Hi
@Leo Pappas.
I am not a doctor, so I have no training or qualifications from with to base anything I say here. But, that being said,
I am not familiar with somatic tinnitus (I did a little research after reading your post originally), but some articles I read indicate that problems with the jaw, and in particular the TMJ, can be connected with the causes of somatic tinnitus. And were you mentioned that clenching your jaw affects what you hear, you may want to consider getting that checked out by an ENT.
From a general tinnitus perspective, there is hope, especially since your tinnitus is very new.
@Bill Bauer wrote the following post discussing studies that show a fairly high recovery rate from tinnitus (
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/spontaneous-recovery-stats-over-70-recover-3-studies.21441/ )
Now, it is important to say that everyone experiences tinnitus differently, and while the above link shows a fairly high recovery rate, recovery is not guaranteed. It is worth also looking into habituation techniques while trying to find a better solution, as for many, habituation may be the only viable option.
@Michael Leigh has a number of great posts with a wealth of information. As you are dealing with tinnitus and not hyperacusis, I would suggest starting with this post of his
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-a-personal-view.18668/ It will give you some great information on tinnitus including a list of options to help potentially solve the problem, and options to help learn to cope with it if it cannot be solved.
As many here have and will say, remaining positive is very important. Michael also wrote a great post on how negativity can affect tinnitus
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-and-the-negative-mindset.23705/ .
And
@billie48 wrote his success story demonstrating how positivity helped him habituate.
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...w-i-recovered-from-tinnitus-hyperacusis.3148/ .
Along with the names already mentioned, I would suggest seeking out posts by others such as
@glynis ,
@Bobbie7 ,
@fishbone, and anyone else who's posts you have read and have struck a chord. I would suggest reading their "Introduce Yourself" posts; I, personally, have found reading those posts from others comforting in that is shows how they were feeling at the point of desperation that led them to this forum, and the realization that, while no one in my real life understands what I am experiencing, my experiences with tinnitus are not completely unique, and there are many others who understand what we are going through. That is comforting. It is sad that so many wonderful people here are also suffering with this, it is comforting that we are not alone.
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