Science can explain how tinnitus happens — the limbic system, the amygdala, the loss of auditory input… But what it still struggles to explain is how it feels to live with it every single day. After working with more than 500 people with tinnitus, I’ve learned this: 👉 It’s not the sound itself that causes suffering. It’s the fear, frustration, sleeplessness, and isolation that come with it. The real healing happens when your brain learns that the sound isn’t dangerous — when your nervous system