How Our BRAIN Responds To Tinnitus & Turns Down The Volume

[@treblehealth]

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[@namegoeshere2903]

I've had tinnitus for over 25 years. I went through all the stages 1-4...I got to stage 4 after about a year. I still have some hours where tinnitus blares to 9+/10 through a typical week, but I know it doesn't define me so I push through and it eventually settles out to a 2 or 3/10 . You will reach a point of being habituated to it, dont dispair! Calm yourself, document your triggers. Exercise and eat right, it does help. I love it when it rains !!

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Agree. Some days it brings me to my knees though.

[@justnow5809]

Same here. I'm always hoping for rain!!

[@funkyfuck9098]

Does your dad have it too? My dad’s had it for almost 60 years since he was a toddler. Unfortunately I got it too. It’s been almost 20 years since I had it. I went through countless therapies and met countless docs and none of them could help me with it. I think genetic also plays a huge role in tinnitus.

[@patriciareid1703]

I just read your post. Thank you, it gives me hope…I had habituated and relapsed after Covid last November…going through a spike today…

[@cbow8926]

This is exactly my trajectory! It started, I became freaked out by it, I started sound therapy, and over time I noticed it less and less. Today, I can go days without even noticing it. Occasionally, it will scream for attention, but I just disregard it and forget about it again. The process took about 2 years in total. At this moment, I can hear the two-toned sound, but in a few moments, it will fade into the background again. From my pov only and from my experience only: the key is not to attach too much anxiety/panic to the sound! Thanks for all you do, Ben!

[@wavenstein]

I'm 8 months into this nightmare and what you described is pretty much how I handle things. I use maskers with my phone apps and things are much better than when it started

[@pct2025]

Yes my experience has been basically the same. First few months were hellish. Even after a year I was still bothered but nowhere near as much, now closing in on 2 years and it’s still there but I don’t get bothered and often go long periods without being bothered. It definitely takes time!

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Same. Is your T hearing loss or something else induced?

[@cbow8926]

Sensio-neural - sudden hearing loss in one ear. It came back completely with steroids - very lucky, but tinnitus was the legacy effect.

[@Hew.Jarsol]

@@cbow8926 how did you get the hearing loss?

[@Baka_Komuso]

I have suffered from tinnitus in my left ear with left side hemiplegia as a result of a pontine stroke which occurred during open heart bypass surgery in 2016. I had been a lawyer and law professor for forty years until I was unable to walk, talk, swallow or count. Thank you for your help and videos that help me sleep and your efforts to address this problem.

[@JesusHerrera-vx2pn]

I declare with all the faith possible that I will live a happy life despite my T. I will get habituated.

[@kenwebster5053]

I realise now that as a child, what I thought was general suburban & industrial background noise was actually tinnitus. It was most noticeable at night. Well, its only gotten worse over the decades. I gave up cycling as wind noise made it noticeably worse & increased fitness caused pulsatile. Stopping cycling & loosing fitness made the pulsatile fade away. But the continuous tinnitus continues to worsen. I am an armature musician, playing quena & zampona. I use hearing protection, still music remains a problem for tinnitus, I don't want to have to give up my music but recently I have developed a harmonic buzz, like a loose and rattling speaker in my left ear. So I think I will have to stop with music to save what remains. The tinnitus is so loud that I sometimes miss what people say as its lost in the tinnitus background noise now. I can get nowhere with the medicos or audiologists on any of this. Tried some sound therapy (tones whit noise etc), doesn't help.... I'm 65 & it's getting worse faster now.

[@StudSnob]

Had it for a week, its still there, but it feel managable, you jsut accept it as the sound of your body functioning. Sorry for those who cant, but the first night i couldnt sleep a single minute, now, i dont even need sleepign pills or background noise. And thats a week alter. Im hopeful. First week was hell

[@gilbertpillbrow6978]

I habituated my tinnitus about 5 years ago. But I hurt my back and took painkillers for several years, then when I quit painkillers the tinnitus came back. I'm in the process of trying to habituate again

[@kait81]

So, painkillers helped you suppress your tinnitus?

[@chrisgladue8946]

If any of you people are going get surgery on your esrs then you should try a neck pillow, lay it flat and not around your neck, it will keep you from sleeping on your ear.

[@dija5578]

Thank you for this interview! Gives true hope💕💕

[@treblehealth]

You are so welcome! 😊

[@Amandahugginkizz]

I like to remind myself after all these yrs having tinnitus, wanting it to go away completely is the LAST THING i want, it wld drive me even more crazy if it got silent.

[@ithacacomments4811]

My tinnitis seems to be related to my TMJ in my jaws. As soon as I start to hear a buzz in my ears, I open my mouth as wide as I can and hold it open until the buzz stops. It usually takes about 30 seconds.

[@wimschoenmakers5463]

Never needed medical help for my Tinnitus. Just ignored it because it's just a sound. Having cancer or a other severe health problem would be something to worry about, not the 14K Hertz heartbeat bumping sound in my ear. At least now I always now that my heart is still beating !

[@juliewillard1367]

I have had tinnitus for 11 years. Within a year I habituated with sound therapy. For years it was manageable. 7 months ago I woke up with pulsing in my ear. I now have pulsatile tinnitus and an MRI showed nothing. I am now waiting for a CT scan. I have days I can forget I have it for periods throughout the day but it is still very frustrating and annoying. Much different from the normal tinnitus.

[@HananIbrahim-cb3wb]

How is your pulsariletinnitus

[@elainekowalski108]

I love the waterfalls tinnitus music maskers

[@gabrielaguayo4538]

Love the Hair

[@vickycarden1511]

So do I

[@kbeezyk]

Which person 😂

[@miketheman6243]

1969 -8” howitzers Vietnam been ringing since then. Been living with it. I don’t like them telling me about masking with white noise or music. I’m gonna live with it until a REAL cure comes along or until I die. I do meditate and that does help. But I’ll know when I’m dead. My ears will stop ringing😂

[@joannemayville7024]

will have to check your meditation videos

[@trishblack2418]

Thank you for this hopeful podcast

[@treblehealth]

Thanks for listening. Trish!

[@tinnitusawarenessnow8218]

Totally skipped over the cause of his tinnitus. Did he just wake up one day with loud noticeable tinnitus? was it gradually getting worse? did he have it in both ears or one ear?

[@greybone777]

Ill never get back that 21 minutes

[@dreadwolf2684]

What about for reactive tinnitus

[@joannemayville7024]

How do you deal with places that have echos ? I use sound therapy most of the day and for sleep but sometimes i have to shut it down i get tired of it i can still hear the tinnitus though but at that point it does not bother me to much however still dealing with fears and anxiousness at times was going to go to a wedding and a reception but i think i am not going cause of noise and echos at the wedding i am not ready for that i am doing some of things mention to habituate i really want to habituate as fast as i can but i do not use maskers i use back ground sound from my lab top for that good interview by the way i will listen to it again though

[@robertjannush4403]

I have had tinnitus for 41 years now and it all started the day After Not the Same Night I went to see a Rock Concert (Saxon, UFO in 1982). I have had hearing aids since last October 2022 and I was under the impression that the place I went to to get these hearing aids I was told that I would need to come back so they could be adjusted for my tinnitus using my cell phone but that didn’t happen and I don’t know what to do about my tinnitus anymore because it’s pretty Loud ! I have been using a boxed Fan Every Night when I go to bed long before I knew there were other ways to at least try to get the sound level down so I don’t Notice it as much ! I really Would Like Some Help With This If Possible !!!

[@helenkleitman4946]

What does it mean sound therapy?

[@LisaStone-s6i]

Mine started full time in April 2022. What is it about April?

[@JaimeMesChiens]

I live in Connecticut and I would love info on this group this gentleman attended. If you have info, can you please share and tag me? I’m struggling.

[@treblehealth]

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[@maxrhiabelleagilityclass4836]

I have had tinnitus now for almost 2 years. It is horrible. Alcohol is the only thing that helps.

[@gennerobootz6490]

I always had tinnitus a little bit nothing that ever bothered me but recently I strained my neck I kinda gave my self whiplash working out i feel so stupid over this but always I’ve been under a lot of stress my health hasn’t been good lately so when I hurt my neck I noticed my tinnitus gotten more higher pitch with some ear sensitivity I am getting really upset over this I also have tmj pretty bad i don’t know if that might be a reason why it gotten worse i don’t know what to do but I do notice when I apply hot compress to my neck the tinnitus calms down a lot does anyone have any suggestions

[@davidbodine1808]

My tinnitus started in 2019. I have tried numerous strategies and get nighttime relief with various YT long videos. Crickets and running water seem to help the most. One strange thing, though. It is always louder right after I do the Wim Hoff Method breathing exercise. Can’t figure that one out. Any thoughts?

[@treblehealth]

Hi David, you asked some good personalized questions here. My answer depends on more information that I do not yet know about your history. Feel free to contact our team at Treble Health and we can do our best to help you.

[@habarakadageperera]

🙌🇱🇰Green 🍵 Tea Little Spices Soft Jazz Music 🎵 on any other of your choice Nature Walks Exercises Reading Keeping our MindsBusy has helped me 🙏

[@bodziula30]

One important questiom to dr. Thompson. do your techniques and methods are aslo applicable when there is 100% hearing loss. do your nmethods also reduce tinnitus in such cases?