Prayers for you, Heidi! I have had tinnitus since I was a kid and it is very annoying. I made a mistake and told someone of the problem. she responded that she knows someone who had it for years. I ended up having a panic attack and I still haven't settled down. I had it for months a few years ago and it stopped. My doctor is going to call me at 2:30 pm. I will pray for you Yohanan. I don't know what I would do without in now! LOL I am so used to it. But just because I have had it for so long doesn't mean it will be that way for you. I have never sought medical help. Like I said, I'm very used to it and have had it since childhood. I had lots of ear infections as a kid and then in my late teens and early twenties I went to a lot of really loud concerts which didn't help. I am also a guitar player and love my amplifies so that doesn't help either! Not long ago I read a story about a guy who just recently got it but was able to cure it with the help of a doctor. So don't get anxious over it. They will more than likely be able to treat it. Yohanan, when I was a teenager, I got a walkman and played music very loud. It felt so good. My father walked towards me and said: "I have a message for you from Dr. ............(a friend of the family) and his message is out of love. Don't listen to such loud music. It will affect your hearing" I was touched by "the message is out of love" and I stopped using the Walkman. What difference it makes how the message is delivered. Definitely much better than (and I won't use all caps): "Turn that thing down. Do you want to go deaf?" My hearing has been good. Once I got Tinnitus for weeks or months (don't remember) and it stopped. I think it was a lot of stress. I am still trying hard not to panic not being able to shut it off and being told by someone "I know someone who had it for years and as long as it is not a health crisis...." I called the prayer lines and asked for prayers for a health problem. The prayer partner asked if I could be more specific and I said: "no, sorry, you might scare me" I am going to be careful not to share any health problems or symptoms with anybody ever again. If I have to, I will start with a reminder for the person to please watch what they say and be careful to scare me. I meant: "be careful not to scare me"
