriousG.A.V]

I have tinnitus my self, but mine is not a high pitched squeek but a low drone. when i lie in bed it sounds like a car engine running outside the house. it's annoying as f**k

[@kevslife]

An doctor/audiologist can help you with white noise generators, some people find them helpful.

[@BigBubba694]

I have a Low hum noise in one ear nothing docs can do about tinnitus

[@kevslife]

@@BigBubba694 it can't be cured.. but it can be helped. I don't know where I'd be without my white noise generators to mask it.

[@mangomosaics]

Also, if 1 in 7 of the population has it, then why isn't there any research into it for a possible cure! All we are faced with is 'there is no cure!' 😕

[@kevslife]

@mangomosaics I was always told it was a symptom. My specialist said if everybody who had tinnitus only came out at night the streets would be very busy indeed. Yet like you say there's nothing being or can be done about it..

[@carmelshepherd6739]

I have this noise I think due to my clubbing days but I don't let it get to me as there is nothing to be done 😊

[@claudiacrossland]

I got tinnitus when I was 10, I’m nearly 40 now. We were at a family festival, a band was playing and a guy that stood next to me was doing a high-pitched whistle throughout. Out of appreciation I might add. We tried homeopathic remedies as well as stuff the gp prescribed. Nothing helped of course. I thought my life had ended, I was nearing depression. Couldn’t be in a quiet room. But as Jamie said, it did pass. I became a teenager and lots of life happened which pushed the tinnitus to the sideline. I still like to have ‘something’ on in the background, but it’s not a deal breaker anymore.

[@ingridsweeney1787]

Eating food with a high sugar content makes my tinnitus worse. Always hated loud noises, so mine is definitely caused by that

[@ingridsweeney1787]

Sorry. NOT caused by loud noise

[@heathermccarthy5589]

Yes I have heard sugary Foods contribute

[@danifrade1403]

I’ve been living with tinnitus for over 15 years. It’s getting louder and louder. The noise I hear resembles cicadas and it’s 24/7. As Jamie said, the tinnitus is louder when I’m tired or anxious. I got mine after several ear infections and perforated eardrums. I did learn how to live with it but it can be extremely irritating sometimes. I miss the silence.

[@maggiemoo0328]

Circadas! That describes it exactly, thank you. I’ve said it’s like white noise so people can understand, but your description is perfect!

[@rifcafreed3203]

For me it was definitely loud music , weddings and Barmitzvahs . The discos were extremely loud excruciating .!!!!!🥲

[@nicolabaddeley631]

I've had it for about 2 years now it's worse with stress cant sleep when its loud im trying to rest more and not get stressed out 😔

[@kevslife]

@@nicolabaddeley631 I believe stress causes it or adds to it in a dramatic way. White noise like rain /thunder videos helps mask it.. try to relax

[@shanehall98]

I have it and most of the time i dont notice it. I have had it for as long as i can remember.

[@missk660]

I can't work out if a washing machine is on, it's raining heavily or theres a helicoptor lol. Someone could be scrunching wrapping paper next to me continuously for all i know. I've had it now for about 23 years and its blocking me actually hearing normal things now. I've naturally learnt to lip read so when masks were the thing, i was up the creak! My poor husband has the have the subtitles playing on the TV otherwise i can't work out whats being said.

[@matthewlovesbritney]

I find it most annoying at night when I am trying to sleep.

[@kevslife]

@@matthewlovesbritney I listen to thunder/rain videos on KZbin via my phone on the side.. have that on in the background for an hour but I have to have to tv on low too on a sleep timer, its that bad.

[@WM84629]

I have tinnitus and chronic pain. I wish more people would speak about it. It’s tough

[@NoRan747]

I don´t know what silence is. This high pitch rather loud sound has been with me over 40 years and it´s getting louder the older you get.

[@IshwaraYogaNET]

My Dad had it, along with some deafness, he worked in factories. I got it aged 45 is after a bad cold infection. I river swim and after a couple of ear infections fromdirty water the tinnitus got worse each time. My hearing drops offat 2khz. The specialists tel me that the tinnitus is their in teh absence of hearing sounds at those higher frequencies. Like many hear i abused my ears with a lot of concerts and clubbing. Stress makes it worse. I have experienced some fear when its changed/become louder/ Its pretty loud and like most i have become used to it

[@AlitleInLuv]

Despite wearing hearing aids, I have tinnitus in the left ear like a low droning sound. More often than not it's bearable but sometimes it's so loud that it drowns out other sounds, It's quite embarassing when you keep asking someone to repeat what they've just said

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

I literally hear you! I have a hearing aid and still hear the tinnitus and struggle to hear people.

[@lizg5574]

I have tinnitus in both ears and have had for almost 40 years. I had to have the radio playing to be able to sleep at first but now, all this time later, I am used to it and unless I am unwell and it increases in volume for a short spell, I don't need to blot it out when I sleep. Yes, it hampers some activities still - whispered conversations can't really be held - but I can't let it rule my life.

[@defiant341]

So many sleepless nights here ....noises from miles away that seems like on my shoulder Hearing electric charging my phone...so much more

[@Steve30x]

I have tinnitus with 34 years. It's a 17,000Hz high pitch noise 24/7.

[@polyphonics557]

I've had it all my life like an untuned old tube TV set. In my case it might (might) have started when I was a toddler and stuck my head though a non-safety glass window. I remember that at my first primary school (circa 1972) they had audio hearing tests and they played a frequency that seemed to match what I hear/experience.

[@tmuir2801]

Brilliant!!! Thanks Jaime❤

[@coolgirls4855]

I've been hearing that noise and more, for about 50 yrs and hard of hearing too, have to wear 2 hearing aids. I have some really bad days.

[@MissCBwasadancer3]

I have pulsating tinnitus (hearing your heartbeat) + siren, buzzing & helicopter sounds. I also have extreme sound sensitivity, a symptom of my Severe ME, so need to wear soft ear plugs 24/7 to reduce background noise & noise cancelling headphones over the top to dampen repetitive noises, when someones hoovering, multiple people talking, hectic hospital environment etc. People think I’m rude or crazy but sound / vibrations physically hurts not just my head but my entire body. I spent 5 years only watching things silently with subtitles. Which i need to be cognitively alert for and is not at all relaxing when you get easily overstimulated may I add. It’s truly draining.

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

Sounds like hyperacusis. I can’t bear certain sounds. Police sirens are the worse!

[@snehitalwar1470]

I have the same pulsating type kind of hearing my own heartbeat.

[@frasermoore9399]

Being "diagnosed" is simply recognising you have noise in your ears/head with no external source. There's nothing a doctor/audiologist does other than say "yes, you're describing tinnitus". It's like saying "diagnosed with a headache", or "diagnosed with tiredness".

[@Frankstovold]

I've had it for 20 years and really struggled when I was a kid and my friends would go out and I never did because of the loud music. Sleeping at night was so hard but I've just learnt to live with it. But I do wish for silence one day before I die.

[@snehitalwar1470]

I developed tinnitus after a sinus infection and my GP very confidently said its not tinnitus because its not in both ears and because its not a ringing noise(mine is pulsating). It is so frustrating when the one institution that is supposed to have answers to our issues have no clue and basically rejects our queries or simply disregards our concerns.

[@heathermccarthy5589]

Hi I was in hospital with tonsillitis and sepsis which I lost my hearing in one ear permanently and have tinnitus in that one ear which the hospital diagnosed so yes you can just get it in one ear. The hospital supplied a hearing aid which helps quieten the noise a bit and helped me with coping strategies. X

[@andypalin3287]

I was a regular at metal gigs from the late seventies onwards and suffered for days afterwards with ringing in the ears. Fortunately I’ve escaped with a small amount of hearing loss and no tinnitus. I’ve since cut down significantly on my exposure to excessive volume mainly due to pricey tickets and the camera phone obsession! I’d certainly advise the younger generation to use ear protection. It’s no longer ‘Cool’ not to! 😜

[@ReviewAndAnalysis2732]

That’s crazy that 1 in 7 people have it. Hope I never get it 🤞

[@catherinethorpe3940]

His right you do get to the point you don't notice it im deaf in my other ear as well and for a time have appointments at the hospital where they see how you are and talk about it,I only notice it is worse when I have a cold my mother in law suffered to but hers use to wake her up I'm grateful I'm not that bad

[@janebrowning4992]

I had tinnitus many years ago, I went to hospital and I was given a smal hearing aid type device which sent signals to the brain to turn sound down. I took 2 years over all and thankfully it never came back. I wonder if this was offered to you.

[@Metal05]

30 years I’ve had it for. Too much heavy metal, gigs and sitting behind a drum kit for that time as well

[@Jessica-670]

I have tinnitus but mine is pulsating i literally sounds like my heart is beating in my ears its so stressful hard to concentrate

[@sarbinacorrigan4075]

I had tinnitus but I got hearing aids which has got rid of the tinnitus.

[@missk660]

Really? Mine just made it louder. I thought they were kidding me lol.

[@Dleefrlula]

Me too. Get used to it or go crazy

[@ursine121]

Yes, I have this and I really believe myself and certain others are just able to tune into the frequency of this Earth, dimension, electromagnetic radiation, I don't know, but I don't think it is a bad thing, maybe we are just more attuned or sensitive to it/them.

[@larrynelson3329]

I hear the sound of Cicadas. These are high pitch sounding bugs in the south. I hear them day and night 24/7. It is so annoying. Nothing helps. It's even worse in complete silence.

[@angelfriend3]

Mine sounds like a car starting up.

[@brendamaxwell5835]

Iv had it 40 yrs.i can handle alot,yes it's unbearable.

[@denisecronin5189]

I have tinnitus, thought it was caused by listening to heavy metal music, nope, a benign brain tumour

[@zircon1664]

Working environment is a huge one!

[@muhammadomer4674]

Ps dr has movie star looks. Like me . Haha

[@missk660]

And if you're ill or hungover???...... forget it!!! CAN NOT hear a thing besides whatever Tinnitus sounds you get.

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

I have had tinnitus for 12 years and the last two years it has been pulsatile. I have hearing loss now and wear a hearing aid. Nobody can advise me what is causing it. I listen to audio books and white noise to sleep. The key is not focusing on it. The brain needs to be distracted,

[@rifcafreed3203]

Mostly at night when things are quiet . Chris Martin has it !!!😊😊

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

And William Shatner and I think Barbra Streisand.

[@jaybraham85]

Tinnitus isn’t in the Ears, it’s in the Brain

[@benbenson8226]

My wife suffers from thix after having the covid injections. She has had it for four years now. I just wished there was something I could do for her.

[@MartynJohnson-j6x]

Jamie Lang. At Some point u may need the volume turning down in 1 of yr Ears. My mum has had this done in the end now. Also don't have the volume of yr Music 2 loud either that's a no no mate Kind Deepest Regards Martyn Charles Johnson in Rochford City of SOUTHEND-ON-SEA IN ESSEX UK ENGLAND NOW 👍 👍💪💪😁😉🫶🫶🫶🫶💛💛💛💛

[@muhammadomer4674]

I dont get the whistling but apart from that. I get thid BS

[@frasermoore9399]

Chris Martin isn't an amazing musician - maybe he could be without T!

[@margaretstannard5586]

So do I it’s not nice 👎

[@jd-ev1bw]

For most men it's because of their wife

[@JMStern84]

Put a warning up at the start please. For someone with tinnitus that blast of high pitch tone at the start isn't great

[@Steve30x]

I have loud tinnitus with 34 years and that had no effect on my tinnitus

[@JMStern84]

@Steve30x good for you. everyone is different

[@Bricksmouth]

@@Steve30x it also had no effect on me

[@brendamaxwell5835]

But it's not cancer blindness etc.

[@JulieWillard-v2y]

Exactly……still hard to deal with though.

[@MusicJunkie37]

What a way to downplay someone's issues. I bet you're the same person going on about how life is 'precious' and a 'gift'.

[@emilliejademoon]

Don't minimise other peoples struggles.

[@mikenewbold1699]

Jamie could just say he has this. Probably lying

[@davidneeson8384]

I have tinnitus and it can almost be deafening if you listen to it. No pun intended, and as odd as stating that sounds, it really is true. A bit of background noise is good as it drowns it out and/or is a distraction. It was bad about a year ago and was annoying me more than usual so I went to the doctor and then hospital and everything checked out and all was fine. Another odd thing is that I think I have always had it and it was my normal, and until I was made aware of it, then it became a thing. Like if you had an extra thumb and thought nothing of it until someone pointed it out, then you realise, oh, yes I do! To be honest it hasn't bothered me for quite a long time now and I 'd almost forgotten about it until a few days ago, when it just occurred to me that I hadn't noticed it for some time. It's still there if I stop to listen but it's bearable and obviously a lot better for me to have almost forgotten about it. But I've been taking new meds (for a separate issue) for a similar time so maybe that has something to do with it, or just coincidental.

[@adamoldfield4925]

Iv had it for ages I can’t pinpoint when it started but the only time I really hear it is when I’m laid in bed at night so I put the radio on really low just to distract the ringing because I’m not a great sleeper . I tend to agree with him I think it could be loud music that triggered mine too from years gone by

[@rifcafreed3203]

Mostly at night when things are quiet . Chris Martin has it !!!😊😊