I am wondering how many people think stress or anxiety might be a trigger for their MD symptoms.

Ears, nose and throat
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All comments or advice welcome.

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Stress is my biggest trigger. I'm a firm believer that it affects MD. At least it is for me.

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Anxiety and stress are my biggest trigger it seems.

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Very interesting post!

There is definitley a correlation between stress and my attacks. Does anyone know the scientific explaination for this?

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I think it most definitely can trigger an episode.

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Yes absolutely

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Change of pressure in the ear..

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It is for me on most occasions

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Stress is my biggest trigger. Tiredness comes second. But the two go together in my case as stress depletes me of my energy!

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Hi Angela, how does stress affect the pressure in the ear?

Misti

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Thank you everyone for your replies. It seems like stress is a trigger for many people.

I suppose this is partly why some people find valium helps during an attack?

As JMJ says on another thread, stress is part of life and hard to avoid  but I am wondering what , if any, techniques people use to reduce their stress and if they think it has had a beneficial effect on their MD symptoms.

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Yoga. A new look on things. Meditation. And lots of fresh air. It has helped me a lot and given me breathing techniques , relaxation techniques and also the ability to feel when my body is stressed. And weirdly enough, it has improved my balance!

Good luck 😊