Two weeks ago I got new hearing aids installed. Yesterday I had lunch with a person who was talking extremely loudly. I didn't notice anything until I took out my hearing aids and went to bed. I was awake for 2 hours because of the loud buzzing in my left ear. I had to take a sleeping aid to get to sleep. I believe the hearing aids, set at the wrong volume, caused this. I dread trying to sleep tonight.

I have indeed noticed that the sound of running water is very effective in masking the noise. But there are times where I feel as though I will lose my sanity. I have noticed that times of high stress seem to make the volume intensify but I am not getting any peace ever. The ENT I go to wants a CT and MRI but what if that does not tell me anything. This is not normal I mean are we really doomed to live like this? Please help me.

I was born with holes in both ear drums. I have had reconstructive surgery of the tympanic membrane twice in one ear and once on the other. I have had tinnitus for since I can remember. I notice it more when I am just about to fall asleep. I have lived with it for so long that I am able to mostly ignore it, but it seems to be getting louder as I get older.

I recently had tubes put into both my ears because of fluid buildup that would not drain properly, and when the surgery was over I noticed this ringing in my one ear. It's really driving me insane! It seems to get worse as the day goes on. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem?

I have had tinnitus for about 25 years now. It comes with different pitches of rings, muffles, etc. I have found sleeping with a sound machine helps to block it out when I am trying to sleep. I use the "white noise" sound. I went to the doctor at the age of 13, and they said there was nothing they could do at the time. I also grind my teeth. It wakes me up. My left jaw is still hurting from a couple of weeks ago from doing that. Also, when my allergies act up, the ringing gets worse and I get very light-headed for about a week.

I had Bells Palsy many years ago that affected left side of my face. It went away with medication in about 2 months. Now, I have developed Tinnitus in my left ear about a month ago. The high pitched noise is now chronic. Wondering if Bells Palsy and Tinnitus are any way connected be it so many years apart?

I've had tinnitus for many years, but when it got so bad that I could not hear normal speech I went to my doctor and I got several shots of vitamin B12 and it worked!

I have had constant tinnitus for the last six months and will for life based on what others who get it say. It is always there: High pitched, sometimes low, shifting from mostly my left ear and sometimes the right. I have noticed soft music, white noise or driving with the car windows down can trick your brain for a few moments where you sort of forget the buzzing, but then your mind picks it up again. I avoid caffeine; it aggravates my tinnitus.

My tinnitus started when I was around 30. I am now 57 and the noise in my ears is sometimes unbearable. I experience many of the sounds mentioned in this website. I blame it on my "Rock & Roll" days. I was in a band and the guitar and drums would literally drown me out most performances. Anyway, I find that "not thinking about it" is the best cure right now. I have learned to live with my demon. One thing though, I do agree that the jaw is related to this condition as when I do a pronounced yawn, the sound gets softer. I should stop writing as this because it is making me think about my "condition".