Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT)

http://www.all-about-the-human-ear.com/The beat form of tinnitus treatment involves counselling, masking and relaxation. The brain naturally habituates to sounds that are unimportant, i.e. clock ticking. Tinnitus retraining therapy combines counselling, and habituation to reduce the fear of tinnitus.
This involves the use of a tinnitus masker and the patient is able to reduce the intensity of the tinnitus, by reducing the volume of the masking noise. If this situation happens, the patient is now in control of the tinnitus (this process involves lengthy rehabilitation, but results are proving to be successful).

Other useful advice to tinnitus sufferers

• Decrease caffeine levels and alcohol intake (reduces ototoxic effects)
• Monitor effect of diet (low salt diet recommended)
• Alternative therapies-acupuncture, homeopathy, Chinese medicines, and music sound therapy.(good as a pleasant distraction)
• Attend a health authority tinnitus clinic.
• Cognitive behaviour modification- therapy used to adjust people's reaction towards their tinnitus.
• Refocus therapy- many sufferers focus on their tinnitus for much of the day and the more they think about it the worse it gets. Therapists are used to focus attention on other areas  of the patient's life.
• RNID (Royal National Institute For The Deaf) Tinnitus helpline
• British Tinnitus Association