My first serious bout with tinnitus was 9 years ago when i was put on Seroquel. Whether it was a direct effect of Seroquel I can't say for sure but it started when I was put on it and then eventually dissipated when I finally got off. Sometimes it was so bad that I couldn't fall asleep.

Since then it has come and gone. I've gone for long periods without it bothering me and then get a spell (like right now) when it does. In the meantime I also have U-shaped sensineuronal hearing loss which was probably amplified by chemotherapy I had and also have hearing aids that I don't wear.

That's an interesting idea EFS that it is related to dehydration.

Tinnitus can drive a person out of their mind. It can be a terribly debilitating condition because of its unrelenting persistence. I don't think it is something one can appreciate without having it. I remember some really awful times. Nowadays I just remind myself not to get stressed about it and it will dissipate. It seems to mostly bother me in the afternoons these days.