Real lives

Find out how people live with and manage tinnitus

Video diaries

Musicians and DJs talk about what it is like to live with tinnitus, exclusively for the BTA

Bill's story

Meet Bill, of the Aintree Tinnitus Support Group.

Richard's story

Richard Miller was 42 years old when his tinnitus started. Here he tells us his personal experience of managing the condition.

My name is Michelle Meek, I am forty one years of age, I live in County Durham and work as a laboratory assistant for the NHS Trust and this is my story. At the beginning of June 2009 I suddenly developed a strange noise ...

Klara's story

Klara tells her story of waking up with tinnitus at 24.

Nikki's story

Nikki was 16 when she first noticed her tinnitus. Here is her story of how she copes.

When the world is too loud: understanding hyperacusis

When Anita walked into my office for her first appointment, she was clearly anxious and upset. She explained that since a fairly minor car crash about five years ago, something strange had happened to her hearing.

Emma's story

I heard the whooshing sound early one morning, looked beside me and asked my husband if he heard it, too. Emma describes learning to live with pulsatile tinnitus.