<p>I have tinnitus. When it gets really bad I just pop a CD in, put on my headphones and turn the volume up really loud so I don’t notice the ringing in my ears.</p>
<p>I have it too but am now able to ignore it almost all of the time. Thanks for the reminder, now its bugging me. ;-)</p>
<p>Wharfrat, that’s probably going to make yoru tinnitus worse in the long run. Loud music on headphones is horrible for your ears, and hearing loss tends to add to tinnitus.</p>
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<p>I know. I was being facetious. I do have tinnitus though which is why I rarely use headphones and when I do I’m vey conscious of the volume.</p>
<p>My husband has tinnitus. We use a “rain machine” at night to provide white noise so he can sleep and it is quite effective.</p>
<p>OK. 
I didn’t want people reading your post and getting any “good” ideas!</p>
<p>I put on my fan and some classical music when I sleep. I do not hear my tinnitus at school since I’m in a dorm with constant white noise from fans, water, computers, voices, etc.</p>
<p>patsmom: How did your appointment go? Just thinking about you and hoping there is no neuro etiology for the new tinnitus. Keep us posted.</p>
<p>It went well, I guess. I had a hearing test, which was normal, and the ENT couldn’t find any specific cause for the tinnitus (no exposure to loud noises, no medications that can cause tinnitus, no hearing loss), and since the tinnitus was barely noticeable yesterday, the ENT seemed to think that it would resolve on its own. He said that if it doesn’t go away totally within the next several months, I should come back to see him. Well, wouldn’t you know it, it’s back today with a vengeance! I’ll give it some time, though, and see what happens.</p>
<p>Thanks for asking, blu!</p>