Poll: Have You Experienced the Opposite of Habituation?

[Bill Bauer]

The opposite of habituation is when the tinnitus sound that you used to tolerate in the past, seems to get more and more disturbing over time...

 

[Michael Leigh]

The opposite of habituation is when the tinnitus sound that you used to tolerate in the past, seems to get more and more disturbing over time...

Nicely described Bill...

 

[Michellejean]

If only I could have a minute to get used to it. Constantly changing on an hour by hour basis. Loud, soft, new noises, old noises. Yikes! Hope you are well @Bill Bauer just read you had a spike. I'm sorry for that!

 

[Bill Bauer]

For me, the long run trend seems to be habituation. However, you Do get those days or even weeks, when I feel like you've had it for So LONG (5000 hours, in my case) - and then it feels like the opposite of habituation. In any case, I AM noticing that I am beginning to forget what it is like to hear silence.

 

[Michellejean]

@Bill Bauer when did your experience with tinnitus begin? What's your story? And your support system? Sometimes I get upset at my support system because I know they don't understand just like I don't understand why someone with cancer is going through (just for an example)

 

[glynis]

@Bill Bauer ,
My Bilateral tinnitus only gets worse but it's due to Menieres and hearing loss.Habituating to it is more or less impossible but my reaction to it emotionally is stronger.
love glynis

 

[Bill Bauer]

@Bill Bauer when did your experience with tinnitus begin? What's your story? And your support system? Sometimes I get upset at my support system because I know they don't understand just like I don't understand why someone with cancer is going through (just for an example)

My T turned on on February 2, 2017 (if you hover your mouse over any username, you will see information about their date of onset).

I don't really need anyone's support, but I certainly get a lot of it.

I learned about tinnitus many years ago. I was horrified that something so bad can exist. I imagined what it would be like to have that, and now I know that it is exactly the way I imagined it.

 

[999]

My T turned on on February 2, 2017 (if you hover your mouse over any username, you will see information about their date of onset).

I don't really need anyone's support, but I certainly get a lot of it.

I learned about tinnitus many years ago. I was horrified that something so bad can exist. I imagined what it would be like to have that, and now I know that it is exactly the way I imagined it.

I've been reading many of your posts which are very informative. How is your tinnitus experience now compared to around onset?