Brent, I was greatly distressed to read of your difficulties with tinnitus! You certainly are having a rough time of it. I tried to google your doctor's website, but with no luck. Can you send me his URL? You do need to write to Hans Troost. When I "met" him online about three or four years ago, he was ready to quit piano tuning, violin performing, driving a car........even eating dinner was painful to him because he suffered not only from tinnitus, but also hyperacusis, in which all sounds are painfully loud (the sound of his knife and fork on his dinner plate was painful). Today Hans has learned to manage his tinnitus and hyperacusis and he continues tuning pianos and playing historical folk music on his violin. He has become a passionate crusader for hearing health for piano technicians and will be very happy to correspond with you. I will send him a copy of your post to CAUT, and even suggest he subscribe to CAUT in view of the recent posts about hearing. I do hope you will be able to find some relief! Sincerely, Diane Hofstetter
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