I went to the ENT last week and had my hearing tested. He never did come out and say "tinnitis" but he might as well had. He said I have an "excessive amount of high frequency loss for someone my age" (50). He recommended wearing ear plugs when playing or around loud noises and the ringing might get better. He didn't think I'm ready for a hearing aid yet, though, he said. Part of mine is too much loud music and noise and part of it is hereditary. Regardless of the cause, we all need to be wearing some type of hearing protection when we can. It certainly won't hurt!
Ronnie
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