My Method...

My Method:

Hear it................
Acknowledge it...
Relax...................
Move on..............

 

I can do the first two

 

Short and sweet, I like it. It’s a good mantra to repeat to yourself, too.

 

Hi @jay777 - do you meditate ?

 

hi jazzer i do not meditate but i do medicate for the last 3 months reached tolarace now . so where now long long rd but still breathing. would not even now how to meditate my concentration is limited to 5-10 mins this dam thing is just so very very lound it has grab my nervouse system and is shacking it

 

@jay777 - When my T came on loud, strong and permenant, I thought I would have to kill myself.
I would go frantic trying to avoid it.
I hated it. I tried everything to avoid the noise.
It was/is loud. 24 x 7. Unmaskable.
I came to realise that something had to change.

Instead of avoidance, I started exposing myself willingly to the sounds.
I expected Tinnitus.
It comes as no surprise to me any more.
I practiced accepting it.
I didn’t like it, but I decided to
go along with it.
Despair disappeared.
Compromise took its place.
It was a better deal.
I learnt to:

Hear it
Accept it
Relax
Move on.

My Meditation is very simple,
and laid the foundation.

Sit in an easy chair. (I lay in a warm bath.)
With my head laying towards one side,
I take a deep breath through my nose, exhale slowly through my mouth, and ask my tummy to take over my breathing for me.
I listen to my T and just observe my relaxed breathing.
Within a few seconds/minutes, my relaxation takes over, the noise is virtually forgotten, and I start to feel very comfortable.
I continue for 15 / 20 minutes, or so.

When I come round, yes, the T is still there, but as I get interested in the activities of my day, it often goes unnoticed.
I do not actively try to ignore it.
I no longer try to avoid it.
When T breaks through my consciousness:

I hear it.
I acknowledge it.
I relax,
and move on.

Because I no longer obsess on trying to avoid it,
it fades into the background.
I feel I am back in control.

Very best wishes
Jazzer

 

thx jazzer

 

Yes, thanks it's a great way to deal with it. The brain is very good adapting to difficult conditions, if we allow it to.

 

The problem is that the intensity of some tinnitus sufferers varies daily, from mild to unbearable. And on mild days, one hopes that it will continue to be mild. And the disappointment is all the greater when another horror day comes along...

 

Mine doesn’t seem to vary,
just loud and permanent......

 

Exactly.