Seven Months with Sound-Induced Tinnitus: Is Anyone Seeing Improvements or Finding Hope?

[Sonia554]

I've had sound-induced tinnitus for seven months now and have only been on these boards for a short time, but what I mostly see is a lot of suffering. Is anyone here actually getting better as time goes on and feeling like their tinnitus is moving toward resolving? Especially those who have had it for more than six months. Is anyone noticing improvements? Does anyone still have hope?

 

[MindOverMatter]

I've had sound-induced tinnitus for seven months now and have only been on these boards for a short time, but what I mostly see is a lot of suffering. Is anyone here actually getting better as time goes on and feeling like their tinnitus is moving toward resolving? Especially those who have had it for more than six months. Is anyone noticing improvements? Does anyone still have hope?

My best advice to you, if you want to focus only on the "getting better part," is to stay clear of the stories you seem to come across most often. The more you read the "worst off" stories, the more you will suffer, in my opinion.

You can ask any counselor or therapist who works with this, and they will tell you the same.

And yes, there is plenty of hope and many people do get better. Habituation is real for most people.

Seven months is a short span of time, even though it may feel like a lifetime to you. Keep your chin up and know there will be better days ahead.