Eric Jacobsen wrote:

> ... some people do self-mask tinnitus without any training (I fall in
> that category, fortunately).
>

Me too. I don't even notice it except when reading material like this
or struggling to hear sounds at very low volume.

A broadband masking generator is easy to build, and filtering with
op-amps or active filter chips is nearly as easy. Injecting that with
those foam padded headphones that don't block ambient sound may not be a
good long-term solution, but it is a good way to learn what's effective.
That's the first thing I'll try if at some point I think I need masking.

Jerry
--
"I view the progress of science as ... the slow erosion of the
tendency to dichotomize." Barbara Smuts, U. Mich.
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