As I'm sure you will imagine, having a constant ringing and buzzing in your ears can prove to be extremely annoying, and in fact, it can actually distract you from many important things in your life.
If your tinnitus is severe, it will probably also prevent you from getting enough sleep.
So many people choose to ignore tinnitus when it first occurs, but little do they realize that the condition will almost always get worse if it's left unchecked.
As with many other health conditions, prevention is better than cure.
Unfortunately, most people who get tinnitus find themselves at a loss, in that they have no idea as to how they should go about dealing with it.
If you browse around, you'll no doubt discover that there are several things on the market designed to stop tinnitus, but the truth is only a few of these are able to deliver.
One of the more reliable ways to stop tinnitus is by using a tinnitus masker.
A tinnitus masker is essentially a device which works on the concept of distraction or misdirection.
Basically, the device serves to distract you so that you don't hear the ringing and buzzing in your ears.
For example, let's say your kids are sitting in front of the television watching a movie.
You come into the room and you toss them a new football and suggest they go try it out.
Your kids will almost certainly head outside to play with the new ball, and they'd forget all about watching the movie they were busy with.
A tinnitus masker works on the exact same principle, but instead of a ball, it uses sound.
When you use this device, the sound it produces distracts you from the constant ringing, buzzing, or humming sound in your ears.
Within a relatively short space of time you'll become accustomed to the new sound being produced by the device, and at that point, you will no longer hear the sounds being caused by your tinnitus.
      Even though these devices have such a remarkable success rate, some people do however advise against using them simply because they don't actually cure the condition, but instead, they only mask it.
In most cases where people suffer from tinnitus, such advice is actually correct.
By and large, tinnitus maskers are best suited to those people where tinnitus has been caused because of psychological reasons rather than physiological reasons.
Yes, that's correct; one can suffer from tinnitus if you're under too much stress.
These devices can of course also be helpful to other people suffering from tinnitus if they've tried other treatments, but to no avail.
It should also be mentioned that one can use a number of alternatives to act as a tinnitus masker.
For example, some sufferers simply place a water fountain nearby, and of course the sound of the water can help to mask the ringing and buzzing, and it also helps to promote relaxation.