[Mitch]

I was going to start a thread on tinnitus - but I see we already have one.

I have been suffering from a hissing sound in both ears for several months. For the longest time, I did not realize it, it was too faint to be a nuisance - but then one day on my drive home from work, the hiss got so loud, I thought I had a vacuum leak in the engine. I actually pulled off the road, and was going to look under the hood for a cut line. But just to check that it was not in my head, which I had started to suspect - I killed the engine. The Hiss persisted - evenly in both ears. Since that day, it has gotten louder and louder to the point that it is constant and a little scary.

But sometimes it stops - each time it has, I feel relived and hope that it is over. Two days ago - it had reached the level of an open 90 psi air hose.

Earlier today I finished a big, stressful project, one that I had begun to name the "albatross." I had a good drive home. About an hour ago, I decided to go get a beer (see "You ever drink a Rattler” the beer is time stamped.).

Walking into the garage - to get it, - away from the noise of the TV - and the dishwasher, I realized that I don't hear it at all - it is gone.

I have no illusions - I'm pretty sure it will come back - but this beer tastes good and I am going to sleep well tonight.

Any of you guys have this problem? Also, can stress either cause or contribute to this problem?