I am sorry "habituation" seems to annoy me, nearly as much as the T!  It can
be jolly aggravating to be constantly told on here that I *must* put up with
something by pretending it isn't there, when it is, or somehow having to get
used to the racket, when I don't want to get used to ...

I have relatively mild T in my left ear.  I can only hear it in a
relatively quiet room.  Sometimes though, like last night, for no
apparent reason it'll get really loud, then a couple of minutes later
fade away to normal levels.  I haven't done anything different,  but

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Murray wrote in the other thread:
Habituation is:

Days ago, I requested the medical professionals in ast to take the
lead, and come up with posts that could make this ng more
intellectually stimulating.  I did not expect my call drew a volley of
criticism from so many participants.  I would imagine that many people

My doctor is very reluctant to syringe my ears regularly (they need doing
every few months) because of a suspected link with tinnitus.  Regular
syringeing, he says, is suspected of causing tinnitus.
Has anyone heard this before, please?  Or do any present tinnitus

I am a playwright who is writing about tinnitus.  I have read much so
far in my research about Dr. Shemesh and particularly Dr. Nagler.
Clearly their is a lot of hate for this man.  Can anyone fill me in on
any part of the story?  Also, I would appreciate corresponding with any

The following is my experience and it can be the experience of *some*
of you.  Thus I suggest the 'habituation' school folks should try at
all possible to avoid being dogmatic.
Some people have multiple causes of their discomfort.  It took me more

The hearing in my right ear was lost to a virus in 1991. I have the ringing
and high pitched whine. I was able to handle it until I had a sinus
infection in early April 2005. Now the noise has increased dramatically. I
belong to a southern California hmo. I went to five doctors ...

Hello  people,
I?m 28 years old and have had tinnitus for almost 14 years....half of my
life...
My "variation" is the "normal" high-pitched ringin?  which is always there -

I read in another post Susan said : "The reality is that once folks
habituate T, they
don't notice it unless they try to.  Even folks with awful, intrusive,
loud and variable T."

i had bells palsy in the late 80's
and contracted tinnitus around 2000
for some unknown reason, i have come upon at least 4 people lately
who have had the same thing happen to them

Most of the new threads in this group are started by t patients.  It is
like a class in which there are students and no teachers.  I would like
to see some from doctors or specialists.  After all, the latter are
supposed to help people but not to drive their Porche or watch TV in

My T started in April of '05. Like most people, I became greatly
distressed over it and thus began to do a lot of intensive research.
The information provided by you Elly, proved to be the most valuable to
me.

That so many people have this!
Mine (Tinnitus) started about 1967 or so when I started my
apprenticship as a carpenter, since then Iv'e never been without
a whistling tea kettle going off in my head.  I ignore it now but