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There is NO treatment for Tinnitus that am aware of. There are a number of "snake oil" ads on the internet though--don't trust them. My wife has had it for many years and been to every specialist and no one can do anything about it. She actually thinks giving up peanut butter and bananas might have lessened it a little. Sounds strange, coincidence or something else? But if so, what else? She just lives with it but is always aware of changes in the tone or intensity and tries to think back to what may have prompted the change. She also has substantial hearing loss and can verify that your ability to hear has no bearing on the tinnitus.
It's been discovered that Tinnitus comes from the brain not the ears. I am trying Menthol essential oil as it does good things for the brain. It only took three days of my using it for the loud orchestra in my head to close up for the night. I sometimes get a little faint music but none of the full orchestra performance of the past. Don't expect your ENT to have heard of this it's a new discovery and, I believe, as it's classified as an alternative medicine they can't talk about it.