Habituation Is Real → My Best Advice to New Tinnitus Sufferers

[Javimaltes]

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 hearing it, I can enjoy my favorite hobby, which is reading, I can study and work. So, things are basically the same as before tinnitus. It took me like between 7 to 9 months to get to this point.

To the question if I have bad days, I have to say that normally I have bad moments that last between minutes and a few hours once every three or four weeks. What do I do to cope with them? I put on some background sounds and go on with my life.

Best advice I can give to new sufferers: don't do research, use sound therapy, search for psychological help and protect your ears.

I hope this message of hope helps new sufferers. It gets much, much, much better, almost to the point of recovering 95 % of your previous comfort. You will still have some moments of discomfort, but you will quickly adapt to them and learn to use the tools to cope with them.

Best regards to all.

 

[lanterns&coffee]

This gives me so much hope, thank you. I'm praying that days only get better from today onwards

 

[jecamp1]

I relate to this story. I'm 11 months past onset living a normal life with tinnitus. My left ear still rings all day, all night, but it does not bother me 97% of the time.

Cheers @Javimaltes on your success and thanks for sharing!

 

[DenverCO]

Sometimes I need to read things like this. Because right now at 2 months in, dismal, heartbreaking, depressing, life-crushing etc are all understatements.

Thank you for posting something positive!

 

[Javimaltes]

I relate to this story. I'm 11 months past onset living a normal life with tinnitus. My left ear still rings all day, all night, but it does not bother me 97% of the time.

Cheers @Javimaltes on your success and thanks for sharing!

Thanks. Yes, it has been tough, but mainly because I was in an anxious state of mind.

Sometimes I need to read things like this. Because right now at 2 months in, dismal, heartbreaking, depressing, life-crushing etc are all understatements.

Thank you for posting something positive!

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.