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My old man has it. He has to live with it. Has done for two years. As far as I know there's no known treatment for it. If you look around a bit, there's a drug called cilostazol (used for various cardiac conditions and the prevention of stroke). It's been shown to have some potential due to its action as a vaso-dilator. If you get desperate this could be an option. You could buy it easily (its generic). Try it for 4 weeks. If nothing improves, cease! Be interested to hear what your doctor says.
Sorry to hear it (no pun). It does my Dad's head in. He has the TV on low, background noise can drive him mad. Hope its not tinnitus or that my understanding of what therapies exist is wrong.
FWIW here's a link to info about the clinical trial that's going on:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01378650
I work in this sector. This drug has been on the market for many years and is very safe. If I had tinnitus I would try this out on myself. If its doing your head in, effectively enrol yourself into your own personal trial as above and see if anything happens for you. Its the kind of condition where you can get quite a large placebo effect, so you'd want to have a go for at least 2 weeks.
PM me if you have any questions.