Links
You may wish to read more about the science of tinnitus. If so, here are links to some of the research papers/articles I read prior to and during the making of this project.
Prediction and perception: insights for (and from) tinnitus
The Enigma of the Tinnitus-Free Dream State in a Bayesian World
Top-down and bottom-up regulated auditory phantom perception
Association between hyperacusis and tinnitus
Pathology of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis-Clinical Implications
Tinnitus distress: a paradoxical attention to the sound?
The potential interruptive effect of tinnitus-related distress on attention
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The Tinnitus Reseach Initiative is an outstanding organisation committed to development of treatment for tinnitus. The TRI has resources, connections and hope for researchers, clinicians and patients alike.
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Support
Some people can live with tinnitus without problem, for others it can cause anxiety, sleeplessness, depression, enormous distress and an increased risk of suicide.
It has been viewed as a co-morbidity or symptom of a variety of other conditions including dementia, though I’d cautiously suggest the associations are more complex, and more often related to a number of factors that a person may be experiencing at any given time. In fact the evidence suggests that tinnitus is usually related to hearing loss, either apparent or hidden, either age-related or resulting from noise-exposure.
If you’re looking for some support, for tinnitus or otherwise, you may find it at one of these places. They’re primarily UK-based organisations, unless specified.