3 1/2 months of tinnitus

  
My ringing started on October 21st, 2010 and has been with me almost 24/7 since.  I have stopped taking all medications and have spent hours on the Internet looking for answers.  I have been to 2 ENTs and that was almost useless since I don't believe they understand or care about this affliction.  My T has gotten better, but not gone yet.  I have quit diet soft drinks and all medications at this point.  I have found some foods trigger my ears ringing louder such as fruit and especially bananas.  The first month to six weeks I was going crazy. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, and it was a living hell.  Now, I have some bad days, but there are some days I think that it will go away.  I have high frequency hearing loss, so I am told most tinnitus sufferers have hearing loss.  It was great to find this site to know other people have the same experiences as I have.  They rate the ringing from 1 to 10 as I have done.  I think that medication started my problems, but I don't know which to blame it on. I was taking Gabapentin, Lipitor, Zestril, Trazadone, Aspirin, and Benadryl daily.  I think it was a combination of these drugs and maybe all the aspartame I was drinking.