Then take public transportation if any...

Hi Beverley,

That is a very interesting question. I can only guess at the answer.

A panic attack is a nervous reaction to a stressful situation. What is
it that could be stressing you on a highway? Are you worried about all
the traffic? Is it the noise? Is it the fact that you do not know the
way?

Any or all of these could be setting up stress. And what does stress
do to the body? It sets up tension. Check yourself one day. When you
are stressed about something - are your shoulders hunched up - is your
head down and leaning forward? Are your arms tight? Are you having
trouble breathing? Are these things happening to you while driving on
the highway?

If you have been to my webpage, and that is where you wrote from, you
may have seen that my main emphasis is MUSCLE TENSION. And this could
also apply to your highway driving.

===================
You know the saying "hitting your head against a brick wall"

Suppose you hit your head against a brick wall and this gives you a
headache.
An aspirin will make the pain go away for a little while. But it will
come back when the aspirin wears off.

Suppose you find a simple exercise that will make the pain go away.
That is great. But after a while the pain will come back.

So what do you need to do to make the pain stay away? Stop doing what
you are doing!

Now to Tinnitus. Whether you feel it or not (I didn't for a long time)
there is tension in your shoulder muscles. What is happening in your
life that is causing the tension?

There are many things in our life that cause our muscles to tense up.
Stress in our lives.
Computer habits.
Telephones
Bad posture, Bad seating.
Badly fitting teeth and dentures.
etc. etc. etc.

The Alexander Technique people believe that if people habitually adopt
an incorrect posture - with tensed muscles, humped backs, crossed legs
and jutting chins - the nervous system and the muscles cannot function
properly, and there is a lack of co-ordination and of balance.

* Find out what is causing the tension.
* Correct your head posture.
* Do the neck exercises.

If you always do what you've always done
You will always get what you've always got.
======================

Can you start relaxing at home? Can you then relax while driving your
car under normal circumstances?

Then try relaxing while taking a SHORT trip on the highway.

I believe that losing your balance or feeling dizzy are both results
of extreme tension in the body.

If you can get more control of the tinnitus, then the hearing loss
will also improve. It is not hearing damage, it is only hearing loss.
Something is blocking the hearing.

Please let me know what you think and how you get on.

Tinnitus is a pain in the neck
Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/

"beverley" <usafret@cox.net> wrote in part:

If you haven't seen a neurotologist for the dizziness, you should do so right
away.