babby70, I have had tinnitus for about 6 years. I am blessed in that my brain has tuned it out. BUT, if I have food with a lot of sodium or too much caffeine, it ramps up. You do notice it more when you lie down at night. I use ear plugs at night....I can't explain why they help the tinnitus but they do. I highly recommend hearing aids if your tinnitus causes great heaing loss. The hearing aids help to tune out the tinnitus. I just got hearing aids about 2 weeks ago. WOW! What a difference. I waited too long time to get them and wish I had done it sooner. Prayers & Blessings to you....