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Over the last decade, I have spent thousands of hours talking with people who are struggling with tinnitus. Every person has a different story, but eventually you start to recognize patterns that are not obvious at first. On the surface, people often appear to be suffering in completely different ways. One person spends hours trying to understand why their tinnitus …
When you’re struggling with bothersome tinnitus, all anyone wants is to get away from the sound at any cost. Many people try to drown it out with background noise or stay as busy and distracted as humanly possible throughout the day. It makes sense: distraction can really help in the short term, and so if you can just stay a …
If you’re dealing with tinnitus and hearing loss, and traditional approaches like sound therapy haven’t helped, it can feel like there are no good options left. But your brain is still fully capable of adapting and finding relief. (If you’re struggling with tinnitus and want help applying this approach to your situation, you can learn more about working with me …
Welcome to another new episode of my Ask Me Anything About Tinnitus video series where I answer your most pressing questions about tinnitus (and related conditions like hyperacusis)! For those new to the blog, my name is Glenn Schweitzer, and I’m author of the book Rewiring Tinnitus. I also write a monthly tinnitus column at Healthyhearing.com, and for the last 10 years, I’ve worked one-on-one …
This article was originally published on HealthyHearing.com and has been republished here as part of a transition following the site’s announced closure in April 2026. When you live with bothersome tinnitus, there are countless coping techniques that can provide effective relief, but they are rarely the quick fix we hope for. The reality is it takes much longer to calm …
When you live with bothersome tinnitus, hyperacusis, or any other chronic condition that severely affects quality of life, the world can seem a lot more menacing. As symptoms fluctuate or progress over time and normal life starts to feel more like a distant memory, it can become very difficult to feel positive about anything at all. With tinnitus and other sound tolerance conditions, …
Did you know that every single night, for a brief moment right before you fall asleep, you enter into an altered state of consciousness? This state is often referred to as the “trance state”. When you’re falling asleep, it happens quickly – so quickly in fact, that most people have no idea that anything strange has happened at all. But …
(Click here to listen on YouTube – Click here to listen in Sound Cloud – Click here to listen in Spotify) I recently recorded another wonderful conversation with Frieder Kühne for the 100th episode of his excellent Tinnitus Relief & Habituation Podcast. Frieder is a fellow tinnitus coach who resides in Germany and is the founder of Outring Tinnitus and Mytinnitus.club. We have become good friends over the years …
This article was originally published on HealthyHearing.com and has been republished here as part of a transition following the site’s announced closure in April 2026. Tinnitus is a solvable problem. If you’re suffering right now, it may be hard to believe, but it’s true. No matter how loud it feels or how it began, complete and lasting relief is always …
This article was originally published on HealthyHearing.com and has been republished here as part of a transition following the site’s announced closure in April 2026. If you talk to enough people who have chronic tinnitus, one thing becomes clear quickly: It’s a challenge to get a good night sleep when you live with constant ringing in your ears. In the …
