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Thanks. Yes, it has been tough, but mainly because I was in an anxious state of mind. I'm glad it helps you. Believe me, once you start to relax, anxiety will diminish and step by step you'll feel much better. Sound therapy, helps a lot. Best regards.

It really does get better. I'm from northern Spain, so I’m a pretty skeptical person. In the beginning my suffering was huge, unbelievably huge. But now in my 10th or 11th month with tinnitus, I can say that I’m almost totally habituated. What does that mean? I almost don’t notice it, despite...

I read your previous posts. You had a 0.1 tinnitus, which you described as unnoticeable. That is not something you habituate to, that is such a low tinnitus that it was not bothersome at all. Habituation to very bothersome tinnitus takes time, even more than a year and a half.

That is not true. Maybe TRT does not work for you, but that is only your case... I have several friends and colleagues with tinnitus and all of them have habituated. I tell you something, the only treatment for tinnitus is psychological. We will never have a cure.

Indeed. I enjoy life very much. After almost five months I only have a few issues to improve. In the beginning, I felt terrible and thought that it was the end of my life. Some commentaries that I read here at the beginning were not helpful. Thank God I know personally people with tinnitus that...

Thanks, Joe! I'm glad that you are feeling better. I think that there is not only one approach. The important thing is to make progress even if it takes a little longer. My tinnitus seems louder than in the beginning, but somehow my brain seems to focus less on it. I followed some of the pieces...

Update after 4 months. I started my journey with tinnitus 4 months ago. For the first two months, I was very irked, crying every single day and hoping for a miracle. Well, I’m not cured, but I feel more and more comfortable every day. I can stand silent environments and develop my job as a...

Me too. I read months ago that 65 % of tinnitus cases are somatic. Even acoustic trauma induced tinnitus is in a lot of cases somatic. My advice, and this helped me so much, is not to focus too much on your tinnitus. It is good to know what intensifies it, but once determined, the best strategy...

This is great, Walker123. It is what my friends with tinnitus say. They do not notice tinnitus if they don't focus on it, despite that they can hear it almost everywhere. Have you written a success story already? I think it will be very helpful for all people on this forum, taking into account...

Hi, @Romano. Habituation is a very slow process. It happens gradually over several several months. It can take 18 months even with therapy. It is not possible to force it. But there are strategies to ease the habituation. The main thing is to avoid sadness, cope with sadness, and seek...

Hi, Billie. Great advice. This forum needs more posts like yours. I'm coping with tinnitus since June. So, my tinnitus is very recent. But I have several friends and colleagues with this condition and all of them are living a good life in spite of their tinnitus. Best wishes.

Yes, it is a process of several months. Now tinnitus normally does not irk me. I still hear it, but sometimes my brain forgets about the ringing. The people I personally know and that have also tinnitus only notice it when they are going to bed, their brains are distracted with life until that...

Hi, Joe! I'm glad to see that you feel better. I told you, with help from professionals in psychology, it is much easier to overcome. With best wishes, Javier

Hi, @Knightsky. I went to a psychologist as I said and that helped me a lot. Believe me, you will be better soon if you take care of your feelings. One month ago I was very very sad, today I feel great. I don't know about tomorrow, but now life is as it used to be despite this ringing. As I...

Hi, @Joe Cuber. The osteopath is helping me a lot and if he has knowledge of the TMJ, the better. Best wishes.

Yes, at this moment I would classify it as low. It seems that is getting lower and lower every week. Today, I can hear it, but it's not annoying at all because seems very weak. Sometimes is like the tinnitus is dying. I thank you with all my heart for your suggestions. I will read your...

Thanks, @Michael Leigh. Before having tinnitus, I used headphones for listening to podcasts, though not too much (twice a week, like half an hour) and very rarely, for listening to music. So, this could be the cause. Concerts, gigs, pubs, clubs, etc are not a possible cause of noise induced...

Thank you, @Mister Muso! Well, being Spanish I have always doubts regarding whether my sentences make sense. I don't know the cause of my tinnitus. I think it is not noise induce, as according to the audiogram I don't have hearing loss and the iWatch indicates that I was always in environments...

Hi! I developed tinnitus two months ago (tomorrow will be the second month) and, as a lawyer, I work in silence most of the time. At this moment I'm able to work and read in silence despite I'm hearing the noise quite clearly. But most importantly, there are a lot of successful people though...

Hi from Spain, Chris. Sorry to read what happened. For the moment is too soon to know what is going to happen, but in most cases, the ringing subsides. In any case, whether it subsides or not, you will be ok. So, don't panic. Avoid reading too much on the internet about tinnitus, trust in your...

Yes, normally, people cope with tinnitus quite well, even when it is very annoying. They develop strategies for their lives and are able to cope with this ringing. We have to embrace the strategies that technology provides today. Imagine having tinnitus centuries ago... Rosseau had tinnitus and...

Hi, Ken. Thanks for your comment. I think that new people coming here need some positivity - though not toxic positivity. Tinnitus is annoying, but I realized that some of the people in my environment have tinnitus and I didn't even know that they had. That gave me hope because they are normal...

I didn't know this chart. Thank you very much.

Hi, Joe. I was very sad the first two weeks -- crying all the time and feeling miserable. Now I feel a bit better. One of my colleagues in the law office has tinnitus and carries a normal life. I have a friend that also has tinnitus (noise-induced) and also carries a normal life. And I know...

Thanks for the comment, Albapv! Yes, I was through an intense period of stress. But I prefer don't think too much about the causes, as even the doctors can not tell what caused it. I've thought too much about it already and it is not going to heal me. Now I'm just trying to move on. I know...

Thanks for your reply. Well, I'm struggling with English. What I wanted to say is that I do not see the point rating continually the level of our tinnitus.

Hi, Joe. Thanks for your reply! For the first two weeks, I had no problems sleeping. It was after visiting the family doctor that I started to sleep really bad... she had no tact. But I started to sleep again two weeks ago. I do not sleep as well as before having tinnitus, but I sleep 6 hours...

Hi! My name is Javier and I'm from Spain. I' m 37 years old, and I have developed tinnitus one month and three weeks ago. I went to the audiologist and I do not have hearing loss. I don't know what triggered my tinnitus and guess it is bilateral, almost imperceptible in one ear and more...