Buzzing, clicking, whooshing or chirping in your ears sound familiar? You are suffering from tinnitus. One in seven people worldwide experience some form of it and it can be constant or intermittent.

According to Jay Rubenstein, a University of Washington professor of otolaryngology, “For most people it’s just a nuisance but for some it can become life-destroying as it overwhelms every moment of every day.” Its origin can be in a single event like an explosion or, in my situation, a surgical procedure, but it can also be the result of an infection, hypertension, atherosclerosis, medication or...