I got hearing aids from the VA almost 2 weeks ago and I thought I had a gotten a miracle cure. The hearing aids have a masker that has a static sound that is lower than the T. The first couple of days I wore this new devices my T was almost non-detectible. Then, about 5 days into the new hearing aids my T completely reversed what I was experiencing. My T had been the highest, loudest pitch at night before bedtime before the hearing aids. After the hearing aids, the T was the lowest at night before bed and then during the night it increased as the night progressed. I wake up during the night and have problems going back to sleep with my ears screaming. I put the hearing aids in during the day now and the pitch from my T goes down but it is a constant ringing all day long. Now, I wish I had not gotten the hearing aids. I am looking for an ENT that does the Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in Kentucky. I have to get some relief. I don't know how people go on with this affliction for years with no relief. My T is about 50% less than when it started almost six months ago. I thought I would go crazy for about 2 months with the pitch at a 10. I could not sleep, eat, or do anything without thinking about the noise. Now I can at least function and sleep some, but I am looking daily for things that trigger the pitch. Has anyone researched aspertame? I have been off Diet Pepsi for about 2 months and just started again. The Internet has stories that linking aspertame to T.