Thanks discogirl - appreciate the reply. i've just started some medidation ideas to focused on the tinnitus which i took from a book by Glenn Schweitzer - i'm going to keep tryng these as it's work in progress for me. I've never been one to meditate but i actually enjoyed it.
Have you now habituated and if so, how long did it take and what kind of noises do you get. Mine isn't your usual high pitched constant ringing so i worry I might not habituate the same. Stupid theory probably.
Thanks again, really appreicate it. xx
Hi Mantwab,
I have the same book, rewiring tinnitus!
When I first got the tinnitus, I was so freaked out, however after about 4 - 5 months mine went, I just didn't hear it, then it came back but very quiet, after I stopped hrt in November of this year, my tinnitus returned so I hear it now, but still not mega loud.
So I've had to habituate again to it and to be honest although the noise is still there, it really doesn't bother me. I know its hard but if your brain sees the noise as a threat, it will keep monitoring it; best thing to do in the early days is to use sound during the day, a radio or whatever and at night, you can get loads of sound therapy for sleep online or you can even buy white noise machines cheap enough online to purchase and plug in. I think you can buy special pillow speakers which I believe can emit a noise through your pillow but I didn't fancy using those just in case it spiked my tinnitus.
If your tinnitus fluctuates mine does as well, and with habituation the sound doesn't go away it's still there but it just doesn't bother you, just like the tick of a clock in your sitting room, if you focus on that sound, you will hear it but, it fades into the background when you're busy with other stuff.
Tinnitus UK are a really good website x
