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Hi Brian, I'm sorry to hear that you're suffering so much. I've been exactly there and I know what it's like. The truth is that one day you will...

Hi there! Sorry for the slow reply! I don't come here anymore, since I'm doing so much better, but I try to check this post from time to time....

Ok, this sounds similar to mine. I didn't have pain either, just a load of weird noises. I'm not even sure what the correct word for it is. It...

@IntotheBlue03, I forgot to mention but mine was reactive for a while too and I had mild hyperacusis. It was terrifying but it passed. It was a...

You are an inspiration and you've helped so many people. Hope you are doing ok. X I remember you saying it took three years. That's what gave me...

@Mags, yes, I know what you mean about looking forward to bed and snuggling! You're doing all the right things though, with the living room and...

Hi Mags, it sounds like you're doing really well for just over a year in, so well done you! I promise you it does just get easier and easier year...

Best of luck to you. I'm sure you can do it again. X

You've got this. I promise you, whatever bad feelings you are feeling today, they are not forever. This is just a shit moment in time. X

Thanks so much for this! I'm at around 18 months and I have had days where it's almost like it's not there. And it's been pretty bad at times (can...

1. Saying "it probably won't go away" is a knife to the heart of your patient and can send them into a panic that makes it louder and more...

Hi Davey, Listen to me, you're going to be just fine, I promise. It's normal for it to seem to get worse at the beginning. This is because your...

Hi all, Just wanted to check in and give you all some hugs. I've been having some good times and some not-so-good times. I'm trying to do as Lane...

Thanks @ajc. My gut is telling me the same as what you're saying, but I was wary of passing up on a good thing out of sheer grumpiness! I like...

Really unhelpful. Please try to bear in mind that people are suffering here, as I'm sure you are too. To tell people who have achieved some sort...

This is really helpful – thanks!!

@Gopher93 Thanks for your story! I'm at the 16 or 19 month mark depending on how I count it. I don't have panic issues any more really, but I...

Thanks for this. You're absolutely right that we have to celebrate, and 'bank' the victories. Over time - I hope - all the little victories add up...

You will. I remember this exact feeling – for a few months there I barely recognised myself, and I didn't know how to connect to my old life any...

Just stumbled across this old thread, and, whilst I really don't want to get into a debate that might get me riled up and set my progress back, I...

Hi Shera! Basically I decided that saying "I hear... I feel..." was never going to work until I achieved Step 1: Stop thinking about or listening...

I was saying exactly this a few months ago. Today I am probably more stressed about my weight, my lack of boyfriend, and my work, than about...

This comment gave me a proper laugh. Thanks! :) And thanks OP for the positive post. I'm on a similar timeline to you. Not ready to write my...

You are very wise. This really helps. Thanks again Michael. Lizzy xxx

Oh I've only just seen this! Your reply made me tear up a little bit. Thank you. I have had my ups and downs with this forum but honestly everyone...

Couldn't agree with this more. Even if it doesn't get you to habituation straight away, CBT can really really help with all the difficult emotions...

@Tara Lyons Re anxiety: There are differing points of view but in my opinion it is actually key. If I'm feeling anxious I notice my tinnitus a...

I know it sounds crazy when people say "relax", "don't get stressed", when you are dealing with this crazy noise. I find that it's better to relax...

Thanks so much for your reply, and your encouragement as always, Michael. Lizzy xxx

@Tara Lyons I consider myself to be doing pretty well these days but I still don't really read. Trying to do it is just too frustrating and...

Yeah that is totally normal. There are so many different ways that people perceive tinnitus. Some people also experience it as more of an almost...

@Tara Lyons Lots of us have been where you are so please trust us, take a deep breath and get yourself some help right now. Have you seen your...

Hang in there Tara, you're still very new. I hit my lowest point around month 5. Things started to feel better around month 8. I'm now in month 16...

Wonderful story! As someone else said, it's particularly encouraging when people come back after struggling for a number of years. I suspect there...

5 months is nothing in tinnitus-land. You will get there. Just try to get through each day. Just cope. One day you will stop coping and start...

Wonderful wonderful video. And another one that took around 3 years to start to habituate – very encouraging for those of us who are starting to...

Such a beautiful post. Thank you so so much. I am in a better place than I was a year ago and I've actually stayed away from this forum for two...

Hi Henry, Thanks so much for this and sorry for the slow reply. I unexpectedly started to feel a lot better a couple of days after I wrote that,...

Btw, I Who Love Music (of the Back to Silence method) had his tinnitus for 40 years before he found a method that enabled him to habituate. I also...

I feel for you and everyone who is suffering. I am also suffering. But this is literally a "Success Stories" sub-forum. Positivity is really...

I am really struggling again at the moment. Mine just seems to get worse and worse, and I don't know what I'm doing to cause it. I was in a very...

Thanks for these. I'll add a few habituation stories: 1) My acupuncturist has tinnitus so loud she can hear it clearly in a noisy bar. She says...

Mikki I agree with you about Step 1. I am still trying but it's ups and downs because I can't really get anywhere with the other steps until I...

This is crazy. I am amazed that it works! For me anything that muffles outside sounds just makes my T seem way louder. I've had to stop wearing...

My theory is that tinnitus doesn't actually wake you up. It's more the anxiety wakes you up. And/or you wake up naturally but the first thing you...

You don't say whether you've experienced anxiety or depression along with your tinnitus, but I imagine they are present, as they are for most...

I read stuff about people recovering from noise exposure related tinnitus all the time. I got mine from a virus (I think) and I sometimes WISH I...

I don't know anything about morse code tinnitus but I do know 6 months is nothing in tinnitus land. Good luck and hang in there!!

So great to hear this. Even before the morse code disappeared, sounds like you have been slowly coping better over the years (spike aside)?

Hang in there. Lots and lots of stories on here of people managing to habituate to highly intrusive tinnitus.

Mine definitely got worse from the beginning until now. These days I can't tell if it's getting worse or not. I definitely worry that it is....

Yeah I think this is a common problem. Have you tried pillow speakers? That's the obvious solution. Weirdly, I used pillow speakers for a couple...

Hi Dave, Hope you are still doing well and thanks for sharing your story. Could I ask you to share a bit more about the exposure? Did you start...

Hi @emily-anne, I'm not sure I can really offer that support in this stage of my own tinnitus journey, although I'd really like that sort of...

There's lots of evidence to show that T perception isn't related to hair cells alone. It's more of a brain thing than anything else. For example,...

Loads of people get better after acoustic trauma. Don't let the "6 weeks" stress you out either. It's easy to panic if you start approaching the...

Yeah relaxing can feel very difficult with T! Still VERY much a learning process for me. But I find that relaxing activities are usually better...

Also yes stress is bad for you and bad for T, but so is sitting around worrying. Sometimes a bit of distraction and hard work actually LESSENS the...