[larrykubin]

For me personally, looking for solutions like this and researching tinnitus makes it more noticeable and worse. The best approach for me has been to pretend it doesn't exist and is insignificant, and even though it's still there after 7 years, it doesn't bother me as much anymore.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> looking for solutions like this and researching tinnitus makes it more noticeable and worse. The best approach for me has been to pretend it doesn't exist and is insignificant

This is me. I have a mental distance worked out. Posting in this thread will require a bit of recovery time.

However, I recently learned by best friend (lives distant now but we chat daily) has tinnitus to the point where it affects discerning speech - so it's up there. But it doesn't bother him at all to think and talk about it. He's never felt any distress from it.

I'd never heard anyone say that. I changed the topic because I didn't want to put his zen at risk.

[tinnythrowaway]

One of the insidious things about anxiety and panic disorders is the feedback loop of focusing on the distressing symptoms, which causes more distress, which creates more symptoms, etc. For many the "way out" for anxiety is to create space and simply allow the unwanted sensations and feelings to exist.

Tinnitus and anxiety are comorbid. It's healthy to just practice letting it be if you can.