The last time -- in fact every time -- I've gone to a concert, my ears ring afterward, something about too much noise, or too loud. Or both! and lately, my ears have been ringing that way once I get home from work. And it has me wondering if it's from work? I started googling around to see if there was anything else. There's the usual "something electrical" in the house, from TV output to toys with batteries that are dying. And maybe there's something to that. I'll have to check the only things with batteries: the computer, the smoke detectors and flashlights -- on tomorrow's TO DO list!

The other thing that the Mayo Clinic had to say (one of my fav go-to's when looking up health issues) is that "stress, alcohol and caffeine, can make tinnitus more noticeable." Ok, since I can't just cut caffeine out without a major meltdown at work, I decreased it by half today, and doubled my water intake (thinking I can at least flush some of it out?). The other thing I'm pondering is some gentle ear plugs to block a bit of the louder ambient noise at work (or the boss's loud barking??? haha) to see if that helps. I've unplugged both of my TV sets; I seem to notice a bit more from my computer when it's on, but I leave that off when I'm not using it. Someone else suggested reducing salt intake. Hmmmmm.... so many things!
This will be trial and error until I figure it out!
I'll update if/when that happens :)
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