Mika <they> 🌻 quoted A Roaring Silence by Frode Singsaas
Tinnitus is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present. Tinnitus is not …
This is how habituation works. Like a thousand small streams that all flow in the same direction and eventually make a river. Tinnitus habituation consists of these moments. And in the beginning they are few and far between. But gradually you start to notice that they happen more often. And then you begin to see that they last longer. And then you start to think that maybe, just maybe there is some truth in this after all.
— A Roaring Silence by Frode Singsaas (Page 103)
Singsaas is describing the many small streams that are few and far between to refer to the "good days" after the onset of tinnitus. Eventually these become more frequent until they are the river, the majority of days. The tinnitus still exists, but the anxiety that is felt about it gradually fades, given the right mindset.