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@Linda_na Habituation is real and it takes that initial moment when you realize you actually forgot about the noise for a time. I was quite depressed until one night it just clicked that tinnitus is a noise I can block out like any other (fan, traffic, etc). My depression stopped that night...

I’m occasionally near percusive drilling and large turbo charged diesel equipment. My goto are 3M taper fit 2 ear plugs. They have to be fully inserted for protection, so practice before you need them.

@dipp I hear your situation, I’m actually on my third habituation. This first was around 2000 and I went ear plugs for anything louder than normal office noise and the T disappeared. 2013 it came back for a few weeks and I think I habituated, but I completely forgot about it. March 11, 2019...

Hang in there. Celebrate the quiet days as oppossed to getting down when you notice it.

@GregCA It’s ironic that I worked at the office on the weekend, the day before I noticed it, and commented to my wife about how much work I got done because it was so quiet with no one around.

Hi I’m Yves and my tinnitus story goes back almost 20 years. In 2001, a work medical found slight hearing loss in my left ear and I avoided noise and wore ear plugs since. In 2013 I noticed some tinnitus in super quiet environments. Last week, I walked into a large meeting room and noticed...

@Flamingo. I don’t avoid noisy places, but I use 3M ear plugs, which I buy from a safety supply store.

Great to hear ! After I first habituated, I found any T discussion would focus me back on the noise. The forums are positive, I just to avoid the reminders.

Try ear plugs, seriously. It makes the noise louder, but it sounds external, so it’s easy to ignore. That’s my experience anyway.

Hi, my tinnitus arrived 6 years ago and habituated with these 3 things: 1 - Earplugs in quiet rooms... the sound level increases, but it sounds like it’s external, so it’s much easier to block out. 2 - I go to bed when I’m really sleepy. 3 - Avoid these forums or anything that reminds you...