I have it, and it is very annoying. The more I think about it the louder it gets. More so in my left ear but I have it in both. Over 6 months now going to the ENT doc to see if it maybe a bone splinter or ear canal issue. No idea where it started but it's getting worse.

No, but I got this thing in my right ear where certain frequencies distort at levels above 85-90db. Nowhere near as bad as tinnitus, but I don't know for sure what is wrong with me. :|

I have it everyone once in awhile. No where near extreme, though.

it could be the sound of drums :o is it in a rhythm of 4 beats? are you also a timelord? :D

I, too, thought everyone had some form of it.

i've had it for a couple years now. I remember being at work, someone dropped a wooden pallet which always makes a loud noise, and I felt a little dizzy and the ringing started in my left ear. Now most of the time I don't notice it unless I think about it, it's not that loud, it's a pulsing hiss. it seems to be louder after drinking coffee. i listened to music with ear buds a lot and probably too loud, especially on my 20 mile bike rides where you have to have the volume loud to overcome the wind noise.

Master is my real name   ;)

I probably have it too

since I was a kid

On and off. Someone told me high salt diet makes it worst.

::laugh::  Well, if that is true that might explain it.  I am a salt fiend!  Maybe I should actually look into tinnitus and causes.