New to This Group / Tinnitus / Habituation?

My T started May this year, I have moderate hearing loss is left ear. At first I got very upset, low, depressed, angry, desperate ... Now I realise that my life is not over, I can still do everything I used to before T. I am on Martizapine 15mg so u sleep well at night and managed the sound with lots of different things. I hear it all the time, but managed to get on with life. I am basically feeling a bit fed up and sad that I have to cope with that forever. I do challenge my negative thoughts and remind myself that there are worse things, I am not dying! But is that it? Is this habitation? As in is this as good as it gets? Any thoughts would be gratefully read

 

Hi Estelle,

mine also started in May this year. Stress-induced, I am also on Mirtazapine - for depression and anxiety Though 45mg - o i sleep very well indeed. i am worriedhow \i will get to sleep when i eventually come off the meds...! I listen to the radio to fall asleep to. \my life has really turned on its head over the last 6 months. i want my old life back.

\\stay strong

Richard

 

Glad to know that you are having the right attitude to begin to accept the reality of T. Your T is new so you never know if it will fade. Keep the hope high.

As for the process of habituating to T, one notable member of TT @meeruf has written a short but concise & excellent paragraph to describe the process. Hope his post can help you understand the process to make you feel at ease with your progress on habituation so far:

Tinnitus for 5 Months... Will It Go Away?

A few more posts down the above post, I added in my 2 cents about how to speed up the process of habituation.

 

Hello there, thank you for your replies. The @meeruf was very helpful. I screen shot and will read again and again when down on hope. Thanks again