I first got pretty bad tinnitus about 10 years ago while still fairly young. Didn’t go to concerts, shoot guns, hammer nails, or any activity typically associa

I first got pretty bad tinnitus about 10 years ago while still fairly young. Didn’t go to concerts, shoot guns, hammer nails, or any activity typically associated with hearing loss. At one point it was so loud, it would drown out the sound of a dryer when right next to it. This was party from impacted earwax but still pretty bad after cleaning. Hearing test showed substantial high frequency loss (well above speech frequencies) A few suggestions: 1) Listening to light music helped me stop focusing on it. 2) Tried Taurine. Unsure if it helped, didn’t hurt. Make sure you aren’t low on Vitamin D. That alone causes enough other problems too. 3) Make sure you don’t clench teeth or have dental issues. I think that might be able to aggravate the nerves. It never went fully away but I’m no longer overtly conscious, just faint in the background. Always aware of light pressure/muffled feeling in affected ear. Changes were slow and gradual but did happen. Doesn’t bother me much anymore. Do miss the “sound of silence” but light background music while working is enjoyable .