Forgot About Tinnitus for 5 Years, and Now It’s Back: My Journey to . . . Recently, I had a breakthrough One night, feeling frustrated and unable to sleep, I turned the fan off completely and was in total silence, and it actually helped I think I had been craving silence so much that I finally found comfort in it Interestingly, when I wake up in the morning after sleeping in silence, I do not notice the ringing at
My Experience with Loud, Screaming Tinnitus: Struggles, Discoveries . . . Aww, to hear silence How lovely for you As for me, my tinnitus does not really bother me in daily life, but it affects my ability to sleep If I could learn to sleep with it without relying on medication, I would feel like my normal self again I have had anxiety all my life I used it to excel in university, sports, and other areas
Back to Silence | Page 20 | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum Remove my reactive sound sensitive debilitating aspect to my tinnitus, and I could master "Back to Silence" with all my tinnitus sounds in about 2 weeks Reactivity is such a variable beast, especially at 13-14 kHz!
My Tinnitus Becomes Calm in Silence and Aggravates After Noise Exposure . . . I developed tinnitus a little over two weeks ago and am still unsure of the cause, though I have some ideas: Job-related noise: I've been working in a factory for a month The environment includes loud industrial fans and grinders From the first day, I've worn foam earplugs and earmuffs
Being in Silent Environments Reduces My Tinnitus Here's what I've noticed: silence tends to reduce my tinnitus, while noise seems to make it worse Often, when I wake up in the morning, my tinnitus is almost non-existent, but as the day goes on, it intensifies to the point that nothing can drown it out It becomes a very strong hissing with a squeak, mainly in my left ear
Avoiding Silence: Why? | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum One day in silence, a few hours of silence isn't really a problem at all It's just that some people consciously avoid sounds because they fear that it will increase or affect their T in a negative way Only then does silence become a problem When you sit in silence for weeks, months and years you'll get hyperacusis, an oversensitivity to sound
Decades of Tinnitus: A Rare Glimpse of Silence Welcome to the forum, and thank you for sharing your positive story You have the potential to inspire others, offering hope that their tinnitus may fade or that they can eventually habituate to it with time If your moments of silence continue, you might consider writing a success story to encourage and support new sufferers
Treating Tinnitus with Silence? | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum Total silence does not give the ears "a break " Total silence puts tremendous strain on the auditory system as it strives mightily to do what it was intended to do in the first place - detect external sounds for protection! Being in the presence of soft environmental sound is the best way to give your auditory system a break Dr Stephen Nagler
Healing from Tinnitus Hyperacusis Is Accelerated Through Silence — My . . . First a bit about me and my tinnitus hyperacusis I sleep in silence Every morning since my onset from acoustic trauma 40 days ago, when I get up from bed my tinnitus is at its quietest point in the day Each week it is getting quieter, the trend is towards recovery, though day to day there
Back to Silence | Page 21 | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum The "Back to Silence" method involves not measuring the sound(s), not monitoring the tinnitus sound(s) or focusing on it, and not describing or comparing the sound(s) Another way to frame it is by following the four "don'ts" of the Back to Silence method: Don't measure it Don't monitor it Don't describe it Don't compare it Here's what to do: