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Well to be honest it was intermittent first, then steady, then intermittent again, then gone. Description of T here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/is-my-tinnitus-unusual-please-help-identify-it.1604/ Details on how I cured it here...

Even if it does return, silence is a huge good sign. My T went away intermittently before it left for good.

Yeah, at least in my case, it doesn't have to be loud.. it just has to be consistent white noise. It fueled my T.

I had something like this. Do you use a fan at night or an air conditioner? Mine went away once I eliminated white noise while sleeping.

That poor guy. Thank you for posting this, OP. The sheer brutality of this condition (for many people) needs to be in the spotlight.

0/20 medical conditions cannot be cured. Our problems - every one of them - are physical. They are made of stuff. Stuff can be fixed. No excuses.

Well take a hard look because 10 people on this forum SHOWED their appreciation for my comment, which tells us all we need to know about the validity of your 'doubts' and your judgement in general. I wonder when, and if, you will learn that you don't speak for everyone here. I fear you are well...

See my description of the problem here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/is-my-tinnitus-unusual-please-help-identify-it.1604/ Solution here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/my-tinnitus-98-cured.10020/

My philosophy is that if there is a problem, the only satisfactory outcome is to fix the problem. I will not accept it or try to contort my thinking to make it okay somehow, but rather try to cure it, and remain angry until and unless that happens. Basically I'm 0% "accept the things I cannot...

Agree with the OP. If my toilet wasn't working and the plumber arrived and he said "whelp, I'm not gonna fix your toilet, but here's some therapy to help you adjust to your new life of shitting in the woods".. guess what, he wouldn't be a plumber for very long. Because that industry isn't full...

It's usually an unwise option. But it is an option. It'll hurt those who love you if you do it, but your life is your own and you are not required to suffer for anybody.

OP, given that: 1. You are young (or look it) 2. Your tinnitus was not apparently caused by excessive noise or any other physical damage 3. You got your T very recently (less than 2 months!) 4. Your T has intermittently stopped I would say you have high chances of recovering completely on your...

Wow. I too had tinnitus, once, but I must have missed the part where it gave me omniscient knowledge of everyone's tinnitus ever.

I got it and regretted it. Brain looked impeccable. Noise wasn't too bad (earplugs!) but MRIs do cause radiation which increase the odds of future brain troubles.

In my case, I would have figured out the solution to my T much faster than the 4 YEARS it took if I hadn't seen a worthless ENT.

From my experience on this board Tinnitus is more likely to go away if: -You're young (check) -It wasn't caused by hearing damage (check) -It's intermittent (?) It DOES go away in many people. Mine did after four years. You just rarely hear about success stories because people move on with...

Yes, they're completely useless. Mine did audio tests and told me "you have tinnitus, there's no cure but we can train you to pretend it's not a problem" (I said no thanks). I specifically asked what things I could try determine the cause and he had no ideas whatsoever. I had to figure it out...

If you've had days of silence that is a VERY good sign, T that goes away temporarily is more likely to go away for good.

Nope. After 4 years of trying I figured out what was causing my T and fixed it. T is gone. No "moving on and trying to ignore it". And let me tell you there is no substitute for actual cessation of the problem. T is a physical problem. It is a problem with the physical stuff we are made of...

I think type-A personalities are affected a lot less than type-B. B's like me are out to experience their lives and relax, and T interferes with that a lot more than a mission-oriented personality.

Sleeping in silence CURED my tinnitus. Try it for a few months.

My T kept going away temporarily. After 4 years it finally left for good. OP's temporary relief is a good sign!

Yes, I was cured after 4 years. See https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/is-my-tinnitus-unusual-please-help-identify-it.1604/ for a description of the T when I was experiencing it and https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/my-tinnitus-98-cured.10020/ for a description of the cure.

I remember at one point in my T stint I experienced habituation. I stopped noticing the sound not because it wasn't there, but because the part of my brain that was experiencing it was kind of 'fenced off' from my consciousness. It felt awful. Like being trapped in the corner of your own brain...

Stop whining that you were hit in the mouth with a brick. Pain is a creation of the mind.

Don't worry Pamela, everyone acclimates in time, T is 10% noise 90% reaction! Gosh, I couldn't even type that without groaning. So sorry you've had to suffer this pointless horror!

Vivid nightmares every time? I'm jealous. Love all intense dreams, even scary ones.

OP, the fact that your T went away initially, and that it is gone at some time of day (morning) makes it VERY likely to be recoverable. Just hang in there!

Spending my nights in utter silence instead of white noise like fan/AC CURED my tinnitus. So for me obviously silence was better.

Wonderful!! Nice to see a recovery story. Hopefully when you have hard times in the future, you will remember when silence was taken away from you.. and that you got it back!

I'm not sure what you're asking. At one point in my T adventure I had *significant* hearing loss, such that I noticed it immediately, and while I don't know if it was on every frequency it was certainly a huge chunk.

No permanent hearing loss, although I did get temporary hearing loss in my left ear (lasted 3 days)

Agree completely with the OP. Tinnitus is an insane, pointless torture with no upside. I had it for 4 years and let me tell you, the only positive outcome is the T GOING AWAY. As in the noise physically stopping. Not 'habituation' where you pretend it isn't a problem and call yourself cured. Can...

Great way to put it and I agree 100%. I had T for 4 years including 18 months where it was horrible and nonstop and ruined my life. I never even considered 'accepting' it and instead found a solution for the problems. My T is now gone for over a year. You are young, your body CAN heal. Break...

Are you hearing this constantly or does it go away for hours or more? When you do hear it how often (every second, 2 seconds?) Is the tempo steady or erratic? Does external noise affect it?

I'm not sure what the cause was - it started suddenly and I have no hearing damage or loss. But it was aggravated by noise while sleeping, even soft white noise like a ceiling fan. Having a "rumbling" white noise youtube on even caused temporary hearing loss on top of the T, even though it was...

I had T for 4 years and it is gone. Not habituated, gone. Your chances are better if: -You're young -The T was not caused by noise damage

Always a pleasure to see someone get out of this club! Well done OP!!

Great. I would advise against the use of fans as well at night. Six months from now, could you return to this topic and give an update on your condition?

I really doubt I'm imagining these particles, they just behave so consistently and reasonably physics-wise! But interesting stuff.

Haha no, the only drugs I take are melatonin and alcohol

That could very well be! But I don't think they were there for that long if so. I've noticed, in the past, "clear" floaters now and then, they kind of look like single bubbles or lines of bubbles and I think everyone has them. They're much less intrusive than the solid black ones I see now, so...

I just started getting floaters like 2 months ago. Oddly it happened after I read up on it here and thought "huh I wonder what that would be like." Thanks, Satan :D Not too bad though (at least not yet), just three little squiggles I don't notice unless I'm in a brightly lit environment or...

The chances your T go away are better if: -You didn't get it from hearing damage -You are young -The T is intermittent/unstable rather than constant -You haven't had it for more than 6 months OP you have at least 3 out of the 4 good signs. I would bet on a full recovery! As for dealing with...

Yes, it goes away for a lot of people. I had it for 4 years and it is completely gone now. Also I have seen people do informal polls (talk to their friends and family) and discover that a lot of people had it and got rid of it. I think people get the impression that T is always permanent...

If it wasn't noise induced chances are good that it will go away. Add to that your youth and therefore resilience and your chances are very good! If it doesn't go away in another 3 months probably see a doctor about it.

No. It's gone along with my T

I wish I could get this at least a few times (not nightly!) it sounds intense.

I got that too. A "buzzing" and a reaction to sound. Once it even beeped in time with my turn signal!

Did your T start suddenly? Did you have no T related problems before the "alarm went off" all at once? Could you describe your T? Not all T is forever. Mine went away. You don't really hear about those who get better because mostly they don't talk about it. If your T is not hearing damage...

Yep. I had "morse code" T for years. I got better. I don't hear it any more.

Sounds preferable to constant ringing. And you know for sure it's all in your head this way - your ear is not going to be sending you music!

Wow what an amazing and wonderful story. Just goes to show that doctors who choose to actually give a damn are worth their weight in platinum. It's a pity they are so rare :( OP got the holy trinity, I am delighted.

18g effing melatonin did it almost every time. If that doesn't work SWALLOW THE BOTTLE Melatonin is non toxic!

Yes Thongjy, that is what it seems to me by reading these boards. And it makes sense. If you don't have hearing loss then there is no lasting reason for the T to be there. If the T sometimes drops off that means the path to recovery already exists

From browsing this board for a while it seems like: -You are more likely to shake off T if it is for a reason other than noise damage -You are more likely to shake off T if it sometimes goes away completely (intermittent vs constant)

I'm glad you're doing great! How is your T volume compared to April? You said it had lowered significantly then.

I posted in success stories, truesilence.

Believe me I do XD but I will never forget the hell of T and still consider myself one of the community.