Is My Tinnitus Getting Better? Can It Get Better?

I think I have good news. My tinnitus is practically nonexistent during the day unless I really search for it, even in silence as long as I don't stay for too long. I can't tell if I've just gotten used to it or if it's gone away.

Should I even worry? I'm happy, but keep thinking about whether it will return or not and whether I can hear it in different quiet spaces. It started soon after I got rid of my fish tanks in preparation for moving. I've never had silence while I slept before. I've had a fish tank running since I was in grade school. I bought a bubbler just to make some noise after the tinnitus started, and it's practically gone away again. Do I just need sound while I sleep so my brain doesn't make its own?

I really don't want to have to tell any future roommate or partner that they have to listen to a bubbler to prevent my tinnitus from coming back or getting worse.

And what if I don't set up my tanks again? Will I just keep a bowl full of water with a bubbler in it for the rest of my life?

Can having/not having sound at night really cause and/or fix tinnitus if your brain is used to it one way or the other?

 

That's something I'm experimenting with currently. I'm turning down the volume of my sound machine to see if in fact my tinnitus is reacting to it.