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Interesting question. Both my parents have passed. My mother told me she had mild tinnitus that she could only hear at night. She thinks it may have been caused by cancer drugs. My dad, on the other hand, worked in a factory, ran a chain saw and did little to nothing to protect his ears. He had...

It's improved quite a bit I would say. Still there on louder tinnitus days, but better.

I wear hearing aids, and I sometimes wonder if they're just too limited in their range to pick up all of the frequencies I'm missing. Hearing aid technology has improved, but maybe as it improves more, it may have more of an impact on tinnitus?

After the first year I wasn't doing well. Tinnitus had gotten better but was still pretty intense. Hardly any habituation. Many people on this thread suggest that intensity and loudness do not impact ones ability to habituate. As my tinnitus has mellowed out I feel it's much easier to ignore...

It was somewhat difficult for me because I caused my own tinnitus. So I had to sort through all the feelings of regret and guilt associated with it. I never lost hope of recovering from this. I would hold onto to memories of how I used to be, but I vowed not just get better, but better than...

I'd say 2 years.

Yes, it has slowly decreased in intensity along with my hyperacusis. On my mild days (1 or 2 a week) it's almost like I don't have tinnitus and my hyperacusis just about vanishes. The 2 are definitely linked for me. For me I think tinnitus is truly a malfunction or maladaptation of the brain's...

I'd say approximately 2 years or so. My tinnitus has very slowly decreased in intensity. I don't know if it's because of healing, habituation, or a combination of both.

I'm 3 years in this month and that's how my habituation developed. I remember I was lying in bed on a Saturday morning unable to sleep in. In that moment I started to just let it go. I'm at the point where I can go quite awhile without noticing my tinnitus. Then just a shift in thought will...

I can completely empathize with you. It will be three years in March with tinnitus. The fluctuations are one of the hardest parts of tinnitus. Like you said even on the quiet days there's always the thought of louder tinnitus the next day. My tinnitus has improved and I've habituated somewhat...

I can tell you with my tinnitus the answer is a definitive "no". The changes were very gradual. Little victories along the way. An increase in the number of "mild" days was an indicator. The changes were only noticeable for me every 6-8 months. It was a gradual decrease in loudness and...

I'm 3 months shy of 3 years with tinnitus. Like yours mine was really bad. It didn't start to really improve until about 18 months or so. It's not nearly as loud and intense as it once was. Definitely more livable. As time passes I hope it continues to improve. Congratulations on your improvements.

I realize now that I have tinnitus that I am the only one in charge of my health. Doctors are overrated, and once damage has occurred to the ears, doctors are of little to no use. My doctor trivialized my tinnitus, while my ENT gave me a mixed look of horror and sympathy when I told her about...