Tinnitus intensity and about acceptance

[Toughmathew]

From zero to ten you guys how manyDo you accept totally T for good

[Happyrosie]

I accept it. It’s been with me for sixty years so it’s not going away but it rarely bothers me.

[Toughmathew in reply to Happyrosie]

Mine is like 6or seven u re such a legend mate

[Toughmathew in reply to Happyrosie]

Hard to accept no improvement

[Xene]

Yay Toughmathew, it’s 10/10 for me. After 35 years I’m not holding my breath anymore in the hope it will go away or even get quieter! I just go with the flow and just accept that we’re BFF and will always do everything together like it or not😂

[Toughmathew in reply to Xene]

Jesus christ dont hold my breath

[Xene in reply to Toughmathew]

Yay TM, not sure what you meant by “JC don’t hold my breath” I hope you didn’t misunderstand me?

[Toughmathew in reply to Xene]

I mean expect it to disappear

[TinnitusUKPat Partner]

Hello Mathew

It may seem like that I'm going over old ground here, but you describe yourself in your HealthUnlocked biography as 'new to tinnitus' and your join date is at the end of October 2022.

Given those things, it may be a little early for you to be concerned about habituation timelines - if you have been experiencing tinnitus for a matter of weeks, this level of intensity which you describe is often something which lowers and becomes less impactful on its own.

This isn't designed to compartmentalise your tinnitus as being less than other peoples - far from it - but to suggest that a lot of the intensity of tinnitus to people who are new to it can be driven by anxiety and stress, rather than by the tinnitus itself.

[Toughmathew in reply to TinnitusUKPat]

Thx man i appreciate that

[Toughmathew in reply to TinnitusUKPat]

Probably by anxiety

[Graham-E]

Hi not sure I understand your scale or meaning. I know it’s there of course. It bothers me 10/10 as it’s so intrusive for me. I have to accept it is not going anywhere but I don’t have a easy time with it.

No idea how you want to fit that into a scale.

Best G

[doglover1973 in reply to Graham-E]

I think Matthew means how far do you accept T on a scale of 1 - 10 Irrespective of how bad it is. Perhaps he can confirm.

[Toughmathew in reply to doglover1973]

2 that awful

[Toughmathew in reply to Graham-E]

Oh my gosh feel upset for u me similar

[doglover1973]

I'm going to say 8/10 for acceptance. I'm able to accept it most of the time. I'm not anxious or upset but from time to time I wish it would go away.

[Toughmathew in reply to doglover1973]

Hope we could stay happy with t even

[doglover1973 in reply to Toughmathew]

I think it's possible Matthew. I'm no longer unhappy and I have days when I'm happy. Give yourself the time and space to get used to it. You won't alwys feel as bad as you do now.

[Toughmathew in reply to doglover1973]

How loud is yours mate

[Toughmathew in reply to Toughmathew]

U no problem sleep

[Chocolate135]

There are amazing Tinnitus Sound masking videos on YouTube..Tinnitus Scrubbing, Tinnitus Sweeping, Tinnitus Sound Masking, etc.

They work. Try listening to them..!

[Ultrasonography]

Iv had tinnitus since 2016 when I had my first bout with Ménière’s disease it’s been nonstop since then. our mind is an amazing thing although it is there, and I hear it every second of every day you learn to make it part of your being, someone once told me think of it as an angel and that sounds is them watching you. I have a strong faith in God and I believe if it’s in his plan it will go away. I have given up on the medical community since they have no idea or desire to find a cure for this dreaded situation. It’s easy to say don’t focus on the sound. But it is possible to not allow it to bother you. Be stronger then the sound!

[Toughmathew in reply to Ultrasonography]

Omg i wish i could

[Ultrasonography in reply to Toughmathew]

you can !! Don’t focus on it. In fact I feel when I’m reading these posting and if it comes up in conversation the T gets louder !! I do read the posts. But after I read them I go back to my routine. I sometime put my house phone to my ear. And the buzz sound is louder then the T. It calms it down. I also eat a very low salt diet and drink lots of water. I’m on betahistine for over a year now. Mostly for the dreaded vertigo ! Find Something to do to distract you. I also find that when driving. The sound of the car on the road drowns out the T sound. Stay strong

[Toughmathew in reply to Ultrasonography]

Wish u well

[daverussell]

I'm late to comment here. Today has been my worse Tinnitus day since, well I remember it. I don't think I've had a day like this where I've struggled to concentrate which was giving me some stress. I take Sertraline for anxiety and to help me sleep. In fact, I was out shopping and dropped into town to grab a coffee. When I returned to the car I had a parking ticket (my first in 25 years driving). So much for the de-stress, but I just took it on the chin and paid it.I've not been feeling 100% this week, so I suppose it was inevitable I would have a bad day. I've also increased my Sertraline, so maybe either of these have contributed to this spike.

In answer to the OP question about intensity, I can only guage this on my experience. Today is 7-8 as I suppose, as I can imagine it could be worse, and I would never have managed lime I did today. Experience and acceptance, to answer the second part of the question, tells me there will be better days.

[Toughmathew in reply to daverussell]

Thx for sharing god bless u

[surreycccfan]

I have accepted my T totally (not sure if thats a 1 or a 10), it no longer triggers any negative emotions/fight or flight emotion. It took a lot of work, discipline and energy to get to this point but while I was progressing my journey I found something a senior UK audiologist told me, he said 'you may never accept your T but it it possible to live well with it', this helped me to refocus and stop searching for acceptance and instead make smaller steps forward to living well with my T, which eventually resulted in me accepting it