Recent content by Mickey

Just an update on my mindfulness approach. When I notice the ringing in my left ear I observe it, rate it, and then ignore it. I've gone as long as a couple of hours between notices, meaning I don't hear the tinnitus. For a couple of days in the last week I noticed the volume decreased from...

Here's something that occurred to me that may be related. If tinnitus is a brain problem then mindfulness is potentially rewiring the brain, which is a (partial?) solution. (If you're not familiar with it, google the term mindfulness.) I have practiced transcendental meditation in the past, so...

Hello. I'm a 62-year-old male and I've had tinnitus my entire life. I can remember as a small child asking my mother, "why is there noise in my ears when it's quiet?" She replied that she had the same thing and you get used to it. She was correct. I got used to it and only noticed it when there...