Hello,
I'm new and looking for support. I've had tinnitus for several months now. I feel so alone in this. I just want my peace back. I'm 52 and petty healthy l would say. No medications and avid hiker. I hope folks here can be of some help to me and l to them. Just saying Hi.
I'm an avid hiker, too, so I totally understand wanting the tranquility of peaceful silence while out in the woods or wherever it is you hike.
You don't mention how severe you perceive your tinnitus to be, but since your tinnitus is relatively new, it hasn't really had time to get a hard grip on your limbic system. I recommend you try the Back to Silence method developed by Terry, a/k/a
@I who love music on this forum. It can be really hard not to describe your tinnitus to yourself, which is one of the guidelines, but if you can manage to do that, you're halfway there.
You can watch his video and read the
thread about it. Here's the summary of the method:
What to do when you hear your tinnitus:
1. Tell yourself, "I hear it and I feel _____," (whatever emotion you're feeling);
2. Make a mark on a piece of paper to indicate you've had a response;
3. Look at the marks you've made at the end of each day, and see if they're becoming less as time goes on.
What NOT to do:
1. Monitoring your tinnitus to check its volume, even if you're only looking for improvement;
2. Describing your tinnitus;
3. Telling yourself you're going to beat your tinnitus.
By the way, I personally skip the part about making a mark. Sooner or later you'll know whether it's helping, but give it time.
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