I never thought about a blow to the head Mrs. D. Guess I missed that if you mentioned it before. I hit my head on the windsheild in a car accident 34 yrs ago..wonder if that caused mine. I did see an ENT and he could find no cause for my tinnitus..we did hearing tests, a cat scan, and he did some blood work that didn't reveal anything. My ringing has been bad for at least 6 yrs. It never goes away although I can ignore it at times.

I find it strange the things I do hear even with the loudness of the ringing. My bluetooth gets this little whistle in it, similar to the hearing tests sounds, and I hear that noise, yet often times voices are muffled for me and I have to ask the person to repeat what they said. It's like I can't separate the words in my head.

I may check into grapeseed oil.

Do you think my years of undiagnosed gluten intolerance could have anything to do with the tinnitus? I'm sure my vitamin and mineral deficiencies may have played a part in this too.