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I've had it since I was a teenager (one rock concert . . .), and it has gotten worse, and I notice it all day, but I have learned to live with it. I went to a specialist doctor, but haven't done therapy.

I haven't noticed any foods or pretty much anything at all that makes any major difference. I have noticed that when I'm particularly bothered by it, it has usually to do with some kind of anxiety. Generally, if I deal with the anxiety, then even though the sound is still there, I can sleep/work etc.

Some things that helped me deal with it include the fact that lots of highly functional people have it or have had it (Beethoven . . . ). Another thing that helps me is to think of it as analogous to the subtle visual 'snow' or 'white noise' you see when you close your eyes, and, when you look, also when they're open.

The very high pitches were the first for me -- near or above 20khz. Then came more mid-range tones which were not solid tones -- a bit like hearing beeping construction equipment in the distance (in fact, I thought for a while that there was actually construction going on in my neighborhood at night, but, distressingly, it turned out to be my tinnitus).

The latest -- and, marginally, worst -- began just a few months ago and it responds to (actual) sounds I hear. That is, it gets louder when there is something making sound. It's almost like an echo, but it is a single tone. As I hear sounds it kinda goes rrrrRRRRrrrrRRRRRRRRRrrrrrr. Only in my right ear . . .

I don't think the last tone came in response to loud sounds. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and began with a few very loud PBOOOOoooooooooo sounds that each lasted ten or twenty seconds, spread over about two days.

That's a lot of detail, but it's the story of what I've experienced.

I've learned to be thankful for any hearing at all . . . Needless to say, I avoid loud noises.

Lastly, it might sound odd, but I wear earplugs not only at night, but (when not at work) during a lot of the day. I found that some of my discomfort was not at the tinnitus, but just noise in general. Plus, I've found that to whatever extent I learn to live with tinnitus with earplugs in, then I notice it less when they're out.

I don't know if anyone has noticed but my tinnitus is in one ear mostly it seems.

Jazzwee, how are we meant to have noticed that without being inside your head? lol.

Its interesting that migraine has just been brought up, I certainly suffer terrible migraines, i wonder if anyone else does who has tinnitus? Certainly certain foods do not help migraine sufferers.
Also I can avoid migraines by not allowing myself to get dehydrated, but if I fail at that and a migraine starts, thats it, blurred vision, pukesville and go to the dark room and demand totall silence and pray for sleep to come..

Yes. I've had it for about two years now. I attribute it to 25 years or so of working in rock bands. It's pretty constant. I haven't worked out the frequency but for anyone old enough to remember the sound you used to hear when you stood behind an old TV,it's just like that.

I've had Tinnitus for around 12 years, at first it worried me, but I eventually got to accept it. Thankfully mine isn't permanent, it usually comes on if I'm tired, it's there when I awake but goes away when I get moving, shower, etc.. My Dr said it is just age related, no cure. As said in an earlier reply, it's usually more noticeable after I see anything written about it, like now.