I worried about my tinnitus for so long. It drove me nuts at the beginning. Then one day I stopped worrying. I can't even tell you why, or when exactly that happened, just that it happened.
I remember reading all the comments saying "you'll get used to it", and then lying awake at night and thinking "I'll NEVER get used to it". It felt like I would have to accept a huge handicap. I really didn't understand how people could just say it doesn't bother them anymore. Really, that loud sound doesn't bother you?
And here I am today. I don't even think about it on most days. And most importantly, it does not feel like a handicap at all. It's mostly just gone. Still there and clearly audible when I think about it, but otherwise gone. Zero impact on my regular life, on my music listening or music making behaviour.
I also have a pretty strong hayfever allergy. Many people told me I'd get used to that, too, and I have to disagree: no, I don't get used to it, I'm 35 years old and it drives me nuts every single year. But the tinnitus is different. I have it for over 15 years now, and it just became irrelevant.
For hayfever, different kinds of solutions exist: "vaccines" can help in severe cases; antihistamine pills are the main solution, but I found that some don't work for me and others do: you should ask a doctor and try another one; cortison-based nasal spray and eyedrops also work very well for me.
I worried about my tinnitus for so long. It drove me nuts at the beginning. Then one day I stopped worrying. I can't even tell you why, or when exactly that happened, just that it happened.
I remember reading all the comments saying "you'll get used to it", and then lying awake at night and thinking "I'll NEVER get used to it". It felt like I would have to accept a huge handicap. I really didn't understand how people could just say it doesn't bother them anymore. Really, that loud sound doesn't bother you?
And here I am today. I don't even think about it on most days. And most importantly, it does not feel like a handicap at all. It's mostly just gone. Still there and clearly audible when I think about it, but otherwise gone. Zero impact on my regular life, on my music listening or music making behaviour.
I also have a pretty strong hayfever allergy. Many people told me I'd get used to that, too, and I have to disagree: no, I don't get used to it, I'm 35 years old and it drives me nuts every single year. But the tinnitus is different. I have it for over 15 years now, and it just became irrelevant.