Originally Posted by
Dr. HFH
I, too, suffer from tinnitus, the result of too much too loud music too many years ago. My late brother-in-law, a famous musician, had a much more severe case than I, from the same cause. I highly recommend getting to a specialist immediately. It is my understanding that the effects of tinnitus are irreversible, but that you can do things to slow its progression.
I think that's sort of true, but it's a bit of a simplification. I suffer from some mild tinnitus, which I think was triggered by being on dance floors in Brazil, where they tend to play the music really absurdly loud. (I always use professional standard earplugs now when in Brazil, and sometimes in Spain which is also bad - although London is much better). There are some treatments that sometimes work, but it's quite a complicated business and there isn't any one treatment that works for everyone (or even for most people). I think with quite a lot of expensive investigation (or just trying things recommended on various websites - of which there are plenty) you might get some relief; already a couple of suggestions have been made in this thread. I also understand that there is quite a lot of research going on into it, and some people are hopeful that there will be a general cure within the not too distant future.