Anyone else in my shoes? Ears going.........

I don't know what's worse...I can't see to hook anything up any more - my near vision is so far gone, or having to deal with trying to get a good central image when the hearing in my one ear is way worse than the other. Don't even get me started about the damn ringing in my ears...%$@! Tinnitus.

I have read that tinnitus is a result of your brain compensating for the frequencies that you have lost the ability to hear, hence the high frequency ringing. I figure if my brain is compensating for the loss subconciously, and the tones are actually generated from within, with enough concentration, maybe I can shut them down. It may sound crazy but real or imagined (does it matter?) I can quiet it down for periods of time, even though it doesn't seem to be getting any quieter as a whole I don't think it has gotten any louder either.

I have gotten about as used to my Tinnitus as I ever will. It doesn’t really bother me (it can literally drive some people nuts – my poor brother-in-law is near the brink with his Tinnitus). What’s really disconcerting – maybe you can relate to this, is when you find yourself in a very quiet moment, or a very quiet and serene place, but you aren’t able to truly appreciate the moment because of the damn ringing in your ears. I used to go on annual fishing trips to the Canadian wilderness, where I would set aside my fishing poles for a whole day of hiking. I saw some fantastically beautiful geography and I would feel the peaceful tranquility of my environment, but I could never fully appreciate the whole experience because I couldn’t “hear” the complete quietness. The ringing is so loud in a truly (truly) quite place like that- it becomes almost deafening. Anyone with Tinnitus can probably relate…yada…yada. Anyway, Music and noise prevail over the Tinnitus and there’s no shortage of noise in my world.