Tinnitus Help - Stop the Ringing in Your Ears

Some people with tinnitus find that other sounds, pleasant ones such as nature sounds or wind chimes, played at a volume slightly below that of the ringing in their ears, can help with the condition.  The idea of an alternate noise is not to block out the sounds, but to create a sort of diversion – something to concentrate on listening to instead of the tinnitus.  The goal is to get so used to the tinnitus as a background noise that you don’t hear it.  There are many products on the market from which you can choose to experiment to see if this is the right approach for you. White sound generators can be anything from a fan that you already have in your house or a channel of static on the television or radio to tabletop devices and electronic ear-inserts with myriad sounds to try.  If the distraction tactic seems to help, you should start reducing the volume of the white sound generators slowly, over a number of months. The ultimate goal here is twofold:  First, to no longer pay attenti