Susanna Reid opens up over incurable illness she's suffered from for 20 years
09.02.2024 - 13:25
/ ok.co.uk
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has opened up about the incurable illness she suffers from, having been diagnosed with tinnitus nearly 20 years ago. Susanna, 53, spoke about her diagnosis on GMB on Wednesday, 7 February as she and co-host Richard Madeley got ready to interview Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing about his own battle with tinnitus.
Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing a sound in the absence of any external noise and is often described as a ringing in the ears. As the duo discussed Jamie's appearance on GMB, Richard, 67, turned to Susanna and asked: "You've had tinnitus for a very long time haven't you?" to which she responded: "Yes, almost 20 years." The mum-of-three then said she hears "it all the time" and would later provide some advice to those also suffering from the illness.
Susanna was diagnosed with tinnitus in 2004 after the birth of her second son Finn. People with tinnitus may hear a buzzing or ringing in one or both their ears, or sometimes in their heads.
The sounds can come and go or they might stay with the person all the time.
Tinnitus currently has no cure and the symptoms can be different from person to person, but the noises are most commonly described as a ringing, buzzing, humming or hissing.
Mum-of-three Susanna first opened up on her battle with tinnitus in 2018. She wrote on Twitter at the time: "My tinnitus is so loud right now.
The noise you used to hear when TV programming finished at the end of the day? That.
In my head." She has previously stated that she thinks the birth of her third son Finn was the cause of her tinnitus, and expressed her "distress" as she feared she'd never hear silence again. Previously on Good Morning Britain, Susanna said: “When I first started
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