It does get better

Studies have indicated that, even without any treatment, the noises disappear or at least diminish in
the majority of cases, as the brain loses interest in and stops surveying the signal. This process is
called habituation and it can take several months or years. Tinnitus can become emotionally
distressing in the initial period. This is commonly due to misconceptions as to the cause, prognosis
and management of tinnitus. There is also a general feeling of not being taken seriously by the
medical profession. Many are told: It is not serious, there is no cure, and you have to learn to live with
it. It can be argued that this is, to a certain extent true. In most cases there is not a serious underlying
medical condition and you will gradually learn to stop paying attention to the tinnitus noises, in the
same way that you ignore all the other predictable noises of daily life. But, it is important to have a
thorough medical examination as explained above, in order to put your mind at rest. Remember that
tinnitus is a real random signal, which the brain has previously learned to ignore. It has now remerged
for reasons that you, as a sufferer, may or may not know. The cure consists of a relearning process
that will again take away your awareness of the tinnitus signal, i.e. to learn to live without it. The
important message is not to do anything because of your tinnitus, just to avoid silence and the brain
will do the rest. Remember, tinnitus is like any sound, it is not the source of the sound that is
important, but your interpretation of it (speech, music, alarms, background noise, etc.). Your reaction
to these sounds are more dependant on your frame of mind and reaction, than the actual sound it self.