i've been an assistant therapist in a tinnitus-therapy in
heidelberg/germany once. they use an interesting way of therapy as they don't try to focus on other things (like other therapies do) but directly on the frequency your tinnitus is. by that they reach a kind of overstimulation in the neuronal region where your tinnitus is processed. after a week of therapy they reduce the loudness of the tinnitus for a signifikant level.
and its music-therapy!
unfortunately the manual is copy-right-protected and so i'm not allowed to post the methods here although they are very simple.
just the idea -
- biologic: focus on the tinnitus, listen to the frequencies relating to your tinnitus, try to listen, to sing, to play around. and do that the whole day.
- social: try to relax, learn that the appearance of the tinnitus is a signal for you that you are stressed. get in contact to yourself and mention the earlier signals to avoid the tinnitus (not working if you are in stadium one - constant tinnitus)
- psychic: this sound has to tell you something! go listen to that. maybe you have to change something. ask yourself: "what would happen, if this sound would disappear immidiately?" "what is the positive effort of my tinnitus?" "what can my answers tell about the tinnitus?"
imagine i would be a famous prof. dr. habil. et al. with a lab coat and would ask about 1000€ for this therapy. yet this can help (as it does in heidelberg)...
brain is tremendously flexible, you can modify it by will!
good luck and get well soon.