Hello everyone,
It's been one year since my tinnitus began, and unfortunately, I haven't habituated yet because it changes every two months. I don't react strongly to it anymore (except when I get brand-new sounds), but I can't ignore it.
It started as a very high-pitched ringing in February 2024, and since then, I've experienced different variations, including just hissing, hissing with mid-tone ringing, unilateral ringing with hissing, unilateral low-pitch tinnitus that comes and goes, multiple mid-tone ringing, and reactive tinnitus.
For example, in November and December, I had just hissing. Then in December and January, I developed ringing with hissing. In January, my low-pitch pipe tone came back in my right ear after four months of absence.
I constantly get new sounds that come and go, varying a lot in loudness. Every single tinnitus sound I have is lower than 2000 Hz (although my first-ever sound was 12,000 Hz). I also go through periods where I get transient tinnitus every day due to my posture.
I have bad TMJ, which impacts my tinnitus a lot. Since I clench my teeth at night and can't do anything about it (yes, I have a retainer, but no, it doesn't prevent the clenching), every morning is kind of a surprise as I discover which "flavor" of tinnitus I got overnight.
The latest addition to my tinnitus is a buzzsaw sound that appeared after I accidentally watched a music video with the same sound for less than 20 seconds. It might be a coincidence, and hopefully, it's temporary since it's only been two days.
Over the past year, I've learned to cope better, but I'm getting tired of having to habituate to something new every two months—as if I could even habituate that quickly in the first place.
Does anybody else have no baseline? And how do you cope?
It's been one year since my tinnitus began, and unfortunately, I haven't habituated yet because it changes every two months. I don't react strongly to it anymore (except when I get brand-new sounds), but I can't ignore it.
It started as a very high-pitched ringing in February 2024, and since then, I've experienced different variations, including just hissing, hissing with mid-tone ringing, unilateral ringing with hissing, unilateral low-pitch tinnitus that comes and goes, multiple mid-tone ringing, and reactive tinnitus.
For example, in November and December, I had just hissing. Then in December and January, I developed ringing with hissing. In January, my low-pitch pipe tone came back in my right ear after four months of absence.
I constantly get new sounds that come and go, varying a lot in loudness. Every single tinnitus sound I have is lower than 2000 Hz (although my first-ever sound was 12,000 Hz). I also go through periods where I get transient tinnitus every day due to my posture.
I have bad TMJ, which impacts my tinnitus a lot. Since I clench my teeth at night and can't do anything about it (yes, I have a retainer, but no, it doesn't prevent the clenching), every morning is kind of a surprise as I discover which "flavor" of tinnitus I got overnight.
The latest addition to my tinnitus is a buzzsaw sound that appeared after I accidentally watched a music video with the same sound for less than 20 seconds. It might be a coincidence, and hopefully, it's temporary since it's only been two days.
Over the past year, I've learned to cope better, but I'm getting tired of having to habituate to something new every two months—as if I could even habituate that quickly in the first place.
Does anybody else have no baseline? And how do you cope?
