My tinnitus is a side effect of a double stapedectomy, replacing the stapes bone in my middle ear with a titanium replacement. I have no regrets, my hearing w

My tinnitus is a side effect of a double stapedectomy, replacing the stapes bone in my middle ear with a titanium replacement. I have no regrets, my hearing went from 20% of normal to 80% and allowing me to have mostly normal hearing. At first, the tinnitus was maddening, I would wonder if I would rather be deaf then have the constant ringing. Then I read an article about counseling and training as an effective method. I ended up training myself to not focus on it, now it isn’t an issue unless I think thoughts like “wow, I haven’t thought about my tinnitus in a long time”, am asked about it or see a mention of it. My ENT surgeon told me at my last checkup after surgery that the tinnitus is in the brain and that I would have ringing even if he removed the inner and middle ear. I sometimes wonder if the ringing is there if I am not thinking about it.