Reduce your time in quieter situations.

A trial with hearing aids, or other hearing remediation, is recommended if you have a significant hearing loss..

A hearing test or series of auditory function tests are recommended.

It takes time for physical changes to happen between nerve cells in the brain and for the emotion-attention loop to unwind. Therefore any improvement in tinnitus often takes time too.

When tinnitus is less of mystery the negative feelings associated with it can become reduced.

Connections between nerve cells in the brain become stronger through simultaneous activity.

The loudness of tinnitus can be unrelated to status of the hearing system. It tends to be more closely linked to the degree of attention directed towards the tinnitus.

An attention-emotion loop can cause a negative spiral for tinnitus.

(See diagram in the cover image)

If tinnitus is associated with negative feelings then it tends to get more attention.

Emotional associations are formed all the time. These can be neutral, positive, or negative.