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 …
Work with me 1-on-1: Click here to apply for tinnitus and hyperacusis coaching! Today, I’m excited to share another inspiring success story and introduce you to Joanne, an experienced therapist who specializes in trauma, anxiety, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Given her professional background, you might assume that she already had all the tools she needed to navigate tinnitus. But when …
Work with me 1-on-1: Click here to apply for tinnitus and hyperacusis coaching! Today, I’m excited to share another inspiring success story and introduce you to “Dr Jake,” a practicing cardiologist who asked to remain anonymous while he shared his tinnitus recovery story. His identity has been concealed to protect his privacy, but everything else in this interview remains unchanged. What …
Work with me 1-on-1: Click here to apply for tinnitus and hyperacusis coaching! When Chad’s tinnitus first appeared, it came completely out of nowhere. One evening during a vacation in Arizona, he was sitting on the couch watching TV when he suddenly heard an extremely loud high-pitched ringing completely out of the blue. Like many tinnitus sufferers, he initially assumed it …
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 …
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. Stress and anxiety are triggers that can make tinnitus louder or more intense, creating a vicious cycle that can be hard to break. Learning to effectively manage this increased stress and anxiety is an important …
Work with me 1-on-1: Click here to apply for tinnitus and hyperacusis coaching! Today, I’m excited to share another hope-filled success story – and for you to meet Jeremy. Jeremy had lived with mild tinnitus for years, but experienced a severe relapse that quickly turned his life into a living nightmare. One morning, while sitting in church and wearing earplugs, he …
Work with me 1-on-1: Click here to apply for tinnitus and hyperacusis coaching! Today, I’m excited to share another powerful tinnitus success story, and for you all to meet Ellen – whose tinnitus nightmare began 24 hours after a high-dose flu shot. What followed was a severe spike unlike anything she had experienced before. What should have been a routine …
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 …
