I developed Tinnitus one day out of the blue. I don't work a job around loud (or any) noises at all, I never listen to music on headphones, I always play through speakers at a low volume because I live with other people, I don't go to concerts. Basically lived a life below 75db. I was lying on my side in bed, flipped over to my other side, and immediately noticed a ringing in my ears. It never went away. The first year it drove me crazy. I saw doctors, ENTs, and all were entirely useless in ridding me. Now, I shouldn't say that they aren't good, because they can rule out more serious conditions, but if it's just a hum in the drum, save your money. If an ear-canal vacuuming and a couple of weeks don't clear it up, you've got it for life. But the thing is, you honestly do get used to it. A year after I developed it, I was literally on the edge of a bridge 200ft up, and I pussed out. Drove there in the middle of the night, but when I walked to the ledge and stood there for a minute, the tinnitus was drowned out by the waves of the Puget Sound in the distance, and it just didn't seem so bad anymore. I drove home in silence and had a peaceful rest for the first time in a year. Yeah, it still bothers me every now and then, and if I get a cold, the severity of the ringing intensifies to an unbearable point (not just because of dulled incoming noise, it somehow affects the intensity itself.) But you'll be okay anon, and it's common enough that you can always find someone to talk to about it.
