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I went in for a hearing test and evaluation just last week. I've had increasing tinnitus in both ears for 10 or so years. I always chalked it up to loud music ( and I mean REALLY loud) as a teenager, and then 30 years of power tools. Turns out my hearing is excellent for a person of my age (59).
Ringing is possibly caused by jaw clenching at night (I wear a night guard), caffeine, stress, and aspirin.
OP is correct, as hearing decreases your brain "turns it up" which fills in with white noise. Hearing aids may do the trick. Get a full work up by an ear-nose-throat doc to see if there are underlying causes that can be changed with lifestyle mods.
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