Hello. I have been suffering from this incessant condition for the past year now. Though I experienced mild tinnitus in the past, it intensified dramatically last summer when I met with severe anxiety and depression from dealing with an unassociated physical ailment. All of this seemed complicated at the time and I ended up seeing numerous doctors in various fields to address my issues. Medication which allows me to deal with the associated psychological challenges of having tinnitus combined with the inclusion of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy has brought some sanity in my life, though the condition still complicates my life.
I empathize with all of you who have "good" and "bad" days. My greatest challenge is finding ways to lessen the severity of my tinnitus by changing my psychological and physical behaviors. It seems that minimizing stress and establishing consistent sleeping patterns have some effect on limiting severity. However, there are many occasions when I feel that I have no control.
I am happy to have found this forum and look forward to sharing with people who have similar challenges.