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The pressure I put on myself is also a factor, but hopefully with time this will decrease. I don’t drink but I can relax easily. Engaging in the things I like doing seems so hard right now but I realise I need to do it in order to divert my attention away from tinnitus.

Hi Michael, Trying to direct my thoughts away from tinnitus is exactly what I need to do, it’s not easy but from what you say it can be done. This gives me hope. The only reason I’m cautious about sound levels is because I don’t want to make my tinnitus worse and/or damage my hearing. When I...

Hi Michael, In that case I am 100% happy to not use headphones, I used to use them a lot for podcasts, television, internet videos etc. Not anymore, from what you say I don't want to risk my tinnitus getting worse. I did still use them for a brief period (which I regret) but I would say I've...

I don't have any hearing loss/damage, this was confirmed by an audiologist when I did a hearing test back in March. The music I was listening to wasn't even that loud, it was probably a 2-3 out of 10 at most.

Hi Michael, I would agree that at the moment I am expecting unrealistic results too soon. I definitely need to adjust my expectations, take one day at at time and eventually try to habituate. It's like I want to go from 0-10 straight away but that's not possible, I need to work my way up in...

Hi Michael, Thanks again. I’ve had two courses of Amitriptyline (10 mg a day). After the first course I remember the doctor saying that if it didn’t make any difference then not to bother with a second course but I wanted to carry on to see if it would make any difference. I will try to listen...

Thanks, cope and hope is a good way to look at it. I never thought of it that way before.

Hi Michael, Thank you so much for your kind words. The medication the doctor prescribed me ran out last week, I took it for 6 weeks and it didn't change my mood at all. The mornings are always when I feel the worst, the afternoons are a slight improvement but I always feel at my best in the...

Thank you. I think the accepting part is what I'm really struggling with, when you have normal hearing for all of your life and then all of a sudden your brain is introduced to this new different sound it's quite scary, it's not normal and you want it to stop.

Hello, I have never posted on this forum before but I feel that now is the right time to do so. On 1st February, I decided to listen to some music on an old iPod with some earphones/earbuds. The volume was probably a 2 out of 10 and then I turned it up to 3 out of 10 for about 20 minutes or so...