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I got tinnitus after a fateful night at Ministry of Sound in London. There's a sign that says "CAUTION: excessive sound levels" and they're not joking :( I hav

I got tinnitus after a fateful night at Ministry of Sound in London. There's a sign that says "CAUTION: excessive sound levels" and they're not joking :( I haven't found a permanent cure. Thankfully I'm not even aware of it most of the time, and it's never been an actual issue. I have found a partial, temporary cure - this was discussed on HN a few months ago, and someone linked to a YT video or audio file with some sort of noise patterns (not white noise, more like periodic beeping at different pitches and volumes), and if I listen to that for 10-15 minutes, I can't hear the ringing for a while. Maybe I should try doing this more consistently, and see if it goes away permanently. Has anyone had any luck with that?

wahnfrieden 3y ago
for me what helped was learning some meditation techniques, practicing, learning to control my focus / observe ideas/feelings pass through and away, and then combining that with non-damaging noise at times, trying to avoid harsh high tones (such as by projecting sound at the ceiling and hearing the softened reflection and ambient sound rather). It's still good though to learn to adapt to quietness because noise can be stressing in other ways, physically or psychologically.