Now I know I haven't had tinnitus for long and have no experience to speak on. Not to mention mine is rather minor and manageable right now. What I do have is two decades of experience with chronic insomnia. Best way I've found to deal with it is to find me something relaxing to focus on. A pleasant distraction from whatever kept my eyes wide open for hours every night.
From what I can understand so far a lot of cases of T are based around some form of hearing damage. I can see it being very tempting to mask the noise in your ears with more noise but while such habits can help ignore the T they can also potentially further the damage if the temptation becomes too strong to crank up the volume. With that in mind I figured my own little tricks might come of use not only to help sufferers but also to prevent developing potentially risky copping mechanics.
My first channel is that of a young but extremely talented pianist called Kyle Landry. With hundreds of different videos on his channel you'll always have something new to listen to when you want to relax before going to sleep. Maybe find a personal favorite even. I highly recommend his latest rendition of Dearly Beloved.
Second channel is that of the famous old painter Bob Ross. For those not familiar with him Bob Ross died many years ago but in his life time was famous for his soft tone of voice and gentle personality. Watching him paint beautiful scenes of nature while softly explaining every step is a real treat. You'll find all 13 seasons of his show for free on his channel. Though the latest seasons have much better visual and sound quality since it did start in the 80s.
I highly recommend trying them together. The idea of focusing on such things would not be to mask the sound but rather give you complex and subtle sounds to work with. Over time your focus should adjust making the T sound quieter while making the piano and Bob Ross' heavenly voice and gentle brush strokes sound louder. Provided you enjoy it of course. Reaching the proper state of focus might take more discipline and adjustment time depending on the severity of your T though.
Hope this helps some of you.
From what I can understand so far a lot of cases of T are based around some form of hearing damage. I can see it being very tempting to mask the noise in your ears with more noise but while such habits can help ignore the T they can also potentially further the damage if the temptation becomes too strong to crank up the volume. With that in mind I figured my own little tricks might come of use not only to help sufferers but also to prevent developing potentially risky copping mechanics.
My first channel is that of a young but extremely talented pianist called Kyle Landry. With hundreds of different videos on his channel you'll always have something new to listen to when you want to relax before going to sleep. Maybe find a personal favorite even. I highly recommend his latest rendition of Dearly Beloved.
Second channel is that of the famous old painter Bob Ross. For those not familiar with him Bob Ross died many years ago but in his life time was famous for his soft tone of voice and gentle personality. Watching him paint beautiful scenes of nature while softly explaining every step is a real treat. You'll find all 13 seasons of his show for free on his channel. Though the latest seasons have much better visual and sound quality since it did start in the 80s.
I highly recommend trying them together. The idea of focusing on such things would not be to mask the sound but rather give you complex and subtle sounds to work with. Over time your focus should adjust making the T sound quieter while making the piano and Bob Ross' heavenly voice and gentle brush strokes sound louder. Provided you enjoy it of course. Reaching the proper state of focus might take more discipline and adjustment time depending on the severity of your T though.
Hope this helps some of you.
