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I do wonder if extracochlear electrode stimulation might be helpful in the future (if one was prepared to have surgery to have a device fitted).

Hi @Jupiterman. Sorry for the delay. I'm doing well, thanks. My tinnitus has very slowly worsened over the years but it bothers me less and less. I don't notice it at work at all anymore as I'm distracted. It only really bothers me now and again when I'm not occupied with anything else. I'm...

Almost 7 years in for me! Pffffffff.

This is a very interesting thread. Lots of great contributions and things to think about. Thanks. Best wishes to all.

@GDK, thanks for posting this. I developed EXACTLY what you and @Ben Winders describe in my good ear about 2 years ago and I have been wondering if there is anything I could try to do about it so I may give your suggestions a try. In my case this low sound came on in my good ear about 3 years...

It seems perfectly reasonable to me to still want to have silence. I guess it’s only a problem if that desire keeps you stuck in a state of unhappiness.

@Bluemoon, one of the biggest breakthroughs I had was when I stopped measuring my success by how much I was aware of my tinnitus. It allowed me to stop blaming myself for still focusing on it and I found it easier to just let it be there, without judgement or analysis. Not sure if that makes...

@Bluemoon, I am able to go many hours without noticing it and even slight distraction makes me unaware of it but I still have plenty of time when I am fully aware of it but it doesn't really bother me that much now. There are still some bad times though. In my experience it is probably a mistake...

Hi @Ed209, glad to hear you are doing well. Great stuff. Thanks for all your support over the years. Best wishes mate.

@Oreilles, thank you for your positive post. It is getting towards 5 years for me now and I am following a similar trajectory. I haven't achieved a huge amount as far as awareness of my tinnitus but almost all the time it means very little to me now. A couple of times a day it gives me a little...

Hi @billie48. Did they not offer you an intratympanic steroid injection? I’d be happy to discuss with you if you want to PM me? BW

@Gb3 I am in a far better place than I was but it's not quite the bed of roses I imagined this far down the line. I'd still walk across hot coals for a cure....

@Gb3 No I just have a low rumbling vibratory hum in my good ear. Been there for a year now. I seem to get a new tone every year unfortunately but luckily so far none of them come close to the badboy in my left ear which I’m still struggling with after 4 and a half years!

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@Thuan I’m optimistic but no more optimistic than I am about current hearing restoration methods that don’t reliably improve tinnitus.