Take note of that last sentence … “or mask the noise, making tinnitus less noticeable.”

We’ll come back to that later.

What Causes Tinnitus?

Though tinnitus can develop at any time, researchers have been able to identify several common factors among those who have the condition.

Putting aside unusual situations that are readily diagnosable such as such as drugs or drug side-effects, tumors or malfunctioning endocrine glands, most tinnitus is the result of damage done to the nerves in the ears from loud noise. That damage is not reversible

Within the ear, each person has a nerve that enables hearing. At the end of that nerve are tiny nerve endings. When those tiny nerve endings get damaged, the results can be tinnitus. 

If you have already sought professional advice and there is no treatment or underlying cause for tinnitus, then it is almost certain that the hearing loss is permanent and there is no way to reverse it.

Nerve Damage

Hearing loss can occur first – before the symptoms of tinnitus – and actually then result in tinnitus. One of the main causes of hearing loss is prolonged exposure to sounds louder than the auditory nerve can handle causing nerve damage.

Rock music concerts, jobs working with loud machinery, many of those in the military, and other conditions where the decibels are too high can cause hearing loss. Some loss takes effect immediately – you might notice a ringing in your ears after leaving a concert. Other losses will show up years down the road.

Unfortunately in the vast majority of cases, the damage is permanent, and yet there are times when it is simply not apparent, — as if the tinnitus has disappeared or gone into remission

Hearing Loss

Ironically, it is the loss of hearing that causes the brain to ‘hear’ noise to replace the lack of sound. In some ways this can be considered something like ‘phantom limb syndrome’, where people who have lost limbs can still have sensation, such as pain or itching, even though the limb is no longer there.

So, why does tinnitus sometimes disappear?

Well, to be truthful, it doesn’t really go away. What happens is there is either enough ambient noise to mask the ringing, or there will be times when the person with tinnitus is so focused on something, the tinnitus is simply un-noticed, or in a manner of speaking ‘tuned out.’

Have you ever been so engrossed in something you become unaware of your surroundings? When you are super focused, your subconscious mind tunes the world out. And because the noise is being caused by the brain, we can use this to also tune out the noise.

How Does Hypnosis Help?

Firstly, the bad news — to be clear, hypnosis can not effect a cure. In most cases the hearing loss is permanent.

The Good News is that hypnosis can assist you to ‘tune out’ or ‘turn down’ the tinnitus so that you no are not aware of it. This is something hypnosis tinnitus can achieve quite readily.

Hypnosis is a natural home remedy that has a track record treating tinnitus. It is possible to use hypnosis so that you tune out the noise.