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I've had it for as long as I can remember soI don't know what life is without.

I've had some curiousity from time to time, but that's the extent of it.

I truly believe acceptance is the best cure when no cure exists in this case, but it's also the most difficult method in all aspects of life.

I know stress is an aggrevator of tinnitus for me, clenched jaw and tight neck muscles etc.

So in a practical sense, worrying about it literally made it worse by triggering those stress reactions which worsened the tinnitus.

It's that mechanism that acceptance helps me with.

I am not always accepting, but if I can calm myself down and just deal with it, it lessens drastically.

I’ve had it since I was a kid too. Only notice it in small closed rooms. If I’m outside I don’t hear it.