Wow, this is great. Thanks for sharing it. Dr. Hubbard recommends the issue of the magazine in an article on the ATA website, and if one searches for it on the Internet, the first thing one finds is your post/thread here.
I first encountered that magazine while in the waiting room of Dr. Hubbard's practice in NYC. I then became a subscriber for a year or so.
Then you were a direct patient of the famous Dr. Hubbard and learned there to respond (thoughtfully) to your tinnitus rather than to react (emotionally) to it. In an earlier post you once gave me the advice to deal with my tinnitus in this way in order to experience improvement.
Yes, I was a patient of Dr. Hubbard. His approach to Tinnitus Distress is based on his own experience with tinnitus, and his professional expertise as a psychotherapist using CBT and mindfulness. There is no scientific cure for typical tinnitus, but the mind eventually adapts to it, and as you know, this is referred to as habituation. The techniques used by Dr. Hubbard and others can help with the difficulties along the way. His article in the 2018 issue of Tinnitus Today is excellent.
I recently had a one-on-one coaching session with him online, and I found his advice helpful. I'm also considering signing up for the CBT Tinnitus course with him. However, I'm a bit perplexed and unsettled by the many negative comments about him on Tinnitus Talk. His articles in Tinnitus Today, our personal conversation, and what I've heard from you several times now all suggest that he is very competent and can genuinely help.
For several years, a small contingent of very vocal and opinionated members opposed all approaches to tinnitus, other than a scientific cure. Some of them harassed those they disagreed with, reported them, etc. Fortunately, they are mostly gone and this type of behavior is now rare.
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