Anyone with tinnitus or hearing loss who is into "high-end" audio?

I’ve had tinnitus, worse in my left ear, for the past two years. Mine sounds like a constant hiss; a sink on full blast. It’s not super loud but as others have mentioned, stress, caffeine, lack of sleep all make it worse. I notice that I listen to music “through” the tinnitus; I always hear the tinnitus on top of the music, but when I am engaged in the music I am able to tune the tinnitus out.

I will say this: tinnitus can be extremely distressing at first, but I advise those in this initial phase of experiencing it to take heart that the brain is an amazing organ, and you too can adapt to it. I know it’s there, and it can bother me at times, but in the grand scheme of things it is quite tolerable. I remember a time when it felt like it never would be, and I wish someone had told me what it was like to reach the other side.

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Good advice. The initial phase can be crushing, but habituation is possible.

For those in the US, consider joining the American Tinnitus Association (ATA). They raise money through contributions from many sources to fund research. For about $40 you can join and get their quarterly magazine which describes the latest research and coping strategies. The UK has a similar organization, the BTA.   

I’m not trying to brag, in fact I might be a freak of nature, but I can hear up to 19kHz. I’m 62, my last hearing test was about five years ago and I only had some hearing loss in the low frequencies.
When I was younger, the high pitched whine of a tube TV was intolerable. I could also hear the pilot tone of a department store’s alarm system.

Having such sensitive hearing isn’t always a blessing, it’s been difficult to tune my audio system just right and early digital and CD players were torture.
Now I have mild tinnitus and severe hyperacusis. I really enjoy listening to my system but there are some albums I’ll never be able to listen to. With hyperacusis comes pain from high frequencies, and as one member mentioned, the sound of kitchen cabinets and pots banging hits me in the brain.

Going to the symphony is such a pleasure, taking in the full spectrum of sound. Meanwhile, playing recorded music isn’t always enjoyable.

I am 71 and have had tinnitus for a long time.  I was the crew chief for am M60 machine gun as a Sergeant in the Army, then loud rock from the late 69s and early 70s did me no good.  That said I will forever remember seeing Duane Allman, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison to name a few.

I recently have gone to hearing aids and the help a good bit.  I accept my limitations, and now embrace the music my system provides.  My desire to critique and analyze is gone and I just fall into the music I love (which is very esoteric).

I know I haven't been able to hear above 14k for many years and accept that getting old is Not for the weak, LOL

I don't have tinnitus  but have had hearing loss for many years and tried a lot of different hearing aids and frankly the only ones that worked for me were Widex brand hearing aids.  I am also a professional classical musician (viola) and again, the only aids that worked for me while playing were Widex.  There may be others our there but I could only test so many so went with Widex.  I am very happy with them and they are recommended for musicians.