08/31/2026
Four things that feel like they should help your tinnitus, but are quietly doing the opposite💙
Chasing silence. A quiet room doesn’t calm the ringing, it hands it the microphone. With nothing else to listen to, your brain turns up what’s already there. So give it something gentle instead, ocean sounds, rainfall, soft instrumental music.
Calling it unbearable. “This is horrible.” “It’s driving me crazy.” Totally understandable and also, those words build the emotional wiring around the sound. Your brain holds onto what it thinks is a threat. Softening how you talk about it really does help.
Wearing earplugs all day. Around real noise, concerts, power tools, anything about 85 dB or louder, always protect. But through ordinary life, plugging your ears blocks the everyday sound your brain needs, and things end up feeling louder, not quieter.
Keeping close tabs on it. Rating it, journaling it, checking if today’s worse than yesterday. Attention is what tells your brain this sound matters. The less you check in on it, the more it drifts into the background.
If you’ve been doing any of these, you’re in good company, they’re the most natural instincts in the world. They just happen to work backwards. And the good news is that means there’s something to actually work with.
Dr. Julie walks through all four in a full video on our YouTube, link in bio!
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