Lifelong Tinnutis

I am new to this site. I have had a rushing (freeway in the background) noise in my ears for my entire life. I was tested as a child and found to have lower register loss of hearing with very acute high end hearing. I lose most consonants that are soft such as D's, G's, B's, but am very sensitive to S's and T's. As a result, I tend to listen to television at higher levels than most folks, and prefer to see the lips of people speaking to me as it helps to understand what they say.

The noise is often different between each ear, but is similar. Sometimes I get a very distinct ringing, which I appear to be able to control through some form of biofeedback. I've been doing this since childhood, and am not quite sure how it works. Ringing isn't common, however; just the varied and multiple tones of background sound -- rushing, waterfall, humming, droning -- basic white noise.

It's always there and rarely worse at any particular time.

History: Childhood ear infections and likely a number of antibiotic treatments. Excruciatingly painful from what I can recall. Adenoid removal when first diagnosed with hearing problem at age seven. Kept my tonsils. No noticeable improvement. First severe ringing in ears (to the point of not hearing much else) at age 19 in college. Tested and found to have hearing loss not associated with exposure to loud music or noise -- loss is just the opposite.

I'm skeptical about homeopathic remedies. Don't know if I have the required patience. Have had tiny (fraction of a second) moments of silence that have really caught me offguard and would LOVE to be able to enjoy them on a regular basis. Especially now that I live in a very quiet place. Would love to enjoy the quiet. So am exploring this again with what I hope is a more open mind.

I'm listening. Thanks.