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Yes. Noise induced from club soundsystems, started in 2006 with multiple flare ups every few years after an exposure, even one last year. The reality is that my hearing loss is minimal, my hearing is significantly better than most people my age, when measured. It’s a psychological phenomenon, and I’ve learned, and relearned again, to completely ignore it. I live and sleep in silence, except when I read discussions like this, and “remember” my tinnitus for a moment. But I’ve proved to myself, time and time again, that i can happily live with it, and that belief becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.

If you perceive it as dangerous threat, the brain amplifies it. If you perceive it as a neutral presence, the brain ignores it. Ive used pretty ridiculous imaginative tricks to convince my brain that it’s a benign presence, and it’s worked. Noise masking is vital for me in the early stages.

At it’s very worst it was loud enough to hear during a jet flight taking off and would mask normal conversation. Now I can meditate in a silent room and barely notice it. I don’t notice it when I lie down to sleep.

Not all tinnitus is psychological: I’ve also had somatic tinnitus, a very low throbbing hum in one ear. That was extremely challenging , and the tinnitus talk forum provided a theory and solution that worked. It was caused by jaw tension, solved by sleeping with a dental guard.