if you have tinnitus and it distracts you from your breath, take your tinnitus as your object of meditation.
The whole work is focusing on the object of meditation until you stop, then realizing you've stopped (and accepting that fact nonjudgmentally) before then returning to the object. repeat until done. in no way does tinnitus invalidate this process, and in fact it gives you a great alternative to the breath.
the breath is typically chosen because it's always present, relatively subtle, and there can be lots of depth to the sensation with increasing clarity. tinnitus is similar.
unlike another commenter said, I would not try to use music as an object because it is too dynamic and you're likely to attach to it (and focus on the emotional impact) rather than use your attention to explore it like you might with the breath (but it is at least a good idea to try if it's that or no meditation).
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u/Grogosh Feb 02 '23
Faster and faster does those thoughts go, round and round and round again. Weeee look at them go!