“So, what are you doing for work these days?”my dentist casually asked me, as he looked over my teeth. “I work with people who suffer from tinnitus and help them find relief. Are you familiar with tinnitus at all?” He seemed confused, “I’ve heard the word before, but I’m not sure.” “It’s the medical term for ringing in the ears,” …
A Chance to Win Free 1-on-1 Tinnitus Coaching!
Hey everyone! I’m excited to announce a new giveaway, and chance for you to win free one-on-one tinnitus coaching sessions with me. For those of you who don’t know what that is, in addition to teaching people to find relief from tinnitus on my blog, and in my book, I also work with people on an individual basis. My tinnitus …
How to Find Relief from Tinnitus Spikes
If you’ve lived with tinnitus for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed that it’s not always constant. It fluctuates, and not just in volume, but in sound and intensity, or the number of sounds. These flare-ups are commonly known as tinnitus spikes, and it’s the bane of every tinnitus sufferer’s existence. Because even if you’ve fully habituated and are …
How to Fall Asleep with Tinnitus
There’s nothing worse than tossing and turning in bed when you just want to fall asleep. That restless feeling of watching the minutes tick by, knowing you’re going to feel terrible in the morning…it’s so stressful. But when you live with tinnitus, the medical term for ringing in the ears, it’s an everyday problem. The constant noise is impossible to …
Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: A Comprehensive Guide for Finding Relief
There’s a reason that loud, repetitive sound is used to torture people: it works, and not just a little bit, it can completely break a person down. But the “sound as torture” concept isn’t limited to interrogation tactics. Unfortunately, it hits home with a much larger demographic: tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus, the medical term for ringing in the ears, is a …
The Real Problem with Tinnitus Part 2: Finding Relief (VIDEO)
In part one of this series, I talked a little bit about tinnitus, and how the only question that really matters is: “Does it bother you?” I argued that the noise itself isn’t even really the problem you should be focusing on because you can’t control the noise. The real problem is our reaction to the sound. Our brains are fully …
The Ultimate List of Tinnitus Links and Resources
In the process of writing my new book, I had to do a massive amount of research and ended up with a long list of tinnitus related companies, resources, links and more. And now that my book is finally finished, I realized how helpful a comprehensive list like this would be for the community. So I turned it into a post! Consider this my definitive list of links and resources …
The Rewiring Tinnitus Book is Available Now!
After several difficult months of dizziness and stress, I’m exhausted. It hasn’t been easy. But today is a very different kind of day. And its days like today that make it all worthwhile. Because today, after ten months, and hundreds of hours of the hardest work I’ve ever done, my new book – Rewiring Tinnitus: How I Finally Found Relief From the …
The Real Problem with Tinnitus Part 1: Impossible to Ignore (VIDEO)
As I get ready to launch my new book, I wanted to take a deeper dive into the problem of tinnitus. **UPDATE: My new book – Rewiring Tinnitus How I Finally Found Relief From the Ringing in My Ears – is available now!** On the surface, it seems pretty straight forward – tinnitus is the perception of noise when there is no actual …
Treating Tinnitus: It’s Not About the Noise
Have you ever felt trapped by a sound? A noise that just gets under your skin and makes you want to run out of the room? Maybe it’s the clicking of a fan as you try to fall asleep, the subtle buzz of a fluorescent light, or the screech of nails on a chalkboard. At its worst, it can feel …