I used to suffer from mild intermittent tinnitus, It used to last for a few minutes at most. Last year I went for a company (non aviation medical) and the doctor used the audiogram to measure my hearing, I missed quite a few of the beeps. This was a bit of a shocker because I always had good hearing, my AME had never tested me with the Audiogram, he just stood 6 feet behind me and had me repeat what he said. As luck would have it the doctor that used the audiogram had seen this before and the next thing he did was to get the nurse to syringe my ears with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water, I could not believe the amount of wax that came out, then he re ran the test and I got every single beep, One year later tinnitus is just a memory thankfully. the funny thing is that even though the hearing machine says I'm now hearing better than I was I have not noticed any difference in daily life.
[ 24 November 2001: Message edited by: inverted flatspin ]