How I Cured My Tinnitus
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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
- I am an Ear Doctor who had tinnitus over a decade ago but managed to get to the point where I cannot hear my tinnitus anymore. This video explains how I did it.
I must to say that this technique will not work for everyone, and I am not pretending that I have found a new cure for tinnitus. The information in this video is not new, just standard information you will find throughout tinnitus clinics around the country. All I am doing is explaining things in my own way. This is how I understand tinnitus, and this is what I tell patients when I see them with tinnitus (if I have enough time)
Tinnitus is also NOT my specialist subject, I just happen to have had it in the past. If you want treatment for tinnitus, I think it would be better for you to speak to a true expert at dealing with tinnitus. Most of what I know is in this video and therefore there isn't much point to come and see me about tinnitus. I would go to your local tinnitus clinic or see one of my colleagues about tinnitus - I have a list of people below:
Kiran Jumani / Nitesh Patel / Javier Moraleda / Simon Lloyd / Adolfo Bronstein
If you are offended or disagree with this video, I apologise and hope you see that this video was made in an attempt to help people with this condition. No harm was intended at all.
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0:00 Introduction
1:56 Myth 1 - You will have tinnitus forever
3:22 Myth 2 - Tinnitus comes from your ears
4:26 Myth 3 - Tinnitus is a psychological problem
6:26 What is Tinnitus and Why Do I Have it?
16:46 How I cured my tinnitus & understanding how I did it
33:47 Medical Therapies for Tinnitus - 180 Phase Reduction
37:44 Medical Therapies for Tinnitus - rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
38:41 Medical Therapies for Tinnitus - Lidocaine therapy
40:03 Medical Therapies for Tinnitus - Meditation / CBT / Mindfulness
40:38 Medical Therapies for Tinnitus - Other treatments for tinnitus
41:50 I am giving away a masker to one of my subscribers
42:08 Conclusion - Věda a technologie
IT WORKS!!!!!!
I got tinnitus about seven months ago. A friend told me it existed and I was so choked that I made the mistake to check if I had it at night. From that point on, my life was invaded by extremely annoying noises in both my ears that I had never noticed before. They grew louder every day and I started panicking seeing that all the sources online said it had no cure. I got depressed and anxious thinking it was for life.
I went to the doctor to check it. I had no hearing loss, so he washed my ears and some of the noises disappeared, but a constant whistle persisted in my left ear. I tried B vitamins and it got a little better, but not enough to give me my peace of mind back. So I tried Yoga, Chinese medicine, some tinnitus apps… But nothing really worked.
And then I found this video.
I decided to take it seriously and would never stay in silence.
When I got home, I would put on some music.
When I had to go to a room without music, I would sing or talk to myself.
At night, I would listen to podcasts before going to bed.
When I woke up, I would get out of bed right away.
At first, I would always think about my tinnitus. I was afraid to stay in silence and hear it again. But I was doing my best to constantly DISTRACT myself paying attention to the next thing that would come to my mind.
About a week later, it started to get quieter. Then I had to resist ALL the temptations to check if it still existed.
Now, about a month later, IT’S NOTHING. Even in silence, I forget about it. And I'm sure it will get to the point where I won't be able to hear it at all.
I can’t thank you enough, @VikVeerENTSurgeon. You saved my mental health, I meant it.
And for people struggling with tinnitus, please stay strong. I was never into meditation or anything like that, but I've learned that you can control your mind. :)
I'm so glad that you did so well. Thank you so much for writing back in. Much appreciated. Vik
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Thank you for posting this video, you are really helping people out there. Greetings from Brazil :)
What works? Listening to music and Podcasts? Can you be more specific please?
@@panayotpetkov8949 the point of listening to music/podcasts is to distract yourself so you won't pay attention to your tinnitus. if you stay silent paying attention to it, your brain will think you want to hear it and keep making it louder. it's well explained in the video.
Wwwi
1 week into my tinnitus attack I had a suicidal episode. I thought my life and work was _over_. I had gotten completely sucked into the online vortex of negativity. This video was the first positive message about tinnitus I had ever taken in. I listened to it 6-7 times over the following week any time i needed a voice of sanity. Vik, you made a huge impact on my little corner of the world. I can't thank you enough.
2 months later and the ringing went from front-and-center screaming at ~14khz, to a gentle background buzz that i really only notice when i go to bed (and it no longer provokes any anxiety). To anyone watching, I went from panic and listening to white noise 24/7, to resuming normal life and not requiring any masking at all. I have full confidence that in the next few months/year even the background buzz in quiet rooms will fade. Tinnitus does not need to be forever, which is not something online communities will tell you.
It means the world to me that you wrote in. every day I have to remove death threat comments from this video. I'm sorry about all the negativity and that you had to go through this. I truly wish you a swift recovery, it sounds like you are nearly there.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon I'm glad you appreciate it. Take pity on those sending in threats, as they're a community of people suffering greatly with very little hope, and little interest from the medical community. My partner works with prison inmates, and it's apparent that people who act out in these ways are almost invariably suffering.
I agree on the recovery, and will go out of my way to share online the idea that it can go away. I'm lucky to have near-perfect hearing, just a little ~20dB dip at 12khz. Hopefully with time, neuro-stimulation devices like the one being developed by Susan Shore will offer treatment paths -- That or psychadelic medicine, which I have confidence will make a clinically significant impact on breaking these thought cycles, like a snow plow does to well-worn winter paths :).
i just had to leave a comment. i didnt have the time yet to watch the whole video but i was looking through the comments and found this.
Patrick, i am also in your shoes. I had a dip at ~11kHz and the doctors refused to treat me because it was apprantly 'beyond the human capabilities of hearing'. Thereafter I was trying to deal with tinnitus for the last 2 years with the third suicidal depression attack this very morning. Had all doctors I consulted telling me to deal with it since there's no cure, and all that's done is lead me to the conclusion that either i learn to live with it or die to escape from it.
Vic and Patrick's message (though I've only seen part of the vid) is exactly what I needed. It was something that I longed for but no one gave. Thank you both for giving me another little push and a thread of hope to keep fighting for.
Patrick when u listened to the white noise were there the in ear generators,with the white noise built in?
Appreciate it man for your support and Guidance to us all
I suffered from tinnitus about 3 months ago, and I am 21 years old. I felt very anxious about this, knowing that I am studying in medical school. I really left everything in my life and continued to search for a cure for this annoying tinnitus. I began not to read, I lost focus, I was really desperate, but with reading the comments, they really give me a boost. New hope for healing. May God heal you all. I am grateful to you
You can heal cancer, autoimmune disorders, eye sight, cavities and chronic illnesses. It’s all about what you put into your body food wise, and what you put on your skin organ. Also has to do with movement and less screen time. How you live affects your health. All the medical books have it listed as prevention but it’s also how you reverse many things. Reversing inflammation by not eating inflammatory foods and additives. Very new world of medical coming to the Americas in the next decade or so. Don’t mention them in medical school though, especially with pharmaceutical companies around. They will bully you and laugh you out of the room.
How are you feeling now? Did it go away? I’m having it right now, due to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. Today will be two weeks, since it started. However, I was given antibiotics on Monday, called Augmentin. I don’t know if it will go away, after i’m done with it, or if it’s going to last for some time, or forever. Thank you!
Look up the Havana Syndrome.
Oh no, we are at the same age at these 3 weeks too. Please share your story and let’s share each other treatment. I’ve been stressed since I searched that Tinnitus mostly affect to eldery.
So far I’ve been done consume methylprednisolone and other steroid + hyperbaric therapy + audiometry + B12 coenzyme. All of these is directed by the ENT Specialist.
I am happy if we can get connected to share more story together, I dont know if I can drop any social media link here but I am on LinkedIn with the same username as seen in this account. Hope we can get rid of it 😊
@@mrchow3233
I hope for your recovery. Unfortunately, I went to three doctors and they told me that there is a problem with the auditory nerve, but I am not convinced of the diagnosis. There must be a treatable cause. I hope so.
This doctor is so reasonable. It would help the health of so many people if more doctors could be humble and open minded like this man.
I’ve had tinnitus for decades. But once in a blue moon it stops for like 15 secs, the moment I realize it stopped and I feel that sensation of peace and relief, it instantly comes back. 😭
Same. It's exhausting.
Think of this way, if a sound ringing in your ears is able to put you in misery and bounce your life off track anything really could have been the trigger
Same thing happens to me...
@@sbo6477 What???
@@laserall it is just a sound, if this manages to bother u i cant imagine what else doesnt. I suffer from this too and probably have it worse than most people, theres many more things about your existance that define u, not solely this sound, learn to let go and enjoy
I want to share a story for those suddenly experiencing tinnitus:
A few months ago i have had an ear-infection which resulted in to sudden deafness on the right side. My hearing dropped to about 50% after auditory test.
This went on for a few weeks and after my hearing came back i started hearing a high-pitched tone.
This tone was constant for months and i was afraid i was going to live with this forever, but now.... 4 months later the tone is completely gone.
I remember scrolling through comments, looking for people experiencing the same thing but couldn't find one so i thought i'd share mine.
Big up to all people living with tinnitus. Stay strong.
Vincent.
Thank u
can you share your experience about the treatment that you're going through to cure sudden deafness?
What helped cute your tinnitus??? I developed it all of a sudden 2 weeks back . Pls share what worked for you . Waiting to hear
Please share me which kind treatment you fan taken , sorry for my english please share me iam suffering from tinnitus
Ok
I WANT TO HEAR SILENCE ONE TIME AGAIN
PLEASE ❤ OH PLEASE 😢 IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME 😢🎉😢
Right? It's been awhile.
Please needs your help im in bad situation please help me
Me too
@@ddhaliwal18 what's going on?
I have tinnitus and I'm fine now. You can live with it. Dont fight it. Accept it as your new silence. It's not how loud it is, it's how much you don't give a damn about. It's take a bit of time. But you'll be fine
Depends. If having NPF like adhd or autism, then you are mentally stressed all time and that makes it lot harder.. and especially also if have muscle tension or pain, which worsens tinnitus as well.. And if deaf on other ear ..
Depends on how bad the damage is and how loud and reactive tinnitus is. Auditory damage has no limit.
@-wd5lg I have ocd & adhd with very loud tinnitus. You'll learn to live with tinnitus.
God I hope so. Thank you so much for this comment. I have never heard this or thought of it and I'm struggling right now, but if I can't find any thing to curate, then this is really good thing to remember and honestly it's good to remember anyway. Thank you.❤❤
I have had severe tinnitus for 15 years now. I suffer from it every second.
I think a lot of tinnitus is muscular, jaw and neck related. Mine has improved almost to the point of unnoticeable buy working on posture, stretching my jaw and neck muscles and massaging the muscles around my head especially temples, and it has worked wonders. Posture is king here though and if you grind your teeth at night that is a massive trigger. Hopefully this can help someone else!
May I know what exercises is best for jaw ?
I grind my teeth and jaw cracks on the right side at night but my tinnitus is on the left side tho
thank you for the tip!
THAAAANK U I OPENED MY MOUTH AL THE WAY OPEN AND ITS GONE WHAAAATTTT
@@rubyruby7370 bro i just opened my mouth al the way and it just vanished
I started noticing tinnitus some 18 months ago, was really stressed out for a long time. 6 months ago I found this video, now I dont notice the tinnitus anymore. I never really comment on youtube videos but this one deserves it
It's comments like this that will help so many others. Thank you.
unbelievable but after watched this video, my tinnitus was lower after one hour...it could be really how mentally strong you are, but as Vik said previosly, many of them on internet are spreading lies or want to make money on poor people, and than you go panic mode and make it only worse...so sad....stay strong and I believe it's not going to be a problem at all
I have watched this video several times. I have gone from despair to relief and back to despair as the volume and tone of my tinnitus changes over time. Everytime I go into a hole of despair I watch this video and remind myself I can control and influence my thinking to filter out the noise. Thank you for making this video.
Daily meditation and prayer helps ☯️
Yes
How are you now? Is it still as loud as before?
You're absolutely right, Vik! My tinnitus journey started five years ago after stumbling upon a video about it. Sometimes it feels like my mind is about to explode from the noise, and other times it's peacefully quiet.
I've learned it's all about focus. Doc Vik has been a lifesaver. No matter how bad it gets, meditation and self-awareness help tremendously. Now, I'm a healthier person with good hearing, just a bit paranoid sometimes. Thanks, Doc!
I have tinnitus for six years (more or less) and definitely the solution is to stop giving any importance to it. Anytime I think about it it comes back. Actually watching this video made my ringing a lot louder than it was before I watched it. I don't think I ever had some time without it, but the sound can get so low sometimes that I don't even noticed it. It's manageable for sure. Don't think it's the end of the world. Just stop caring about it and eventually it will die down. The moment you start giving it any attention, it will come back and annoy you.
Only people with high awareness can hear the ringing. Ringing is a very loud or low sound, it does not matter, it is in all people. if you focus on the ringing, you'll get in trouble with it.
it's just like taking the breathing out of automatic mode. If you think about breathing, your automatic breathing will stop.
It's your body letting you know to focus and let it ring, and find out what muscle groups are around that ringing. For example, right now, I can hear the ringing but mentally, try to feel for it in your head and tell that muscle manually MOVE / RELAX / DRAIN / DRAIN DOWN TO MY THROAT!!! because the automatic system is not working. Try it and let me know because it sure worked for me (still ringing, but I can feel the blockage clearing up). Feel your throat fill up with junk. -- If you ignore it, then in a way, the sensation is dying, and the nervous system is not reporting back.
I couldn’t say it better myself. My experience exactly. I refused the offer of ‘help’ classes because talking about it etc just made it worse. I have had tinnitus in my right ear for about nine years and left ear about seven. At first i grieved for the lack of silence in my life. I am pleased to say i am handling it better now.
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I see all the stories about how people suffer with tinnitus and I just think mine must be really light and quiet. Have had it for years, like if a mosquito is nearby, it rarely ever actually bothered me. Same thing with visual snow, I rarely notice, but must be because mine is not that bad
Thank you Vik, this was probably the most comforting and inspiring 42.29 minutes I've experienced in a long time.
I have had tinnitus for 6 years now and have been sucked in to a lot of videos looking for my money but offering no insite or solutions . I can't believe I stumbled onto this video . I found it reasonable and realistic you definitely no what your talking about you lived it and offered up a guarded hope. I can see myself making at the very least some positive headway. Insite is power thankyou my friend.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I had tinnitus on my right ear for 3 weeks. I listened to your advice and my ear is back to 100%!
What activities worked for you?
What worked?
Can yu please elaborate what all activities yu did?
Distraction
What did you do? I have on going tinnitus for a couple months now.
I'm laughing with relief, Vik. I'm crying as i write this.
This video has done so much more for me than any doctor, for REAL. Bless you for life, Vik. I know my tinnitus will go away again and now that its back it will GO AWAY AGAIN. I KNOW IT.
Thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU. I wish i could give you a big hug and a 100 dollar bill, you did so much for me.
I will keep returning to this video, every time i need.
Bless you for life
I've had tinnitus on and off for about 8 years. It's never gone away, but I rarely notice it at all. For the first few months I was in a terrible mental state, then when I learned to calm down it settled into the background. My tinnitus heightened a bit recently and is bothering me, but I know it'll settle down as it always does. Please please do not panic yourself, it gets better! Excersise is really helpful and make sure you get a full check up. When I have a virus, not enough sleep or am run down my symptoms increase dramatically, so keep in mind the worry period is TEMPORARY however unpleasant it may be.
David Your words have helped me . Reassurance that my tinnitus will get better . Thank you
i had it for a year now. I only felt it for a week or two after that for the past 10 months i don't even aware of it. Be careful prevent things that cause tinnitus to spike then you will be alright. I don't say i hear it now i do only when i close my ears or when i press my ear on pillow
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I have it now for almost 9 years but it doesn't get better. I have huge sleeping issues since years and i just want to live a normal life again. It makes me crazy, mad and sad. Can you help me please with some advice?
@@sams81 Have you ever tried cutting sodium out of your life and cutting back on sugary food? It doesn't seem to bother everyone, it bothers me though. I found out sodium effects my tinnitus when I ate a big bowl of canned tomato soup. That was brutal, I was almost crying. I also take meds to sleep or I'd be in your position still. I've had tinnitus for 3 years now.
For me, I never hear it outdoors, worst after 9 when trying to get some sleep.
I’m so glad I found your sensitive video, dispelling lots of mythS about tinnitus. I loved your calm delivery and found my tinnitus went away whilst listening to your voice. Thank you for your time and effort on this one.
hello, i would just like to come back and update on my current state of tinnitus. (i posted my comment a while back when i first got tinnitus) when i first got it, it genuinely came out of nowhere. i know for some it’s due to exposure to loud noise or maybe some kind of injury, but i’m pretty sure i was just watching tik tok. the first moment i got it, i could have vomited, as gross as that description is, it’s true. i was so anxious, my nervous system was on such high alert that i couldn’t sleep. so, i found this video. it gave me hope that even if i wasn’t able to get rid of my tinnitus, i could live with it. i’ve had tinnitus for about a year now, i like to describe the sounds as high pitch silence. (basically a hissing but i don’t hear hissing) anyway, i came here to shed some light on tinnitus and how it still affects me. here’s the great part, it’s honestly doesn’t! i have become used to it after a couple weeks of having it. i also wouldn’t quite say it is quite either, but i rarely ever notice it now. even at when i’m going to sleep! crazy right?! but this isn’t to say i don’t have hard days, today is that day. (hence me posting this at 4 in the morning, lol) BUT i still am hopeful it will pass. this video gives me that hope, still. WE GOT THIS 😁😁…okay i should get some sleep now 😅
28 day Super Juice Me challenge may help. Helps lots of tinnitus sufferers.
thanks for sharing
Did u get the covid vaccine by chance? If so, please dont get anymore. Its causing inflammation in the brain and causing ppl to get tinnutis horribly..happened to my mom.
The way you explained this was very helpful to me. I still have tinnitus when I focus on it, but I am able to worry much less about it, which makes it much less noticeable. This was far more helpful than any medication or sound therapy. Thank you, doc.
This finally makes sense to me. My tinnitus started about a year ago. About 3 months in with my tinnitus I had already gone to an ENT and there was nothing they could do. I had no signs of hearing loss.
However, I was drawing using an app on my iPad one day and after drawing for about an hour I stopped to go get a drink of water and noticed my tinnitus almost completely stopped. It went down in volume 95%.
I ran to my wife and told her and was super exited but over the following week it gradually got louder until it was back where it was. After seeing this I think I’ll go back to drawing again. My mind is really focused when I draw but I never made the connection. Now this whole video makes sense.
Back to the drawing board for me. ✍️
I hope this is what helps.
I have found the same.
Pls medicine name 😪 😔
I have noticed the same. All about focusing on something else. Also yoga nidra, the guided relaxation, helps.
A night club caused my tittinus, went out to same nightclub a couple weeks later and it changed my tittinus and I don't really hear a buzz it undescribable now
@@mattyy101 you mean you don’t hear it at all now or did it come back?
I listened to your video yesterday and it gave me hope. More than that; i had a wonderful night and even feel some relief. You're right: i'm convinced our brain can make a filter. Since yesterday i keep saying to my brain i'm not interested by this sound and try to focus my attention on all other sounds around me. I want to educate my brain to focus on other sounds. If my brain can learn how to play guitar it can learn listening to other sounds.
Believe it or not, this night i woke up briefly and got the feeling my tinnitus was one tone lower.
Now i'll use every moment to tell my brain "i'm not interested" and push him to focus on all other sounds, and there are many, always and everywhere.
I haven tinnitus since 2019 with a strong increase for 4 weeks since a difficult emotional moment.
There is hope and our brain is a tool we can use. I need to work on focus and attention.
Let's not give to tinnitus the place it want to take in our life.
Thank you for this video.
Absolutely fantastic video and very true.
I “thought” I first heard my tinnitus a few years ago, I concentrated on it, got stressed by it and it made it unbelievably loud. This got me stuck in a depressive loop.
I was in a toxic relationship at the time and I believe this is the reason why. I also developed eye floaters around the same time. I believe this was all linked.
Truth is, and I knew this to a certain degree, id heard it before, especially when I was stressed, after concerts, after I consumed large amounts of alcohol etc but never paid attention to it so was never bothered by it.
2 years later I am out of the relationship and happy, my tinnitus has improved beyond words. I used to hear it 24/7, I only ever hear it now if I’m in bed, when it’s very quiet and I’m pretty sure it’s what I’ve “always” heard and is totally normal.
If you have just “developed” it, let me reassure you, you haven’t, you have probably had it for a very, very long time, if not since you were born - you have only just NOTICED it!
Don’t give up hope, you will make a full recovery I promise!
thanks
Man same thing happened with me I am stuck in negative feedback loop i think I used to hear this but since I focused on this my anxiety went through roof
I installed an frequency app, listened to a frequency slightly different than my own tinnitus. My brain started focusing on the ‘newly induced’ tinnitus, and forgot about my own tinnitus when the app stopped playing. Quite incredible. You present a very interesting hypothesis here in this video!
Your video brought me out of a tearful state yesterday morning and I've since watched it a number of times. I've been suffering for the last month and hope it goes away on its own accord but I was feeling quite lost until I heard your voice of reason and compassion. I am beginning to think this is something I'll have to train my mind out and I'm using your advice as a starting point.
Thank you so much.
How are you doing?
Hey Charles, how are you doing?
Any updates?
I'm really hoping that things are better for you now. So glad that my video helped in a time of darkness. Do take care.
Thank you so much for your video about Tinnitus and how you went about curing yourself. I have Tinnitus about 10 years and although I consider myself to be a very positive and happy person I have suffered silently with the horrible noise of tinnitus most days. This video has really helped me to understand that I can do something about my Tinnitus by following the excellent advice shown. It really makes sense, and I have to say since I watched the video a few days ago i already feel empowered. I am feeling very hopeful that things can only get better. It was also important to know that the person in the video had suffered with Tinnitus so that really helped me to understand that we have the power within ourselves to make tinnitus a thing of the past. Thank you
Whenever I become aware of it, I like to think of it as a memory of hearing the crickets in the woods, which is one of my favorite sounds in the world. I can't say it ever really made me worried.
There was this famous oil refinery in my home town that everybody complained stenk. One day I noticed it actually smelled exactly like fried eggs my grandma made for me. The smell never bothered me since
Instead it gave me appetite 🙃
Substitution is king!!
Cheers
I don't know how to thank you enough,
4 months ago, i suddenly had a ringing in my left ear show up, which would get worse and worse. After many sleepless nights, and weeks filled with anxiety, i finally found this video. For the last 2 weeks, i always turned on the radio when i got home, and taught my brain to pay attention to the foreground, and not the background of what i hear. I can now comfortably say that THIS VIDEO is the cure to tinnitus. Even when i slightly hear it, my brain immediately switches to listening to something else again. I have shared this video with others that i know suffer from it, and it is helping them steadily as well. Looking forward to my tinnitus being completely gone in a few months. Again, thank you so much, this was a true savior for my mental health.
Wonderful to hear. Thank you so much.
Update ?
Thank you so much for making this video! I've had tinnitus for over a year. It got worse recently after a hugely stressful period,. When I started researching it, MOST of the search results brought up that it's not curable. Thank you for giving a better answer to that. It's only 4 days after watching this and the sounds is disappearing. It's getting duller and sometimes isn't there at all. I didn't watch whole video, it was the explanation that there are sounds that exist all the time that we just don't hear because we've trained not to. This made so much sense to me. I practice meditation and have stopped fixating on the sound as a thing to panic about. Instead, I try to listen very closely to it. I try to dissect it see if I can find it's source. This seems to be weakening the connection!
How you holding up today sir? Did you remove it from your life or atleast dim it down drastically I hope so!
Spot on!! The first 2 years I tried rain machine at night, hubby said “when are you going to get rid of that thing,” He had tinnitus for 10 years and never told me. I thought yeah, he’s right.
Since then I have horses and when Im outside I never thing of it. It’s not there. I like to listen to Calm app, sleep stories at night and I fall asleep like a baby. When I do notice the tinnitus I say thank you, acknowledge it, for reminding me, I am alive, Im grateful. Get on with job of enjoying life. ❤
What a perfect video. I was searching for a tinnitus relief background noise video when I found this. My tinnitus had been screaming for the last few days since getting unusually stressed out. Focussing on hearing the background noise instead of turning up the background volume to drown it out has calmed it right down.
The first thing to tell your brain is that tinnitus is perfectly normal and absolutely nothing to worry about.
Nothing is wrong with your ears or brain…you are a very sensitive and have hyper awareness….most people go through life in a dream like state…unaware of most of the things that are going on around them.
People with tinnitus hear more and see more that the average person…
Once you understand that your tinnitus is simply part of your super awareness and accept that it’s perfectly normal and nothing to worry about, it will cease to bother you.
It worries you because you feel you cannot stop it,but once you understand that it’s perfectly normal and learn to accept it, the fear of it being something serious starts to fade, Just keep telling yourself it’s not harmful in any way and hearing it just confirms your super awareness.
Self hypnosis is the key…😉
Love this comment. This is how I like to view my tinnitus also :)
I don’t understand why he says a hearing aid is helpful for tinnitus. Can you explain? My ears are super sharp in hearing. I don’t want to hear more, I want to hear less!
@plumei wish i had your hearing ria66
W mate
The hearing aid has the ability to remove hearing tinnitus so you can hear without the constant noise. I was able to experience no tinnitus while wearing hearing aids during a test trial. However I did not want to spend the money since hearing aids are extremely costly. Years later I was no longer able to hear myself over the tinnitus so I would shout and annoy all around me. Then I spent the money for hearing aids and then it must have been worse since tinnitus still occurred with the hearing aid. Just my experience.
This makes sooooo much sense! Bless you for sharing this practical information and hope. You’re giving me concrete hope. It explains why when I notice it’s gone and I think about it , the sound comes back. I am empowered now to keep moving forward not backward… and I do believe it was initially triggered by a stressful season. It’s been 4 months since it started. I’m also a singer and musician… so I’m wearing ear monitors a lot. Considering a hearing check for minor hearing loss is a great tip also. I’m my months of study this is a rare instance where someone is making sense.
Whenever my tinnitus flares up, I come watch this video. Thank you for making it. I haven’t been able to make it go away but staying sane!
This is probably one of the best tinnitus videos on youtube. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this!
Thank you!
Really its really long, almost like it's so drawn out just to make you think it's saying important things but I barely hear anything except ignore it?
Yes I agree 👍
I have significant hearing loss and saw audiologist, then got hearing aids.
I HATED them!
The audiologist assured me that my brain would adjust to all the horrible noise that, seemed to me, was assaulting my brain.
My hair touching my glasses sounded like cellophane crumbling. Every step I took causes banging in my head, and the aids were turned only to 40%, with audiologist plan to increase 10% each week until 100%
If my brain can grow accustomed to every second being assaulted with noise, I reckon my brain can grow accustomed to tinnitus.
I’ve been hearing impaired my entire life. Now, the audiologist is trying to hard-sell me that I’m more prone to dementia if I don’t correct my hearing.
I don’t believe this, but if anyone has further info, please reach out to me.
I’ve live this way for my entire life. I don’t miss what I am not hearing. Not at all.
I was having panic attacks and crying whenever I was supposed to wear the hearing aids. I was really, really unhappy, but was convinced that I had to wear them.
Finally, I was just so miserable that I took them out, and will NEVER wear hearing aids again, unless they drastically improve in function.
Oh, and there was zero improvement in my tinnitus.
My puppy barked at me and it sounded like he was going to kill me.
I couldn’t drive because every car that I passed by (coming toward me on the other side of the road) sounded so violent that I’d be immediately distracted, so couldn’t safely drive.
All the while, the audiologist, who is a doctor of audiology, paid no heed to what I was saying and insisted that I’d grow accustomed.
For an audiologist, she sorely lacks ability to listen and hear.
Thanks Vik, I found that focusing on your voice helped reduce my tinnitus. If I listened for the tinnitus it got louder. I’ve had it for a number of years, but it’s always been just a background noise. Thanks to you, I believe that I can reduce it to barely noticeable or nonexistent.
Started my tinnitus journey in 2021 when my workload and stress at work were high. Still hearing it now and sometimes better sometimes worse. Habituation is a journey and a skill to learn. Good luck to everyone out there.
Does tinnitus also cause you mild headache etc.
@BULLBOOY Mine does occasionally I believe the cause is a sinus infection.
Bro...tinnitus does not give any headaches but sometimes sleep distortions which is common. Just do not think about tinnitis, distract your self from tinnitus n focuss on your work in a relaxed manner, listen to some good soothing music and pray to God everyday for your deliverance. I am doing the same and we both will share our testimonies soon.
Cheers
This is by far the best information and advice on Tinnitus I have ever encountered, thanks! I am a musician with hearing loss in the high frequencies. When I became aware of my Tinnitus over a decade ago it was devastating but over time I adapted to it. Many points in this video reinforce my own view and experience of Tinnitus. In a nutshelit will improve to the point when it isn't important if you learn to distract your mind from focussing on it, which may seem impossible to begin with-but, watching this I believe it is possible, and that's half the battle-so thank you again!
Thank you for the hope! I seeing an audiologist asap. I had already realized that it had something to do with "paying attention" to it. I had it get worse a couple years ago and I know it went away after a couple weeks. This time around my brain is obsessing over it. So much that it has made me aware that paying attention to it makes it worse. This is BY FAR the most informative and hope-inspiring video on the subject that I've found. THANK YOU! -ET
Vik, thankyou thankyou thankyou for this post! I developed tinnitus 5 months ago, i realised that after watching this video (around 30times) i was making my tinnitus 10 times worse by becoming obsessed with sound. I developed Hyperacusis and life was to say the least difficult, couldn’t work, sleep watch TV etc. Once I realised that we all have Tinnitus if we sit in a quiet room and really ( and I mean REALLY try to listen for it) You can magnify the sound and it can become overwhelming (for anyone) I wish my ENT had told me this rather than saying 'get use to it'. Vik please tell my story to other people that are going through hell, i am proof that Tinnitus can completely disappear and is often just a temporary thing that will pass if you can calm yourself. People with my story just done bother posting because we forget and move onto the next problem, so stay away from tinnitus forums
You made me laugh with relief. Oh my god, so it really is mostly psychological isn't it? I was thinking it was cuz my tinnitus "attacks" came with panic attacks. And they were gone once i felt better.
So it REALLY is like that! Isn't it? My doctor also made me fell so bad i felt depressed to a point to think that if got killed it would probably feel better.
Seeing your text here made me feel so much better, oh my god, alina.
How you make it to go away
T forums makes it way worse for me
@@MrCybersnow yes its took 6 months though to control and ignore it, then it got quieter and quiter in stages, but if i choose to listern for it in a quiet room and stick fingers in my ears i can hear it straight away. After watching VIk i learned to jsut relax and ignore it, The trick its to have no emotional connection with the nose (its a lot of hard work) i had no hearing loss or damage so im convinced everyone has some sort of tinnitus, once your brain discovers it, your in figh or flight. - i can hear it now because im talking about it but it will disappear in a minute
@alina ferri hello i believe you are 💯 correct.. thats the exact thought i felt after watching this video. The tricky part is how do you forget it move on ignore it. Would you share with me how you managed to get where you are now. Thanks for any help
Brilliant! It makes sense. You have a very comforting personality. Thank you for NOT selling something. THANK YOU!
I really enjoy listening to this doctor speak. He's got a pleasant voice and there's noticeable empathy/compassion behind it.
This video is SO helpful. Like you, I started having problems with Tinnitus in 2008, with a loud blast of a speaker when I was at a rock concert. Unlike you, I didn't know how to resolve it. And the medical people (GP, 2 audiologists) all said, "You will probably have to live with it for the rest of your life! Have a nice day!" How I WISH, Dr. Veer, that I had seen your video back then. However, I have sort of stumbled on what you share in this video. When I have bad Tinnitus days, I try to distract myself. I do not notice it is worse when my stress is up. So I view it as a flashing warning light on the dashboard of my life to do what I can to deal with the stress at hand. I will also put your suggestions into practice. Also, I really enjoy your channel! I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in January. Starting CPAP has been a challenge (including Treatment Emergent Central Apneas), however, I am pressing through all that and am using the CPAP through the night. Now, I'm really experiencing the amazing DIFFERENCE that CPAP is making... I feel so much more well rested, refreshed. I feel like I'm 22, not 62! Your channel has really helped me understand sleep apnea. Keep up your good, compassionate work. That compassion for others really shines through your videos! If I lived in England, you would be my ENT doctor, that's for sure!
Wow, really glad that you've found some of my content useful in your life. 22 ! I guess it is amazing what we get used to, we forget what normal is. amazing that you are feeling better. take care.
Hearing hope is what we need in times of stress. Constantly reading negative comments from other reviewers (not specifically on this video) does nothing but stresses me out and puts that “oh god this is forever”. When I meditate outside I don’t hear my tinnitus and watching this video made this lightbulb go off- stay positive and distract yourself. Retrain your brain. When I started meditating I couldn’t sit still and concentrate and judge… took me multiple practices to finally start to really meditate. Thank you for this video!
Dude how can I stay positive when I’m always in pain
@@therealpenns7313had the same question few months back when I got tinnitus. Now I learned it. It's possible. Trust this method. It takes time but not years.
This is the best video on Tinnitus I’ve heard. It’s a positive message. I did try the distraction because my tinnitus got so loud it made me anxious. I’ve had it for almost 2 years and once in a while it gets like this . Knowing there’s a way to handle it gives me relief and eases my stress . Thank you for this information 👍🏻
You describe what works for me too. Had tinnitus 20 years but had bad attack this year. I too don’t like a music or false annoying distracting masking noise but i find a youtube audio book which has a good reader with voice just right, melodious timbre, no accent, not too loud. Then i fall asleep listening. Distraction as you say works. it takes time each night to find the right story but worth finding one that will work.After a good sleep, one starts next day more relaxed and not uptight. In the day, i’m alone a lot as prefer silence, but even here, i need to listen to a distracting noise of choice if i’m not with people but conversation with others is best distraction. Also practise “habituation” which is mastery of brain over noise, accepting it is there but not letting noise dominate or bother you. Accepting it lowers anxiety it’s there. Distraction as you say is key
I had tinnitus a couple of decades ago, and I found that I could just mentally try to "turn it off" and it would go off. I did this every time it came back, and eventually, it stopped coming back.
This is mentally taxing though.
A week ago, it came back with a vengeance, and my attempts to just mentally turn it off as before failed. But I realized that I was panicking a bit, and making it worse by focusing on it. I found that it was reduced while watching this video, because of the calming tone. You've given me hope that I can suppress it again.
HOw are you now ?
@probably habituated bjjbbj632
One week since watching this video I've had the most normal week in a long time. Thinking of it as a recursive loop I can break out of and trying the kind of distractions you suggested (plus a few of my own) I'm already feeling a reduction in the noise, or in how much it bothers me or whatever. Thank you so much for making this video, it has already changed my life for the better!
If white noise works for some people, perhaps they could just listen to their tinnitus?
@@gfbprojects1071 that did make me laugh, and I have it bad!
Dr o Zumbido apareceu depois de uma secreção fiz vários exames e a causa foi a perda em agudos aí a otorrino me passou o aparelho auditivo mais não vi diferença já usando a mais de ano achei que corrigindo audição com aparelho eu teria uma melhora na percepção
Thank you so much for explaining all of this, it makes a lot of sense and gives me hope. Mine started when recovering from an ear infection and my anxiety around this has been overwhelming. You are correct, it does get louder when I listen for it. I will try your techniques and hope for some improvements.
hi!! i have tinnitus since 2010. I’m 24 years old now and i’m finding ways to start my healing path. Thank you for your video, it gave me hope.
Man I want to thank you for this video, because you are putting into words what I have felt and also what I have learned about it. Some doctors can be very cold and logical in their approach telling people. They'll tell you: "learn to deal with it, it won't get better." The issue is way more complex than that...
Thats because most doctors are garbage and are only trained to push pharmaceuticals and procedures
I agree and got same sort of feedback.
Same here! I just shared a bit of my story in a comment also. Hope you both are doing well!
Had this for the past 10 years and lately it has gotten much worse. I'm doing as much research as I can and this has helped alot. Thank you for making this video.
Really enjoyed listening to you talk about this annoying thing many people struggle with. Down to earth and humble and without any empty promises or grand statements, the internet needs more people like you Vik! Thank you so much for your honest and sincere review of this condition and for sharing what worked for you! Can’t wait to try your ideas and what worked for you now that you have given me some insight and hope for a tinnitus free future! Bravo and thanks again from across the pond! 👏
You are a very genuine, real & compassionate doctor. Thank you for giving people hope & not stealing our hope. Sad to say but the majority of doctors I met or listened to do not give hope. Thank you for making this video. Our subconscious mind is not always our friend. We need to talk to our mind and say no thank you, what you are wanting me to think is NOT real. That thought is not reality.
I have gotten half way through your video. I've had IT for approx 40 years or longer. So far, I am pleased just to listen to your calm demeanor and attitude. You are assuring me that I have hope. I will for sure complete your video and listen several more times. The closest I have gotten to calming my tinnitus was when an ENT suggested I wear hearing aids to basically do what you are suggesting....mask the sound. The hearing aid was to over stimulate my brain with pronounced ambient sounds to mask IT. Did not work. I will try to take control of it and constantly tell myself that I'm not interested in this 3 horrible frequencies and focus on ANYTHING else around me. Thank you for this.
Thank you Vik, for your positive message, I cannot tell you how much I needed to hear someone tell me I am not stuck with this forever. My tinnitus started a week ago after I had taken some bis-glycinate tablets I took to help with sleep and muscle strength. They were the only thing I did differently, I started the tablets on the Sunday by Wednesday had this awful buzzing in both ears, so stopped taking the tablets, I think the amount of magnesium in the tablets triggered this as the bottle said one in morning two in evening so quite a high amount of magnesium. I was not on any other tablets. Since stopping them (only took for 3 days) it has lessened but has not gone away and feel the tablets have pushed me into the loop you mention and that I now have to work out how to retrain my brain. Frustrated and angry this has happened but to hear your positive message that this does not have to be my reality going forward is really good to hear. I have also tried that flicking of the lower part of the back of the head but it seems to only give momentary relief and does not last. I can distract all day but at night I have issues with sleeping, I have tried audio books, and they help a bit and I can drop off listening to them but it is not restful sleep. I am determined to remain positive and will action all your great advice, thank you so much.
Your video was like a sip of cooling water in a parched environment. I just hope I can give you an idea of how much hope and relief you have given me just by listening to your guidance. Thank you so much.
I learned this in sixth grade anatomy - why you doctors don't know it amazes me. There are tiny hairs in the cochlea that get stimulated with sound. That stimulation then goes to the brain. I have tinnitus predominantly in my left ear. In 1995 as an adult, I got mononucleosis, and for a year and a half was plagued with one infection after another, one of which went into my ears. What happened to me is that I had liquid mucus buildup behind my eardrum. To an ENT doctor, my eardrum felt like a brick wall. There was no motion. And, in the middle of my infection, I could not hear out of that ear at all. He ended up piercing my eardrum to drain the build up of mucus. Later, another ENT blew a white powder with a straw into the hole created by the eardrum piercing, and voila -- he cured the infection. Later they remove the little plastic tube that they put in my eardrum for drainage. He told me that the eardrum would seal itself and I suppose it did. Now what I’m left with is a bunch of dried fluid around a certain few hairs inside my cochlea, which prevent those particular hairs from being able to receive certain pitches. Additionally, they are gooped down with dry mucus, which causes the tinnitus. My cochlea needs cleaning. But how does one clean inside a cochlea? This will cure tinnitus and if you can figure out how to clean it, then you will have a cure for tinnitus.
Thanx so much for sharing Holly* I use colloidal silver into my ear from a dark glass dropper bottle * It works best before going to sleep to let it seep deeply within canal* A woman who worked @ a Health & Wellness store told me that I should keep on doing that, for it'll surely help* I also snort it to assist in chronic sinus infection* CS is a bit expensive in health stores, so I bought it privately from a reliable source on craigslist* it is 200 ppm if I do recall correctly? Way more powerful than a store* it's actually easy to make...
Need distilled H20-- a silver rod & a small motor* It's amazing*
Excellent! I’ve had this condition for decades. Originally, I felt trapped in a world where I could lose my mind. As time passed, I found it didn’t interfere with my work (Civil Engineer) but, if I’d check, it would still be there; at times causing brief anxiety. At that time, I began to associate it with going into a newly painted room; when you first go the odor is strong but, after some time you don’t notice it because you become distracted. When Neuroscience came along, I got interested and it opened up a whole new world of understanding brain functions. You absolutely have the best explanation of what is happening and I’d recommend it to anyone dealing with tinnitus. Just understanding is helpful.
Spot on re distraction with habituation being the goal. I call it retraining the brain. 15 months in now and less time thinking about my tinnitus. Can actually sleep at night now. We walk together on this journey though we are all different. You can do this! Excellent video!
This has been the most helpful piece of tinnitus content I've seen on the internet since I started dealing with it after airplane barotrauma a few months ago. The advice is simple: if you make an effort to focus on your tinnitus less, your brain will start to screen it out. In my case, it's worked better and faster than I could have dreamed of.. Within 1-2 days of putting this advice into practice, my life had transformed to "back to normal". The sound is still there if I seek it out, but most of the time my brain has hidden it from my perception. It's like a shortcut to habituation... or rather, I would guess that my obsession in constantly checking my tinnitus had been holding habituation back. Thanks for the free advice Doctor Vik!
I have had tinnitus for years. I also have really good hearing and I can hear frequencies that others cannot. I usually sleep with a fan on or music so that the tinnitus doesn’t keep me awake. Thanks for sharing your experience with tinnitus
First of all: I so very much appreciate your humble disposition as a doctor. My Tinnitus started shortly after having been exposed to black mold. I did find something online suggesting that black mold can trigger tinnitus which, I presume, would suggest an infection. However, I do think that it's not the ear but, as you stated, rather brain-noise like a constant electrical current. Your idea of recalibrating the brain makes so much sense to me as it implies the creation of a filter. In other words getting the brain to filter out (suppress) unwanted noise. Thank you!
I’ve had the same exposure to black mold in a new rental property. I also have an onset of tinnitus. I wondered if that could’ve been the reason. How are you now?
Do you still have tinnitus?
Yes it feels like my head is an electrical current it's really unpleasant, mine started on my 65th birthday...one ear is like a tuning fork noise but now more continuous and fainter than it was literally it started all of a sudden ....and the following day ringing in my left ear started ears arnt connected are they so its truly crazy...
Thank you for your hope! I’ve been experiencing for two weeks which what I think has stemmed from my TMJ and stress. And you’re right, the more you stress and think about it, the louder it gets. Thank you again!
me too!
How is it for you now?
This is one of the very best videos i’ve seen on this health condition. And you have a voice that is very easy and soothing.Thank you for the video.
You, sir, are a life saver! Never before I had someone describe exactly what I was going through with my tinnitus and its underlying mechanisms (from the brain's reinforcement of erroneous neural pathways to the additional negative feedback loop due to anxiety/depression) ... It just makes perfect sense as my tinnitus, which started in 2019, never really went away but increased or decreased in what I thought was pretty random fashion. I shall henceforth adopt your tinnitus distraction method, or TDM--three-letter acronyms make everything sound a bit more formal! I will provide an update on my progress soon. Cheers!
Update??
i can give you a youtube link of a cochlea hair cell regeneration. if you're interested, i can give it to you, including someone's 1 month review, in exchange of updating me everyday of your results
@@Thunderus098 i can give you a youtube link of a cochlea hair cell regeneration. if you're interested, i can give it to you, including someone's 1 month review, in exchange of updating me everyday of your results
I’ve have tinnitus since I was about 12 - about 30 years. This video was so interesting and informative. I’m so hypersensitive to noise and I never linked the two things. I’ve tried lots of distractions, never the shipping news, that’s a new one to try! I was told I couldn’t have a hearing aid as no hearing loss. I’ve noticed it’s so much louder in times of stress or pain, it really is fascinating.
I'm with you . Stress /anxiety / frustration all make mine more pronounced !
I noticed that when I turn my head hard left and right, my tinnitus increases in volume, self neck massages and passive rotation has helped. Hearing aids did not
I appreciate this video and your honesty very much. I got this horrid problem in one ear a few months ago after experiencing a wax blockage. During that I had little hearing from that ear obviously, slowly replaced by a constant hissing sound. After the wax was cleared, my hearing didn't return to normal as I expected as I became aware of a loss of upper frequency range, along with the tinnitus continuing, varying from a hissing to a higher pitched whine at different times.
Eventually, during examination by a GP, a perforated ear drum and infection was discovered, and a course of antibiotics followed. A follow up GP visit revealed the ear drum had healed, so a steroidal ear spray was prescribed to clear up remaining inflamation in the ear canal. However, no improvement in hearing or reduction in the continuous tinnitus has been observed since. I was also referred to an ENT by the GP, but the NHS being what it is, the appointment given isn't until next spring! So I have been looking for ways to improve the situation myself. I can relate to other people's despair over this, so thanks again for sharing your experience.
I’m 68 and I’ve had tinnitus for 20 years. I enjoyed your video and am happy you got control of it. I believe mine was caused by anxieties. Not that I had more anxiety than anyone else, but my inability to deal with it correctly. I’m going to get a hearing test to see if that might help my brain get distracted.
Does tinnitus affect your hearing ability?
Hi Bro...I am having this sound in my ears for the last 2 years due to anxiety, stress et. may be and I have been keeping away from this sound by keeping myself busy. Now I have decided to use head phone to listen to nice soothing relaxing music or sounds and quite sure that this tinnitus is going to go away. Thx a lot for sharing your testimony and I wish you all the best. The key thing here is to distract yourself from ringing sound by focussing on other things.
Cheers
Just a little, all different@@BULLoorBEAR
You speak very well... very calmly. Thank you so much for the information.
This was very helpful! I realized I don’t hear the pulsating when I drive sometimes. So your point about being fully engaged in something was helpful to me. As I was watching your video I tried to really fully engage myself and the pulsating reduced. I found your video while looking for a local doctor so I will definitely see professional for treatment! Thank you for sharing your story!
I have had a tinnitus for my whole life, a high pitched whine in my ears, more intense in my left side. I can change the pitch by relaxing and tensing muscles that move my jaw, so I'm pretty sure that my tinnitus is coming from my ears, not from my brains.
I have lost the tinnitus sound once in my life, for a few seconds;
I was laying on my bed and all of the sudden all the sound stopped, it was dead silent. I had the scare of my life, I was quite certain that I had died and I was absolutely horrified and in full panic mode.. then my tinnitus came back, the old friend, and I knew that I was still alive.
Since that I've been fine with my tinnitus, as long as I can hear it, I know I'm still alive.
Next time you experience silence again try to relax, it might help to maintain silence
You may have tinnitus caused by TMJ
Thank you for this video. You calmed many of my anxieties. You are a saint!❤
This is amazing! I want to thank you so much for this video. I had tinnitus about 10 years ago and believe I applied this method (without knowing what I was doing). And it went away. It recently returned for about 2 weeks, I’m thinking it’s related to allergy and ears feeling full but I was off to the races in my mind and making it worse for sure (I have a tendency to stress). This video gives hope that I can tune it out again and stop checking for it all the time. You explaining the changes in tinnitus sounds really helped, I had the tendency to think, once it got louder it meant it was getting worse. Thank you for sharing your personal journey. This is so helpful!
Thanks, Dr. Vic for another great video. I can identify with your approach to teaching the brain a new trick. I will send this to some of my friends who are afflicted with it. I have been watching all your kind videos and free use of your sleep app. I am praying for a special blessing on your work at the hospital and your gift to the world on the internet. A great gift to humanity!
This is deeper than Tinnitus. It is a better way of thinking. Think about it. Apply it to anything that is bothering you. THIS IS THE BEST TINNITUS VIDIEO ON THE INTERNET..
You’re absolutely right I was thinking about all things wrong affecting my brain/body and this was literally speaking to my soul!
I am forever grateful. Going through a divorce, a burnt out healthcare worker dealing with some depression, and now I was hearing a ringing in my ear with hyper sound sensitivity. You described my experience completely. Unplugging electrical appliances, walking around the house wondering where that buzz was coming from. And you’re right , the more I focused on it, the absolutely louder it has become. As a Dental Hygienist, we deal with TMJ issues, but not suffering from that dysfunction, I thought I was going nuts. You moved me to tears. Will start today trying to reroute those neural pathways, while I wait for my ENT appointment. Your soothing, gentle, and compassionate voice while explaining this all, has put me at ease. Thanks from across the pond in the USA 🙏🏻
Sorry are you a burnt out health care worker ,a dental hygienist? Good luck with your health
God is trying to get your attention on some things 🙏 🧘♂️☯️
Same. The fridge etc. Hyperacusis and ringing both ears.
So sorry to hear you are having a tough time. I am so hoping thinhs have settled for you . ❤
@@Hew.Jarsolits horrible isnt it. A few months on the hypercusis has stopped with me..hope it does for you too..
Huge respect to you my guy. I got tinnitus (?) 2 days ago at night when I couldn’t sleep and watched a scary video that made me stress. That stress completely made me focus on the wrong things and I thought I started hearing a beeping sound. That thought in itself did exactly what you said, I got more scared which made me more paranoid harder to sleep more anxiety etc. I remember the next day when I woke up after a terrible night of sleep I told my dad about it and I remember telling him “I think I’m just thinking too much about it”, and in one way I think that’s correct because the more you think about your tinnitus the more anxiety it causes the stronger it gets and less unnoticeable etc. My tinnitus is very weak though and I only hear it at night or when my brain wants to check if I still have it because of the paranoia. In my opinion it’s all just in the mind and about rewriting the brain. Thank you for this amazing video that gives me hope to do what I’ve been doing and more! Also I’m just 16 years of age
I'm glad you could recover from this thing and I'm also grateful with you because of the experience you shared, it gave me hope and peace. I just want to ask you, how are you currently?
I would also like to know how you are doing now. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!!!! After watching this video I felt the best day I had in a while. I knew there was hope and gave me a different purpose to deal with tinnitus. My ear sounds are all gone. Thank you so much for this video.
Hi all,
I’ve been suffering from Tinitus for about 6 months now. Initially, it was really tough with the associated anxiety, stress and general panic.
I love what the Dr has to say and really believe that you can’t let it change your life. Don’t let it control you, control it. Have a active life and distract yourself as much as possible by staying active and doing things. Try to stay away from silence, be outdoors and around people as much as you can. Interacting with people is the best way to distract you from the constant ringing. Obviously this doesn’t help much in those tough time in the night and morning, but the Docs advice definitely will!
Stay positive guys! It’s the only way!
I've had it for 2 years brought on by stress. I got it to the point where it was background noise, and then it flared up again. Thank you, it's all good advice!
Thank you so much for all this positive advice I got tinnitus after a head injury I have been on medication for but it did not help This video has given me great hope to control it
Thank you so much for this video. Just to know someone understands exactly what I have been through over the last 7 years in both ears and I’m not alone. Also, great comments from fellow sufferers. Distraction is definitely the key and not getting caught up in a never ending circle of researching it, thinking about it and talking about it. Yes I did watch this video and so glad I did but I wont watch another one for a very long time. Time to get back to forgetting about it. Lots of love to everyone and thanks again.
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Same!
This is the absolutely best video I've seen so far about the topic by far. Especially the part with the (negative) emotions which makes the brain think it's important for you and so make it louder is THE BIG THING.
Thank you! This video give me hope! I have heraing loss and all the docters said I have to live with tinnitus. I tried so many things, some help a little, but the tinnitus get back. It is not so loud every day, and I am grateful for that. ❤
Just recovering from an ear-infection in the left ear. Had tinnitus all my life with a high pitch tone - usually no problem - but after infection I noticed a lower tone in the left ear. So you explanation makes perfect sense :) . Today after watching your video last night - I noticed my high pitch tone more - now I know why :) ... Thanks for a very informative and educational video.
You are spot on with what started my tinnitus. I already had depression and some anxiety and then I noticed my neighbors upstairs fan was excruciating to my ears…loud and annoying. I got very upset about it each time I heard it and that to me seemed like tinnitus. The noise became similar, so what you said is absolutely correct and I got into that loop really easily. Now I will try to reverse it like you said. Thanks for the insightful video!
i had the same experience! but it is (slowly) improving! good luck to you!!
@@essiees3151 Thanks! It is slowly improving.
You guys got it under control? Sure hope so would love to know
@@EagleEntityI cure it it's goneeee man I am feeling happy wow thannks goddddd😭
Update same thing happened with me
By far the most comprehensive and empathetic explanation of how tinnitus can get a hold on your life...😕. The most constructive and positive 45 mins I have spent over the past three months in researching and trying to make some sense of the utter chaos this unwelcome and unannounced condition brings with it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have given me and the determination to get rid of this curse. Looking forward to further updates. Now off to find the shipping forecast 👍🏻
Thank you for that, it means a lot.
Me too
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Yes I totally agree with your sentiment 😊
Fully agree. Listening to you got rid of my tinnitus. Thank you :)
I think out of all the information I have read and the videos I have watched, this has to be the best in depth explanation on how the brain reacts and focuses on our emotional response to sound and tinnitus is the result. This heightened state from being overanxious, has made me realise, not only with tinnitus, eye associated issues and other muscle tension conditions, that the mind is very powerful and we have to do our best to relax and send a message to the subconscious that we are ok, and this does not happen overnight and we have to keep reminding ourselves, as often as we can, that the anxious state we are in is what is keeping it alive and active and causing us unnecessary suffering and discomfort. Wishing everyone well and please chillax and take care of yourselves! Stay calm and relaxed.
I’ve only got 9 minutes into this video and I’m having a moment of ecstasy, it letting me see hearing in the same way as vision! Excellent video
Thank you Vik for your wonderful explanation and hope. You are 100% correct when I distract myself I have a hard time hearing the buzzing noise but it is when there is quiet and I think about it that it flares up. Thank you for giving people hope since the first ENT that I went to told me to forget about cure and that I would have to live with this forever. Of course, I fired him immediately! God bless you and the work you are providing!
I have had mild tinnitus exactly as you explained in the video for the last 10 months …this is great news thank you…it makes very good sense 😀
12 minutes in and great info so far… Only issue is, as soon as I think about tinnitus it gets so loud that it’s almost unbearable. For the most part, the only time I hear it these days is when I think of it or when someone mentions it. Hoping I can one day be without it. On occasion it causes great anxiety and brings on panic attacks.
Violet noise helps with my particular tone of tinnitus. I've done a few exercises like clicking behind the ear or in front of the ear. They give a bit of temporary relief. The best thing my ENT said was look at it as an outside noise instead of an inside noise...like living near a train track and eventually you tune the train out. He recommended Melatonin in a high dosage but even a small dosage makes me groggy and sad the next day.
This is a useful video. I noticed that when distracting myself, the Tinnitus reduced to almost nothing. It's a good start for sure. Thank you.
If you keep going the tinnitus will slowly decrease. Fantastic that you are already noticing you can control it a bit! fingers crossed for you.
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I've had low-level, easy to ignore tinnitus for years, but recently it got much louder in one ear. Definitely agree distraction is key -- I notice it least when I'm weightlifting lol -- but I also have gotten some real relief from some videos here on CZcams. The tinnitus relief videos on Art of Zen have helped hugely with getting some sleep. I think they work in the way Vik mentioned about the 180 degree phase shift. The tones sort of shift around in the videos, but all provide relief and every once in a while the *exact* tone will play...ahhhhhh. So much relief. But even the other tones help. I feel like the second I put on the video, I feel much better, which is game-changing. I like that if I have the video on in the background, it helps me "forget" my tinnitus. There are some nice long videos, four or even twelve hours with a river noise in the background. I've had several injuries now (knee pain, foot pain, etc.) where the trick really seems to be that you need to convince your brain to "forget" about it. You stop paying attention to it, and one day, you notice it just isn't there anymore. Hopefully will be true for this too. Highly recommend you search CZcams for tinnitus relief tone videos to see if you can find some relief. There is hope.
Can you please post a link to the art of Zen CZcams channel or specific video that you are referring to please thank you 🙏🏽
do you workout with earbuds? Trying to find what works with music and lifting.
Kelli where do you find the art of Zen to listen to?
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I've seen many doctors and watched all the videos. This video makes more sense than anything else I've seen or heard. Thank you, Vik!
Im 39 I've had tinnitus for around 15 years, it came about following a night out exposed to very loud music, despite me doing this for years this one time it never did go away. Id now describe it as mild, constant high pitch sound always noticeable. I've managed to live fairly comfortably with it. I'm just recovering from quite a nasty ear infection which has increased the sound of the ringing, I've found this video helpful in terms of learning how maybe to control and distract myself from the noise, its refreshing to hear we can actually reduce or even "forget we have it" I find being in the outdoors surrounding by birds and the sound of breeze really helps me dull or forget the sound, maybe ill take up fishing, a peaceful outdoor actually that may help recover from this, this video has really help me think of ways i can get rid of this. Thank you :)
Thank you sir, this is the most useful video about tinnitus I have found. Understanding that focusing on the ringing sound only makes my brain think that I want to hear it was a game-changer for me. I still hear the sound but it no longer bothers me. It has gone from an 8 to a 3 in less than a week and I'm pretty confident I can keep improving it. If the sound doesn't ever go away, I'm still training my mind to not be bothered by it so it's a win-win situation.