I'm new to this site, as I'm new to Tinnitus and trying to figure it out. It started a couple of months ago and isn't going away. It usually starts out mild each morning, but gets worse throughout the day, especially when I have to deal with people that irritate me. I've joked about it just being a natural defense mechanism of my body to tune people out ;-) It's really hard to concentrate when everything is masked with a high pitched ringing.
Hello and welcome! Tinnitus does get worse when we are tired and stressed out (and irritating people are stressful). I assume that the people who irritate you have something to do with your job, so maybe your days off are better? Glad to see that you maintain a sense of humor.