I sent out a request to my mailing list asking if they had SHL when
the tinnitus started, and whether their hearing improved as the
tinnitus improved.
This is the first reply.

I know this is a crazy question.  But sometimes I actually wonder if the
earplugs don't contribute to tinnitus.  For example, I rode motorcycles
for 30 years without noticeable tinnitus.  Finally I began to use
earplugs, and then I took a motorcycle vacation during which I wore

Does your tinnitus affect your enjoyment of music?  
I've been getting into music again in the last year, thinking of
upgrading my 25 year old stereo to some of the exciting new equipment
now available, which I can now afford.  I'm just worried that I might

Unfortunately, I seem to be affected by a relatively mild, but still
annoying form of Tinnitus.  It seemed to all start this Labor Day,
2005.  I went to a country concert up in Rutland, Vermont.  The
concert lasted a little over 2 hours, and was unfortunately

I have had tinnitus for over 10 years, but it was a very low sound and never
brother me.  Just recently I was put on Zoloft and the tinnitus sound has
increased to where it is really disruptive.  I'm scheduled for a hearing
test in two weeks, but I thought I would ask the group if ...

i have had this ringing in my left ear for about 5 years now,i have
hearing aides     because i loss some hearing in that ear.in the mean
time i got high blood pressure,so i take laxix and dyacide,it seems to
make it louder,also,i take hydrocadone fror arthritis in my back,so i

Here is an interesting article that claims this drug helps tinnitus:
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/09/22/hscout528120.
html
I also followed a thread in this group where people tried taking it:

Wot it says in the header...
Since it's caused by stuff in your ear and signals to the brain, rather
than vibrating air, I wonder if they do?
Anyone know?

An extreme case of hyperacusis is written up in Tinnitus Talk. The
reference is healthyhearing.com
A man started to develop hyperacusis at age 33. It slowly got worse
and tinnitus followed soon after. This went on for 19 years. He moved

I got Tinnitus Talk yesterday (The Australian NSW magazine)
Levine is going to investigate pulsatile tinnitus. I quote:
Dr Levine will attempt to track down and record sounds in the ear
canal that are related to the heart beat.... SNIP

Been having a high-pitched ringing in both ears for the past 3
weeks.  It started gradually; in fact, at first I thought it was
the sound of my hard drives spinning or the monitor.  After a week
I realized it was in my head.  The ringing has been intermittent,

I cannot sleep because of the f.cking road drills and SpaceAlien's
beaming information into my skull.
It's so goddamn loud tonight...
My blood pressure doesn't feel off, and even with music on I can still

Anyone familiar with masking devices,i.e. cost, effectiveness, etc?

Dr Anthony Cacace and Dr Steven Silver will develop a database of
images that show brain activity in people who have normal hearing and
no tinnitus. This database will later become the baseline for research
that may show how the brains of people with noise-induced tinnitus

This is not hear-say but is true.  I am maintaining and even improving
on this level of silence with the following measures:
(1)Lie flat on bed at night.  Sometimes I use a wrapped tower to
support my spine but by and large have my body remain in a flat