Keep these points in mind if you get tinnitus

Some points to keep in mind if you have tinnitus and are looking to recover from this.

• Tinnitus is a temporary physiological state; it’s very changeable, and there is no written rule for how it will arise in your system, it can disappear with the right action.

• Take a gradual approach with the recovery. Don’t expect to change the way you are overnight

• The good news is, yes, tinnitus can be helped, whatever people say, but take a long-term term gradual view. Don’t expect to change the way you are overnight. I see people get better all the time. It can take some effort.

• You are responsible for your own nervous system and can change the way it reacts. With some help and guidance, you can be on your road to getting rid of tinnitus for good.

• Constantly living in a heightened state of fight/flight can keep the tinnitus in your system

• Having a ‘reactive’ nervous system can bring tinnitus on or increase its level of volume.

• Avoid silence and anything that makes you focus on your hearing negatively. When it’s quiet, your auditory system gets turned up as it goes listening for information, which will often increase the volume of the tinnitus.

• Listen to pleasant/masking sounds whenever necessary - for example, to help sleep.

• Start becoming aware of your adrenaline/stress levels, learn how to lower these, and you will be well on your way to improving your health and tinnitus. Craniosacral Therapy helps with this.

• Be wary of complaining about tinnitus with others. Grumbling and getting upset only strengthens the emotional grip tinnitus has over you and can heighten your sensitivity to it.

• Tinnitus is closely linked to your limbic system - your emotional centre in the brain. Keep this in mind.

• Whenever you catch yourself complaining about it, replace it with a positive relaxation exercise such as breathing or self-soothing body practice - self-massage/yoga/breathing/tapping / Craniosacral Therapy.

• Catastrophising, reacting, worrying and constantly talking about your tinnitus will not help tinnitus go away. By focusing on putting as much wellbeing in your body as possible will!

• CBT and Psychotherapy can be very useful for tinnitus if you are really struggling. Contact your GP or the British Tinnitus Association.

The people who get better take responsibility for their own body-based well-being and learn how to self-soothe through body-based practices. If you haven’t learnt this yet and you are still catastrophising and chasing a more stressful option, then start today, and you will see improvements.

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