How I Live With Tinnitus 

Everyone who has just started to suffer from tinnitus or who feels anxiety/depression because of it, trust me, it will get better. Once you get past the first hump and figure out a way to accept it, you start to feel a lot better and think it as a part of you. It might seem impossible at first, but it will get easier. Tinnitus is not the end of the world although it may feel like it in the beginning! And if you feel super overwhelmed by it, don't be afraid of therapy and other professional help. Stay positive, it feels great and makes you so much stronger when you conquer your tinnitus!

I have tinnitus. The first week I noticed it was absolute hell until I found this video. She is so right- please do not read online forums!! Now, I can technically still hear a sound if I try to listen, but for 99% of my day I don’t hear it anymore and when I do, it’s not debilitating at all. It used to terrify me, but now it’s just normal and I feel completely fine. You have no idea how much this video helped me!!

When I first got tinnitus I was contemplating suicide. Seriously, it was driving me absolutely insane. I'm doing better now.

Developing Tinnitus is a brutal , life changing event. I take it day by day. Been suicidal , to acceptance and everything in between. You’re all in my thoughts.

when i first had it, i felt so alone and isolated. i mean, it’s not that common and i thought i was going crazy. but eventually, i just accepted it as a part of me. i tell myself that it’s just sound, and it’s not killing me. now it’s just background noise. it spikes louder sometimes, but now i am not completely terrified of it. also- reading people’s comments who have tinnitus helped me too, it made me feel less alone :) i pray everyone struggling with t finds a way to cope with it.

Everything will all be just fine. Trust me. It will fade to the background and it won’t bother you as much. You can’t force it to go away, you just have to accept it and with time it will find it’s place in your mind. When this happens it won’t bother you anymore.

I've had tinnitus for three years it does get better never give up stay away from chat rooms good luck my friends you will get better.

I hope everyone who's reading this comment to be well.

I’ve just finished cancer treatment and now started with tinnitus. Knowing I’ve started overcoming being told I have cancer and the effects of treatment means part of me knows I will adjust and part of me can’t believe it. It’s the feeling of inescapability that creates panic. With my cancer, I tried to approach it with a bit of intrigue and asked my body what it needs to get better. I believe being in conflict with your body can cause psychological, physiological and emotional problems. Both the cancer and tinnitus make me feel breathless so I know I need to breath differently. I’m two months into tinnitus. This video has been the very best thing I’ve watched. Thankyou so much Isobel 💝

I have tinnitus. When I first got it, it stressed me out. I couldn’t sleep,the constant noise was depressing. It got worse when I was tired. Eventually,I adapted and accepted it and it became just background noise. It’s still there but it just normal now.

I first got tinnitus when I was in my early teens and when I first got it, it freaked me out because I didn’t know why the riniging wouldn’t stop. The cause of my tinnitus is unknown, it just started one day and went to the doctors and that’s when I was told. To anyone else who is suffering with tinnitus. You are not alone ❤️

I've had tinnitus for over 30 years. My late sister and her doctor husband studied trancedental meditation on India. She taught me how to meditate and it has helped me to escape from my tinnitus. I will have tinnitus until I did but I can escape it when I meditate. This is how I cope. Good luck to all you who have to cope with it. Life is worth it.

No matter what the reason for the tinnitus is, you can all have a full recovery. All you have to know is that you have to reconnect with your body, take care of it and above all relax and limit stress. I found Julian Cowan Hill and Liam stop tinnitus on you tube and they saved my life. I do: Meditation + Tai Chi + Cold shower + limited sugar and salt + eat well (it means eat meat and everything my body needs) + limited alcool + no coffee and tea + intermittent fasting + sleep well I can say that live with tinnitus was horrible, I got it because of a loud music trauma, I was in anxiety attack everyday, fear about this sound in my ears. Now i feel so good, i don't care about it because it decreases ( my tinnitus was around 7-8 before and now it's just 2-3), Sometimes i can hear the silence for like 15 minutes and sometimes more. I know now that my tinnitus will go away for ever really soon. I will continu this process until i can live in the total silence. Please guys, we have one life, live is beautiful, stop to think negatively and act. I hope you will act and succeed like me !

Because of this video, I lost my fear of tinnitus. Thank you.❤️

guys dont worry youll be all right.....My mom has tinnitus for 36 years now i got it at the age of 15.Well im still 15...You will be alright just think of it that there are alot of people with tinnitus and you arent the only one Edit: Mines is permanent by the way

Thank you for this. ❤ I am a 22yo musician from France and first started having tinnitus 4 years ago. It was really a depressing time for me, and then I learned how to cope and it got so much better.... Until yesterday night. My tinnitus got worse, and I started hearing another tone on top of everything else, this one worse than the others. It really broke me when I realized it hadn't gone away this morning. But after watching this video, I feel much better. I'm sure it'll get better. I can go through this. Thank you.

I'm 19 and developed tinnitus 3 months ago, It's been hell...Thank you for this video, I feel more hopefull for the future.

I like how you speak calmly, I have T for almost 11 years now, Some days are good, Some are extremely bad, Many love and hope for every T sufferer.

Wow! these comments are incredible! I cannot believe how many people are here sharing their experiences and journey with tinnitus. Thank you so much - it's really inspiring me to maybe do some online workshops on managing the condition in uncertain times - would anyone here be interested in that? 💙

Why the dislikes? Isobel is just trying to help.

cause we are strong people.

This is probably the most important video I have ever watched in my life. Thank you so much Isobel. I have had T for 5 and a half months, I have felt the lowest of the low emotions, and at times it has felt like my life is over. Hearing your experience of T first hand, and seeing how you have got to such a place of acceptance and calmness despite tinnitus is amazing and has given me so much motivation and hope for the future. Everyone new to tinnitus should watch this video.

Tinnitus changed my life ! I helped my brain overcome and concerntrate on a particular things which helped in my studies!

I used to always have tinnitus that would come and go and only a few days it came back and just has not gone away like it used to. It's been really hard trying to accept that this is it now, it's put me on edge and made me isolate from my partner and family more but I'm truly trying my hardest to get through it. This video really put me at ease. Thank you.

I’ve been in crisis mode since I got it, this is the first relief I found. I can’t express how grateful I am. Thank you so much!

I developed it 18 months ago, fell.into deep depression, lost two stone, was on xanax and lexapro for six months, living in fear, then went to acupuncture, reflexology, changed my diet, 18 months on I actually laugh about it, and have embraced it ...it's a part of me now and it's important to accept it..this sounds weird but I'd actually miss it if it went! So embrace it...accept it and realize that worse things are happening to people, it's hard to see that now but it's true

I have had pulsatile tinnitus CONSTANTLY for nearly 5 months. My physician ordered MRI and MRA and found nothing. The volume ranges from low to very loud. In the beginning, it was terrifying that it NEVER stopped and I might have it forever. At around the three month mark, I found myself acknowledging the tinnitus when it was moderate to loud and moving on, keeping busy, taking my dog on an extra walk. Many people find music drowns it out, but for me, just thinking about tinnitus as something that is with me, rather than something that is fighting me, made all the difference. Sending comfort and support to all affected. 🌻🌻🌻

30 years working under kitchen vents did it to me. I almost always have a low level *screeeeeeeeee* in my right ear (even as I write this). It gets louder when I try to listen to loud music or movies. When it's bad it strobes back and forth between both ears and it becomes hard to concentrate. White noise ambience & relaxation probably helps the most.

You may have just saved my life. I've had tinnitus for quite a while and up until now just never let it get to me but the last week or so it has been terrible. I really have been thinking there is no way I can go on with this and I know the reality is it's never going to go. So while it's still there and sending me insane you have at least given me hope.

I am a 58 year old male with “screaming” tinnitus and deal with it quite well. All my life I’ve been one to get a real kick from overcoming challenges, and to me tinnitus is just another. This video came up in recommendations, and I almost didn’t view it because it is 33 minutes in length. I’m so glad I watched it. Firstly because it’s so refreshing to listen to such an intelligent person. Secondly, Isobel explains things so well and offers good solid advice. If you are encountering tinnitus, please watch this video, you will be glad you did.

Dear Isabel, My onset of tinnitus is identical to you, except I was 40 yrs old. My dad had it, and he didn’t pay it any mind, he sent for brochures from time to time, but here in the US in the 80’s there was almost nothing. I never had the suffering and emotional involvement. It just became another thing, like any other idiosyncratic abnormalcy. I feel you gave a fine presentation, and covered many questions I didn’t know I had. Thank you for your caring. You ar3 a lovely lady. Dottie Layer

Thank you so much, your calm, reasonable approach has been so helpful. The most meaningful thing you said was, if your tinnitus could be removed, you’re indifferent about it. Just knowing you’ve achieved that level of acceptance gives me so much hope. I’ve had tinnitus for about a month and was suicidal the first 2 weeks. It does ease up volume wise every few days, which helped me hang on. My husband has been a wonderful support; it’s a problem that can’t be seen, like a sprained ankle but is much more distressing.

Though it's been four years since you recorded and posted this... thank you again from 2022. It was really encouraging to hear. After fighting my symptoms for two years, I've decided to call it and start focusing on acceptance. It's really good to hear that really is the road to a better life.

This is the best video on Tinnitus I have seen. It aims straight for the heart of people who are under distress because of this condition. If you are suffering from tinnitus do take steps to ease yourself. I extremely suffered unnecesarily because I would try to tough it out and ended developing massive anxiety. Love yourself, take care of yourself always.

Thank you for this incredible video. It radiates hope. I am 36, I've had tinnitus for 20 years after a friend popped a balloon next to my ear. I have had multiple ups and downs along the way. Moments of despair and fear for the future. But I know that it can absolutely be lived with, as Isobel says it takes time and an adjustment of emotion towards it. I am currently going through an extended spike of ringing which has thrust me back into the retraining stages. Of which I think stress and anxiety I think is playing a part. And it's forcing me to look deeper into tinnitus than I have in the past. I wish I came across this video years ago. I know I've achieved peace before, which helps to know it's achievable again. Thanks again Isobel.

My sister is only 29 and she has Tinnitus since November of 2018 and she’s suffering so much hearing all these loud noises and it’s so sad to see a strong independent women go into depression. My biggest desire is here for her not to go deaf ),:

Simply put-the most positive, factual, empathetic tinnitus video on the internet. When you finish your long and successful career as a musician-you should teach. Just Tremendous. Thanks so much.

Hi Isobel.....can I just say that you have produced 30 minutes of the most sensible level-headed advice on Tinnitus that I have ever heard. A brilliant job, well done and THANK YOU. I've had tinnitus for years now ..with ups and downs.... but most of the time it has habituated into the background. The two bits of your advice I would really recommend to anyone else who has it are 1 - avoid chat rooms. They are poisonous in spreading despair or quack solutions and 2. Your emotions are key to this. While we "fight" tinnitus it will always win. Its terribly difficult, but accepting it is the best way for us to get on top of it. Easier to say than do....as I guess we all know, but it is true all the same. But thanks again. I am so glad I found this video.

Thanks for this video. I've had tinnitus for just over 2 years and have habituated to it in that time but recently I've had a spike that hasn't gone away so I have to habituate all over again. I needed this video to remind me of the process but also to remind myself that I've done it before and I'll do it again.

As someone whos feels hopeless with constant tinnitus, this video helped more than I can tell you.

I’m so grateful to you for recording this video. I was lucky because very early on in my tinnitus I discovered the BTA website and decided to look at nothing else. I saw your videos on Take On Tinnitus and then you popped up on my RU-vid. Everything you said resonates with me strongly and I love your attitude, the sense of peace and contentment you exude, your logical way of thinking and determination to educate yourself about the condition. I have followed your advice and 5 weeks in I already feel more at peace with my tinnitus. The part I loved most was when you talked about how tinnitus gave you more compassion. This resonates so deeply with me. This has been a period of enforced wellness for me and one where I feel I have developed a far deeper compassion for myself and others. As you say, our tinnitus doesn’t have to be our best friend, but I am grateful for the lessons it’s teaching me. Thank you again for your efforts and kindness which have helped so many people.

I have tinnitus. I know people who had it for years and it went away. 1 person it went away after 3 years!

i've also been suffering from it and it feels good to see all these positive comments and people taking about their experience. This made me realize that so many people are suffering from it and i have also realized that if we talk about our problem than it would help to unburden lots of load. so if anyone wants to talk about it feel free.

I was lucky, if you can call it lucky to develop tinnitus, because it happened when I was about 10 years old after a bout of measles. At the time it was horrible, but I was able to adapt quite quickly, because of my age probably. Nearly 40 years on I am still living with my constant pitch. I have found that when I have other sounds in the background I can easily focus on those sounds that the high pitch falls away to nothing. At night when it is much more quiet my hight pitch takes on a much higher volume. However, I have accepted it, and as has been said in the video, this is the key. I live with tinnitus and don't suffer from it. To be honest, I am now at a point where if there was a cure I personally wouldn't take it because for me, at my age now, I would struggle to come to terms with silence now.

Thank you. I am a month in and feel very lost, sad and angry, and also having sad thoughts. Listening to you and others on here has helped massively

In a way I’m lucky that Iv have tinnitus for so long I don’t remember not having it, iv always just lived with it

I really really really needed this video. Thank you so much. I have hope again. I’m 27 y/o male. Been dealing with loud 8000-12000hz tone since May. Literally trouble sleeping, I’m waking up freaked out and scared. This video gives me hope ❤️💪 I hope that we all find peace in this experience. I also agree on the chat rooms piece. Reddit has some positive stuff but it’s easy to get addicted to finding a cure there. The cure is YOU. Thank you

I'm still rather new to tinnitus and I certainly don't have it all figured out, and I still sometimes sink into hopelessness. The one idea that helped me most was that nobody will take away that horrible tone in my head, and the only thing I can do is to habituate my brain to it so that it gets bored of it ASAP. Of course I notice it all the time, but when I do, I say to myself "Yeah, habituation therapy is happening right now!" and that lowers my anxiety. Sometimes I pretend that I'm playing a custom audiologist-prescribed therapeutic tone in order to accelerate my habituation, and then I remind myself: "as far as therapies go, this isn't nice, but it's definitely bearable." But of course, the tone I'm pretending to play is just my tinnitus itself. Rehearsing thought patterns like that has taken me from sheer panic down to something like ordinary disappointment and sadness, with intermittent episodes of despair. Progress!

I’m so glad I found this video. The noise drives me crazy I go right into panic attacks when I hear the ringing.

Honestly, thank you so much for making this video! I am 2 months into tinnitus. The first 3 weeks were hell, then i finally realized I need to sooze my mind and take the focus off it. 2 weeks ago i was even able so fall asleeep listening to my tinnitus. The last few days were hard emotionally and my tinnitus annoyed me again. but, i know it can get better again! And that i will be okay with it one day

I’m also going through the ‘it might not be tinnitus’ stage. It’s interrupting my acceptance

Thanx Isobel, very helpful advice. Developed tinnitus in 2012, turned my whole life upside down. But as I slowly learned to accept it, respect it and understand it, the negative vibe about it disappeared and now I don't perceive it as a threat anymore. It's just there and I'm o.k. with that. Sometimes it's really loud, sometimes I'm hardly aware of it. Whatever the volume, I don't feel intimidated by it anymore. It has become a fundamental part of me, but it took me a long time to finally get to that point. I suppose what it basically comes down to is the following question that you have to ask yourself: Do I choose to have a good life with tinnitus, or a bad life with tinnitus ? Since the tinnitus is here to stay anyway, I have decided to choose for the first option, a good life with tinnitus. It's possible. With a positive attitude the tinnitus will change from a heavy burden to a minor discomfort.

I got tinnitus.. at first it was extremely loud and it was just😭. But gradually over the years its become a part of my life. But i am extremely grateful to you to help people who are suffering.

I too am a musician and have had tinnitus for 35 years. it has worsened in recent years and the slightest noise increases its intensity quite quickly can only listen to music at a low level, which is disappointing. I have to wear earplugs for any rehearsal, which helps. The tiny hairs in the inner ears of birds and reptiles can heal and regrow when damaged, unlike us. Nature is so cruel to inflict such an evil condition upon millions of good people. As Richard Dawkins said, "nature treats us with blind, pitiless indifference". Tinnitus is certainly proof of that.

Isobel thank you so so much for this video. I have started suffering from tinnitus about a month and a half ago, and I sobbed when I saw your video...it's the first thing that has offered me a little glimmer of hope. I am definitely in crisis mode, but it is so amazing to hear someone who has been through this, but has beaten it. I am going to watch this video over and over.

Just started to have tinnitus for about 2 months. I has not been as bad as for other people (is only noticeable at night) but is still annoying. Thankfully in my time with tinnitus I was not as anxious or depressed as others as when I learned what it was, I was able to sort of coup with the possibility of it being permanent. Thanks to your advice now I started to use your mindset of it being a daily thing and that I should just ignore is really working! Thank you for your help

The sound of your voice somehow currently soothes my T. Thank you very much for sharing your experience

Thank you so much for this video... you actually gave me hope. I have recently started suffering with tinnitus. The high pitches are driving me insane. ... not to mention I feel like there is something in my ears but nothing is in my ears. Thank you for sharing your journey... I can tell you really suffered but you have come so far. My anxiety went down a few notches just listening to you. ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you Isobel. I’ve had tinnitus for 2 years. I finally started looking for information tonight. I think acknowledging it just stressed me out. I had to get up and walk about while listening to your video. Stress is better now. Thanks again. Your advice will help I’m sure.

I’m new to tinnitus. It’s intermittent and I’m coping. Thank you for all your empathy and advice.

Your hyperaccis went away because your anxiety dropped and than your body drops the hyper alertness ... Your senses come down. :) Well done!

You look sooo gorgeous I forgot about my severe tinnitus during the whole video!

Thanks again Isobel.. I am one year in to constant severe tinnitus.. Also a musician/recording artist. Your video saved me a year ago when it developed.. You quite possibly helped save my life by giving me hope and guidance.. Thank you

I've had tinnitus in my right ear since I was 10 years old, then when I was 38 I went to an allergist who gave me a steroid injection and that made both ears ring. I'm coming up on 54 years of constant ringing this summer. Eventually you learn to ignore it for the most part. The only problem I have is when somebody speaks to me while I'm in "ignore mode" and I have to start paying attention to my hearing again ...and ask them to repeat themselves. Forget about understanding people in a noisy restaurant unless you learn to read lips.

Isobel is spot on here. As a musician myself (guitar, keys, stage performer and session player) for close to 50 years now I have quite a bit of experience with Tinnitus which started for me around 1993. This past year I also developed Hyperacusis after cleaning the wax out of my ears with a drug store syringe bulb and softening solution kit, and it also ramped up the Tinnitus volume quite a bit after that ear cleaning. About 6 months after that ear cleaning the wax had re-accumulated to the point that the hyperacusis was barely a problem as the wax acts as a kind of natural ear plug. So if your a musician with both Tinnitus and Hyperacusis I'd recommed NOT to try and clean out that ear wax even if your mixes in the studio are starting to loose high end .. believe me much better to deal with frequency loss in your studio monitors than to not be able to tolerate clanging dishes in the sink, cupboards closing, or even your own voice at times 😳 Second tip .. if your a keyboard player who deals with synths alot like me be VERY careful when auditioning new patches, effects, or other outboard gear. Todays modern synths are poorly programmed for the most part and the volume and frequency of the factory patches can vary in extremes which can wreak havoc with your ears! Get some musicians ear plugs like Isobel mentions .. the good ones that are 40.00-50.00 dollars or more on Amazon, and use them when auditioning patches. The biggest takeaway for me from this video is learn to try and focus on stuff other than the T and it will fade in time or not become so important. Thanks Isobel 👍🎹🎸

Thank you so much for this video, Isobel! I am a singer, my tinnitus entered my life a month ago due to my hearing loss and I am still trying to overcome the shock and dispair.... As I read more about it and try things like yoga, sound therapy and practice acceptance, I can notice some improvement in the way I perceive Tinnitus, but some days are really hard.... Emotionally I am a mess and trying to get out of this black hole, but your testimonial is so helpful! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I recently developed pulsatile tinnitus, which, if you don't know is a constant wooshing sound in your ears generally along to the rhythm of my heart beat. It's been really hard to sleep and cope with this noise nobody can hear. I listened to your music and I couldn't hear it anymore! Now when its really bad ill just pop in some earphones and listen. Thank you. So much. From, joey, age14

Praise God , This is exactly what I’ve been going through, this is very helpful.

I have a co-worker that had some acupuncture done yesterday, and he said his tinnitus in his right ear is completely gone.

people may think of it as nothing but its like any other kind of ongoing illness. its devastating to hear that it may never go away and you will have this condition for the rest of your life but you eventually come to terms after the mourning of your previously perfect hearing. take it easy and give yourself time. you will enjoy your life just as you used to in due time. its was also crazy for me to realise just how many people have tinnitus. i never knew a thing about it before i got it.

Thanks for this video, I’m going through a crisis right now because of my tinnitus and this really helped.

Thank you. My tinnitus is progressively getting louder. You have given me some hope.

This video really gave the courage to ignore my tinnitus love you so much may god bless you all

God blessed those people who live life with tinnitus 🙏🏻 om sai ram

I'm 60 years old and have been suffering from tinnitus over 3 years now, I have two sounds, a very high frequency whistle that I can hear only at night in complete silence, but it does not cause me any stress. the second is a 59 Hertz humming sound that is quite stressful, it's the equivalent stress of hearing a truck motor on outside your window. I've been extremely lucky to have found a solution to my problem that allows me to finally sleep 6 to 7 hours a night. I discovered after weeks of testing different solutions, that playing a sinusoidal sound between the frequencies of 190Hz to 270Hz, my internal sound switches completely off, both my ears must hear the sound, it can even be at minimal volume.

I developed hearing loss induced tinnitus recently and it had been terrifying, videos like this give me hope thank you so much for sharing it.

Thank you so much for this video. I found it to be very comforting and reassuring. I've had this affliction for 26 years, and have gone through episodes that made me want to die. I have a loud low-frequency hum in my head that came on suddenly in 1996. No cause was ever found despite every medical test you can imagine. My hearing is normal, and I don't have hyperacus. But the depression and anxiety that accompanies this noise is unbearable. Ironically, it's been known to go away completely for periods of up to three years. I had a major relapse last week and am trying my best to get through it. Right now I feel as if it I'm at the bottom of a deep, dark well. I just have to be hopeful that it's temporary and will eventually pass.

I developed Tinnitus as a child, around 7 or 5 because my dad blasted loud music in the car and I got a lot of ear aches. One day I was sitting in the car alone and I just... riiiiIiiIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNG and I clamped my hands over my ears and I had a small moment of panic as this roaring sound flooding my senses. It was the only thing I could hear and I shouted and sang to try and drown it out and then sat quiet wondering if this was what silence sounded like the whole time... And I've been living with it for years. It's manageable, ignorable. I just thought it was normal. But God forbid if I was stuck in a silent place with no noise. I have to constantly be listening to something or I get super antsy.

This is the most reassuring source of information I've seen on tinnitus. Mine started a month ago after falling ill with glandular fever, and this gives me hope everything will be ok.

What can I say ? I have it in both ears . High pitched. Because of it , I dont hear most conversations. Yet after having it for so many years. I have gotten use to it. I don't moan about it. I I do sympathize with those that cannot get use to it.

Good Bless You ❤️ you are saving my life right now and helping me relax. I have been living in denial mode and fear mode for so long and i need someone like you in my life speaking so i can understand that im not alone ❤️ god bless you 💕

I've lived with it for over twenty years . Every thing you said is spot on and i agree. I'm still here and still living with it. Good on ya for this video.

thank you so much

This video took me out of crisis mode. Thank you so much.

I just saw your video. Eye opener well done for living through this. I have just been diagnosed with tinnitus. I have I guess a long way to go because I'm in the, 'I can't live with this but I don't want to die'. I guess I've a long way to go. Keeping calm and keep going is key👍🏾

Many thanks for this Isobel. I developed Tinnitus through playing the guitar through headphones and then taking medication (ototoxic) that somehow made it worse. It’s calming to hear this.

Thank you so much for this hopeful video,, i developed tinnitus a few weeks ago and its high pitch all the time,, im scared of nightime, bedtime,, this is new to me ,Thanks for the positive feed back, god bless!

I'm 15. I've had tinnitus for 6 months and even though I hardly hear it during the day, it really keeps my up during the nights and sometimes I panic when it suddenly gets louder or when I can hear and feel my heart beating in my ear, but it makes me feel at ease, that after reading these comments, that there are other people who are going through this too and understand what it's like...😅

I have Tinnitus and wish I could have 10 minuets of silence just to meditate and feel relief. So in order to cope when I meditate i think of it as the "Loud Silence". I have the sound of a Huey Helicopter transmission stuck in my head from when I was a crew chief in the Army. I'm sorry to hear someone as beautiful as you and has made a carrier in music has to deal with the torture of tinnitus. Good luck to you and God bless. Thank you for your input and Video.

Thank you very much for these words, really means a lot! You are strong and give hope for many people. Respect.

It all depends on the level of damage if you can live with it or not. Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Noxacusis has no limit. If auditory system gets damaged enough anyone that gets it damaged extremely bad will off themselves . So ...be careful and avoid all further noise exposures and meds.

I'm a musician who developed tinnitus in 2008. It changed my life forever. I no longer create music, but after a few years I'm able to enjoy music again. I now go whole days without letting it get me down. Much of what you said was true for me too.

That's you for making this video. It helped calm me down. Your a blessing.

I developed tinnitus at the beginning of the year. Went to the hospital and they told me it wasn't tinnitus, but when i was still hearing ringing and went back, they told me i had a hole in my left ear. It healed, but i still hear it. Then they said i had hardened ear wax, they cleaned them out. But i still hear it. So through out the year my mind has been racing "Do i have tinnitus? Is it just in my head? Am i just low on potassium? "Am i gonna be like this for the rest of my life?" I've been suicidal and terrified and i just want it to stop. I've been following frequency therapeutics for awhile now to give me hope cause i feel like that's what i need. But most days i forget about it until everyone goes to sleep and for some reason i start to plug my ears and look for it which i know is a bad habit but i keep thinking "is it gone now?" And sometimes i hear nothing, sweet silence, but then i hear a distant ringing and start panicking. I think i can live with it. I hope i can live with it. I hear that it gets better...god i hope so.

Thank you 🙏 so much you’re the first person I have heard that makes sense… I’m 72yrs old I’ve had tennitus all my life … I have trained my mind to keep doing positive things with negative thoughts one day at a time … just letting go !!! It works

Thank you for sharing your story. As someone who recently is dealing with tinnitus (first month), I understand what you're discussing regarding the emotional toll this takes on the individual.

I am 21 years old, and had tinnitus for 8 months. beginning with vertigo and then a buzzing sound in the ears. I feel emotionally unstable, restless, afraid to talk to other people because they say I am deaf. the sound in the ear is quite diverse such as a broken TV, radio sounds, the sound like firecrackers and many more. We have to stay happy, I'm happy to share my tinnitus story with you guys :) Sorry for my bad english

Have heard this horrific ring in my head my entire life... Also a life long musician ... Fear ill go deaf one day... Lived in the US my whole life... Have not even had health insurance since the day i turned 18. All i have is myself.

You are an angel. Thank you for some rational, accessible guidance.

For me tinnitus started a month ago. So you can imagine the constant roller coaster of emotions I'm on right now. I don't know why its happening and I get constant headaches and dizziness as well. This video is a godsend. Thank you so much. I now know that I need to accept this as a part of me and learn to live with it.