My vague understanding is that having background sound helps make it more ignorable, and I assume that there are other things that one can do to make it less of an irritant.

I mean, let’s say that your leg is blown off by a landmine. That may make you depressed or whatnot. You can treat secondary factors, even if you can’t regenerate the leg.

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…phonakpro.com/tinnitus-counseling-strategies-to-…

The benefits of counseling intervention for patients with bothersome tinnitus is well-established. The American Academy of Otolaryngology strongly recommends counseling and education to help mitigate its functional and emotional health effects.

Counselling is for dealing with it mentally.

Tinnitus is the effects of your brain trying to process the sound from your damaged ear follicles. You can train yourself to ignore it or make it quieter. In a way, it’s similar to cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain management.