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Rosemary, I am wondering if what you are experiencing is possibly an "earworm" or involuntary musical imagery? Tittitus is usually a tone, roar or static sound. If you are hearing repeating melodies, that is more likely involuntary musical imagery. You might try chewing gum, which can sometimes interrupt earworm. [Earworm is not an actual worm in the ear, it is the name for a melody that "gets stuck" in our mind.]

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Thank you edsutton for your reply. I hadn’t thought of an earworm (familiar somewhat because of Big Bang Theory when Sheldon had one). I get repetitive music, woshes, gushes, bangs, whistles and a sound like a motor running in the next room. Nothing physical that I do helped but I am getting relief from a diffuser in my office misting out a vapor with menthol aromatherapy oil. Also Lipo Flavonoid which was my first attempt at a solution. It worked to a point but not total. Now I have some days with no noise at all. Thank you for your suggestion and information. Every bit of information helps.