I Have Habituated! (Or at Least Pretty Much There!)

[Ricardo1991]

So I have had tinnitus since Christmas of 2015.

Yes, it is up and down and up again! I feel as if I am pretty much better! As time goes on, I find that many people have Tinnitus like me, many real people. I wanted to share my video for 2 reasons:

1.) Help support the British Heart Foundation by raising money to fund research.
2.) To show you that if you didn't know me, you'd never know that I had tinnitus!

It does NOT control my life. It is a part of my life but not the main focus.

What did I do? I basically just stopped caring about it, I stopped making it the main focus (of course, I take care of my ears now). I know we can ALL get there. Trust me, I wanted to die so many times but I have tried to fill my life with happiness and I am getting there. I want you to join me in getting better! I know that one day, we'll ALL have a cure. I know that in my heart.

I just wanted to share my success story.

 

[Paul10]

Been having a bad hour after a fairly good day, I needed this, thanks Ricardo, God bless your recovery and good luck with your charitable drive!

 

[John Meyers]

So I have had tinnitus since Christmas of 2015.

Yes, it is up and down and up again! I feel as if I am pretty much better! As time goes on, I find that many people have Tinnitus like me, many real people. I wanted to share my video for 2 reasons:

1.) Help support the British Heart Foundation by raising money to fund research.
2.) To show you that if you didn't know me, you'd never know that I had tinnitus!

It does NOT control my life. It is a part of my life but not the main focus.

What did I do? I basically just stopped caring about it, I stopped making it the main focus (of course, I take care of my ears now). I know we can ALL get there. Trust me, I wanted to die so many times but I have tried to fill my life with happiness and I am getting there. I want you to join me in getting better! I know that one day, we'll ALL have a cure. I know that in my heart.

I just wanted to share my success story.

Congrats Ricardo. You took the high road and figured out how to be happy even with T. -- You are inspiration to the rest of us.

It is taking me a little longer than I expected but I'm getting there. -- I try to image what it was like before my fateful day of getting T, and I honestly can't imagine silence.

Keeping busy and finding this support group and volunteering more in my community has helped tremendously (I don't hear T when I am out and about keeping busy).

Cheers!

 

[Mentos]

So I have had tinnitus since Christmas of 2015.

Yes, it is up and down and up again! I feel as if I am pretty much better! As time goes on, I find that many people have Tinnitus like me, many real people. I wanted to share my video for 2 reasons:

1.) Help support the British Heart Foundation by raising money to fund research.
2.) To show you that if you didn't know me, you'd never know that I had tinnitus!

It does NOT control my life. It is a part of my life but not the main focus.

What did I do? I basically just stopped caring about it, I stopped making it the main focus (of course, I take care of my ears now). I know we can ALL get there. Trust me, I wanted to die so many times but I have tried to fill my life with happiness and I am getting there. I want you to join me in getting better! I know that one day, we'll ALL have a cure. I know that in my heart.

I just wanted to share my success story.

Hi Ricardo,
Happy to hear that! I still struggle to find happiness with T, particularly my office work where I have to concentrate a lot and have many meaningful discussions is a struggle. In my free time in the afternoons at home and at weekends I pretty much manage to find peace with my T.
Can I ask you if even being habituated do you still mask your T with nature sounds or others or you just don't care anymore and expose yourself fully to T? And how about tasks or leasure which requires full intellectual engagement like reading books, don't you find it problematic to focus?

Happy for you, I hope to get there where you are one day. Stories like yours help me move through the day.

 

[Ricardo1991]

Congrats Ricardo. You took the high road and figured out how to be happy even with T. -- You are inspiration to the rest of us.

It is taking me a little longer than I expected but I'm getting there. -- I try to image what it was like before my fateful day of getting T, and I honestly can't imagine silence.

Keeping busy and finding this support group and volunteering more in my community has helped tremendously (I don't hear T when I am out and about keeping busy).

Cheers!

!
Thank you! Yes, you will get there! I promise you will! Honestly, I cried so much when I first got T. I wanted it to go away I literally threw myself on the floor and cried and shouted for it to go away. I think that was a point where I thought, you know what.. I am going to live my life to the fullest! I don't care if T is there anymore. I will talk to it, I will make friends with the imp in my ear whenever I am having a rough day, but I promise you WILL get there!

 

[Ricardo1991]

Hi Ricardo,
Happy to hear that! I still struggle to find happiness with T, particularly my office work where I have to concentrate a lot and have many meaningful discussions is a struggle. In my free time in the afternoons at home and at weekends I pretty much manage to find peace with my T.
Can I ask you if even being habituated do you still mask your T with nature sounds or others or you just don't care anymore and expose yourself fully to T? And how about tasks or leasure which requires full intellectual engagement like reading books, don't you find it problematic to focus?

Happy for you, I hope to get there where you are one day. Stories like yours help me move through the day.

Thanks! Yes, I listen to the mynoise sound generator every night (I use the rain noise and tibetan bells noises) and I set it on a timer every night for 2 hours. I'll fall asleep with it on and when it shuts off I don't notice because I'm already fast asleep.
But I read books, I have conversations, I go for walks, I use the sauna, everything now. I just accept my tinnitus as being there. I also carry my house keys everywhere I go, if I am having a bad day I'll jingle my keys to distract my brain. Other than that I just sort of take the time to relax also. My next step is to visit a float pod where you float around in silence for an hour in water. I just want to experience this for once in my life haha.
Cheers!

 

[Ricardo1991]

Been having a bad hour after a fairly good day, I needed this, thanks Ricardo, God bless your recovery and good luck with your charitable drive!

No problem! To be honest, last night my T flared up a little but didn't bother me sleeping and thanks! I have officially reached 85% of my fundraising goal!

 

[dgray]

No problem! To be honest, last night my T flared up a little but didn't bother me sleeping and thanks! I have officially reached 85% of my fundraising goal!

how do i get to your fundraiser?

 

[Ricardo1991]

how do i get to your fundraiser?

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hiskitch
Thanks for asking! It helps if you share my video too but hope you're doing well! Today my T has been behaving hope yours has been settling down too

 

[muzi]

lucky you . I am struggling to reach to that point. not to be negative guys but this is my 17 month but it feels like I am losing it worse. well I tried a number of strategies

 

[Ricardo1991]

lucky you . I am struggling to reach to that point. not to be negative guys but this is my 17 month but it feels like I am losing it worse. well I tried a number of strategies

You are not alone! Have you had your hearing tested? If it doesn't show that you're getting any worse then I would just take that and run with it that it is not worsening and you will get better trust me I used to cry pretty much every day because I was so upset about it. You will get better and we will be here with you when you do