You Don't Have to Learn to Live With It: Tinnitus, Sound Sensitivity, and the Neuroplastic Connection

If you've ever been told that tinnitus, hyperacusis, or misophonia are conditions you simply have to manage and live with, this episode is going to offer you a different perspective. Host Daniel Lyman sits down with Dr. Marcia Dewey, an audiologist who founded the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Program at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin and has spent years integrating neuroplasticity-based approaches into her work. Together they break down what these three conditions actually are, how fear and attention amplify symptoms, where structural issues end and neuroplastic processes begin, and how tools like somatic tracking, imaginal exposure, and safety learning can help people change their relationship with sound and, in many cases, dramatically reduce their symptoms.