According to Hippocrates, tinnitus is simply a body that is severely acid. That ringing is a warning bell. They say it takes a full six months to detox all the acidity fully from a body but a diet change to alkaline foods will relieve the tinnitus fairly quickly. I have had this problem off and on throughout my life but did not know why it would come and go. Drinking lots of water and eating an alkaline diet is the recommendation.