My tinnitus began in early childhood, in the form of occasional
sustained notes (at the time, I thought I must be especially sensitive
to noises from electronics), and an occasional loud noise, swelling
rapidly and then fading rapidly, very much like feedback.
It evolved
into a frequent sound like cicadas buzzing (and which I long thought was),
and these days is a more or less constant chorus ranging from a sound
rather like the leaking of air from an almost-blocked sinus to a large
field of cicadas. That nasty feedback noise seems to be gone for good, though (touch wood).
My recently taking a job in a noisy industrial
environment probably isn't helping -- one more reason for me to find a
new one ASAP. My hearing was never all that good, and I think the
tinnitus is making that worse.
I am leery of taking the tinnitus medication called "Quietus". I think Children of Men had it right about what sort of medication ought to have that name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYy80trSPSI
//The Magic Eight-Ball says: "Don't be silly, try it and see if it helps."\\
