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" You can have peace without quiet". Its true. Brownbear. Good words.

Hello Carlos. Good words mate- I agree with and relate to them. I've just completed my second year also.Rog

Good one Kathy. I'm in the same boat. Its a positive story. Life's good. All the best.

Hi all, that's a great idea - focusing on reaction rather than the tinnitus. I've said it before somewhere here, but my brother said that he thought I was ADDICTED to the noise. I thought about that. A lot. And decided he was right. I'm weaning myself off the checking (what a habit it becomes...

rtwombly, I really like your 'brain scar' description! It fits.

Hi Andrew, yep, I'm Australian. Live in Perth. Know there's a few of us in this community. Hope things are ok for you. R

Hello Amelia, I hope you feel better soon - just keep gently pushing this tricky stuff into the past. R

Hello Emil, this is a really interesting point. I sometimes reflect on some specific moments before I 'got' tinnitus in July last year. I remember moments years ago when I'd be out bush in the dead quiet of night and I'd remark to myself things like, "Wow, this silence is noisy, almost...

Hi Lynn, I've been seeing a Chiro once a month, every month for 4 years. My back and neck are in top condition. That's why I go. I started 4 years ago due to chronic upper back/ neck pain, pinched nerve, wasting muscles, ancient whiplash injuries. I was a mess. After the first visit, my back...

Hi All, Good posts Raymundo! You are dead right. I've had T for just over a year, and have been part of this community since November. It's helped me. Mine started in July 2013. Jet engine type, 24/7. Had a really bad few months, then ever so gradually, things started to get ...better. My...

You're right. In no way to I trivialise this. Its really bloody tough. Full stop. My advice - do those good things you've listed. Do them. You'll feel that you've taken some control back. And achieved something good. Don't let it take over. And, you have to keep on doing that stuff too. Every...

Hi Telis, I used to wonder the same thing. Its not a strange post. I sometimes think about all the things that I used to think about before my silence was taken by the T. I know I'm not the same person. I'm a bit more careworn. A bit frayed. That sounds pretty dramatic. However, you're...

Hey Carlo, what a wonderful thing to happen! All the best to you. Rog

Yep, "Razor Sharp Hiss". Nicely described. That's what I have. It does drop in volume a bit, now and again in cycles to reveal a warbling peep! But yeah, that hiss is a mongrel! R

Hi All. Am a big supporter of mindfulness and rewiring. Am getting on with the noise ok, and living a happy life, all considering. Was having a vary rare conversation about the noise. Happened to be with my twin brother who was on a very rare visit. Something he said really struck a...

Hi there, I'm a committed Chiro patient- I see my guy once a month without fail and have done so for years and I credit him for keeping my back in really good condition. That said, chiro isn't for everyone, but for me, it just works. I thought about the chiro-tinnitus connection. My...

Wow! I used to get a bit of activity like that - I remember startlingly loud BOOOOP!! one evening. I think any variation in your noise is good - shows its still a bit plastic, and hasn't hardened into something static, unchanging and hopeless. I think pressure does impact the noise - when I've...

Nice one Katriina, its great when you can have a chunk of time without being conscious of the t noise. Just simply getting on with the simple and good things in life. That was a really nice post. All the best to you and everyone. R

Gday Amelia, I agree with Karen. Lots of people with t have high pitch hearing loss in one or both ears. I didn't know it until I tried an online tone generating test. I thought my hearing was perfect. And there it was; at anything above 8khz - I was completely deaf in my right ear, but ok...

Great to hear Christine. Mine started around the same time. Cant believe it'll be a year in a few months. Anyhow, I'm doing the same things as you. Getting on with life, work , family, fitness, happiness. My t goes up and down in cycles, but these days when it's noisy, all the old drama, and...

Hi ATVand all, its interesting you suspect constant background noise ( as opposed to the normal 'sudden loud noise or concert etc.) to have triggered your T. Looking back, last year I spent quite some time complaining about the background noise generated by the aircons at work. They were at...

Hi JTP and everyone else. Great thread! I know what you mean about jinxing yourself. My T cycles like this: a few good days followed by a couple of not so good days. Seems that a couple of things have happened though. Over time, I've become better at not noticing the noise, unconsciously. I...

It's a great looking car though - in your picture. That's something. Why don't they make orange cars with black vinyl roofs any more? Thinking about my old Cortina always cheers me up.

Mine's the same Eric. Rog

Yeah, days off are great. For me, on the "Days off" it is still there hissing or whistling away but at a much lower volume and I find I can go for hours without noticing it or thinking about it. Ahh great times. It is very good training in "How not to notice it". too. When it is reset during...

Whoops, I meant "Good on you" ha ha!

Good stuff Mikey. Attitude is everything. Attitude and willpower. Goon on you.

Mine cycles too - usually a couple or few days quiet followed by a couple of noisier days. When I first got it, my t was a very loud, consistent tone. It eventually morphed into cycling t with a more bearable noises and less volume overall. I haven't been able to identify anything at all that...

Hi Guys, yep, mine's similar - what's delivered upon waking is what I'm left with for the day. I seem to get a couple of good quieter days followed by a bracket of noisier ones. To me its better than just having the one boring tone and volume - tinnitus with a bit of variety is easier to...

Gday Amelia, I hope the noise settles down a bit for you. I just had a few not so good days- you know, just getting on with life despite the noise. Ironically, when the volume drops like it has today, (mercifully) I cant get too much done- I'm too bust feeling relieved. Oh well, Onwards. Hope...

I started logging the good and bad days using 1-10 scale too. When I look back, there's more good days than bad ones too. Also my scale reduced from 1 to 5. Fortunately for me, the force 8s, 9s and 10s seemed to have been restricted to the first couple of months. Now I go from a great '1' to...

Demi's story is like mine. A few nice quiet days followed by a couple of noisy ones, followed by some quieter ones. I haven't found a thing that influences the volume though. Basically what I wake up with is what I'm left with for the day. Sleep time is when it resets. Louder, softer or the...

Good point LeQuack! I think pretending to be 'normal' is really important. The doing of normal things for a person with t is good training and good discipline. I started off on this horrible journey pretending to be normal at work and at home. After months and pretending to be the old me...

Good on you Neenie. This forum's a really important place for us thanks to Markku and the others. I don't talk about it with people who don't have the t. They might go looking for it. All the best. R

Hi and thanks all for the forum here. Helps a lot. I usually sleep well, despite the continuous noise. My t resets each morning and I'm delivered something from a limited playlist. Now playing are Hiss, Tinkle or Hiss and Tinkle! The volume also is 'set' at that time. I know if it'll be a...

Good on you Neenie. Rog.

Hi Demi and Lulubug, Thanks for your stories. This forum really helps me. Talking with others who 'know' t is reassuring, even though I'm sure everyone here feels sorry for everyone here! Mine started as a constant tone but now mercifully I get delivered lots of variants in tone and volume...

Gday Neenie, You know, yesterday I went to the cricket here in Perth. I spent the day sitting around, drinking beer, chatting to my wife, laughing at the antics of the crowd, baking in the heat and generally having a normal, great day. The t was there when I looked for it, but I went for hours...

Great advice Matti-Pekka! I agree that you need to accept that it will take time to get better. The t needs the time. Its a bit on the wierd side, but when I was in the early stages of nightmare level ,roaring tinnitus 24/ 7, a few months ago I had a dream where a message came through very...

Interesting. Think a pattern's emerging from the madness. I've been keeping a daily log (not obsessively) on my noise ratings, runs, gym visits and weight. A typical day's scribbled entry would be: "Rode. Ran 8k . 79.5kg. T3" - so it doesnt take more than a second to do. On the T front I...

Thanks Sherri. I'm glad to have found this forum. Helps to know others are in the same boat...it makes you think of them rather than one's own dramas! R

Hi I'm Roger- I live in Australia, am 47, a happy, fit , family man. Got Tinnitus ( the jet engine, 24/7 type) on July 26, 2013. I flew to Adelaide ( which I do regularly) and voila!, that night The sound was 'there'. The sound's been there 24/7 , both ears but as times gone on, the volume...