Thank you for sharing your experiences with tinnitus. This condition does remain quite a mystery. It helps to know that research is being done to find ways to eliminate it. Still, nothing that seems to work for everyone. Many say that eliminating caffeine, sodium, nicotine, etc. from their diet helps. Others say it doesn't. Many say that excess noise triggers it. Stress is also blamed as a trigger.

Tinnitus and hearing loss are the two most common disabling conditions diagnosed in veterans returning from combat zones.

Tinnitus often accompanies progressive hearing loss, so hearing aids can be helpful. Some hearing aids can mask the sounds tinnitus brings. Be sure to seek help from a skilled audiologist.

The Hearing Health Foundation is doing research on tinnitus. It pays to keep up with what they are learning. http://www.hhf.org

Are you able to mask the tinnitus sounds by listening to something you enjoy listening to?

I appreciate you sharing. When I am wearing my hearing and watching tv or chatting with friends I am not aware so I remove them close to going to sleep. I have a main sound in both ears but a slight banging can also occur. I started meditating ever am about 20minutes and spend about ten minutes doing some yoga stretches. Seems my sinusitis also is a factor. I am so happy to have connected with some nice people. Carole