Developed tinnitus in one ear after an eye surgery in 2014, quickly habituated to it. in 2017 went through a month or two of hyperacusis/tinnitus which drove me insane, but eventually lowered and I never wanted to deal with that again. After getting the vaccine April 1 all I could think about was my ringing coming back and listening to see if I heard it to the point (along side stress) it was all I could hear. It took over a month but it came down a bit, some days are better than others. But I also developed a blind spot in my right eye (Dr. thinks might be due to immune systems reaction to vaccine + high blood pressure spike that was likely due to me stressing over the ringing) which is expected to go away on its own. However now both my eyes feel cloudy, dilated, and I'm constantly worried and looking for problems with my left eye the same way I was constantly looking for ringing. I went to a therapist today who does CBT and she said my severe health anxiety is a form of OCD, and suggests I go on medication.

I'm very afraid of medication as I don't want my ringing to get any worse (and I don't want to be on medication forever, let alone increasing doses). So my question is, what OCD/anxiety medication is not as closely tied to tinnitus? To those who had tinnitus before starting anti-depressants, what anti-depressants did not affect your tinnitus? To those who developed tinnitus after starting anti-depressants, did your tinnitus ever lower? Thanks