So, 2 months ago I started feeling off balance all the time. Sort of like drunk. My eyes wouldn't focus on anything and it was hard to concentrate. Everything felt like it was swaying back and forth slightly.  I thought it was because of a new pair of glasses I had just got, but after a month of back and forth with my optometrist, I gave in and went to urgent care.

They said I had some fluid in my ears and treated me with antibiotics. I still wasn't feeling completely better so I talked to my GP, did some steroids and then another round of antibiotics. Right around the time I felt like my balance was starting to come back I noticed my ears were hissing and ringing. They always ring a little in a quiet room or at night but now it is very present and loud all day. I saw an ENT who says I'm fluid free and have no hearing loss. They want to follow up in a month

My wife thinks it's anxiety related. I started Lexipro this week. I've never had an inner ear infection before or such loud tinnitus. It's been a week and I can't handle my life anymore. I can't see this ringing ever stopping and blame myself for it. I can't stop thinking if I did the right things and if / when I'll ever be well again.  Has anyone recovered from something similar? All I can find online are horror stories and chronic complaints. I'm trying to survive Christmas but it's so hard.