[david.avery]

Hey all

I'm 37, and I've been diagnosed with Tinnitus, stemming from a very very bad ear infection over the summer. It was nasty, I woke up at 3 am with the feeling that an alien was trying to exit my head through my ear. So bad, I drove myself to a ER to have it looked at.

Anyhow, my eardrum ruptured, and I lost all hearing in that ear for two months. The hearing slowly returned, and is probably at 75% of what it was. What also came is a very loud 5KHz whine in my head.

I am seeing a specialist, and even had an MRI to make sure there were no turmors in there affecting my middle ear. Nothing there, but I am pretty unhappy, especially when I am in a quiet environment. The opinion is that the hairs in my cochlea were damaged by the severe infection.

My doctor states that there are no real solutions for this, so I wanted to pick your collective brains. Has/does anyone had/have this? Did it go away in time, anything you can suggest (excluding wearing a hearing aid or bio-feedback witchery)

Thanks

-DMA