Tinnitus is a sound felt in the ear or head in the absence of external sound, and its exact pathogenesis is not known. The vast majority of tinnitus is otogenic and can be caused by lesions in the outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, auditory nerve and auditory center. Severe tinnitus, especially chronic tinnitus that lasts for more than 6 months, often affects rest, study and work, and in severe cases can cause great distress and even anxiety. Sometimes tinnitus can also be a precursor symptom of some serious diseases, such as unilateral tinnitus may be the first symptom of tumors in the inner ear canal or pontocerebellar horn, or cerebrovascular lesions may precede tinnitus. So, what should I do if I have tinnitus? In view of the complex etiology of tinnitus, once tinnitus occurs, you should go to the otolaryngology department of a hospital immediately. For some tinnitus, a clear cause can be found, so removing the cause is the best treatment for these patients; for others, no clear cause can be found, and doctors often diagnose it as neurological tinnitus or the cause of tinnitus to be investigated. At present, there are no drugs that can cure chronic neuralgic tinnitus, so doctors often tell patients that “tinnitus cannot be cured”, “there is nothing good to do”, “try taking some medicine”, etc. Therefore, doctors often tell patients that “tinnitus cannot be cured”, “there is no good solution”, “try taking some medicine”, etc. Some of them feel that their tinnitus is getting more and more serious, and they are irritable every day, and they feel that their spirit is about to collapse, which brings endless pain to themselves and their families. Do tinnitus patients really have to suffer like this for the rest of their lives? The answer is no. At present, the internationally recognized effective method for chronic tinnitus is Tinnitus Retaining Therapy (TRT), a treatment method proposed by American neurobiologist Dr. Jastreboff and widely used in Europe and the United States. Based on animal models of tinnitus and clinical observations, Dr. Jastreboff suggested that tinnitus is not simply a disease of the auditory system, but a disease of the auditory system, the limbic system, and the autonomic nervous system that interacts with each other. In other words, tinnitus involves not only the auditory center, but also the limbic system, which manages emotions, and the autonomic nervous system, which manages memory and perception. The auditory system simply makes you feel the presence of the sound tinnitus, and the limbic and autonomic nervous systems respond to this sound. Because of the patient’s concern about the cause of tinnitus and its consequences, the first reaction of the limbic and autonomic nervous systems to the sound of tinnitus is fear, worry, and in some patients, even sleep disturbance. The excessive concern about the sound of tinnitus, in turn, exacerbates the symptoms of tinnitus. The vicious circle formed by the auditory system, the limbic system and the autonomic nervous system makes tinnitus a persistent problem that interferes with the normal life of the patient. Based on the above results Dr. Jastreboff proposed the internationally recognized psychophysical model of tinnitus and pioneered the TRT therapy, which is a comprehensive approach through individualized diagnosis and treatment, combined with the application of medication, sound therapy and tinnitus training, so that the patient, under the guidance of a physician, changes the brain activity to eliminate the vicious circle of the auditory system, limbic system and autonomic nervous system, ignore, forget and actively adapt to tinnitus, and finally achieve the goal of living peacefully with tinnitus so that it no longer interferes with the patient’s normal life. The difference between this method and previous conventional methods lies in sound therapy and tinnitus training. Sound therapy is fundamentally different from the previous sound masking therapy, which used to mask the tinnitus sound with various sounds so that the patient could not hear the sound of tinnitus. The result is an obvious effect of tinnitus treatment, however, once the masking sound is removed, a lot of tinnitus then appears and it is difficult to fundamentally achieve the purpose of treatment; whereas sound therapy requires that the sound intensity should not be too strong to mask the tinnitus sound, but to make the tinnitus sound just audible in the background sound. In the process of sound therapy, together with tinnitus training, patients are made aware of tinnitus, familiar with it, and become good friends with it, so that when they no longer feel it deliberately with their heart, they do not feel it at all. Studies have shown that TRT is effective for more than 80% of patients with chronic neurological tinnitus. For patients for whom TRT treatment is ineffective, transcranial magnetic stimulation can also be considered to eliminate abnormal discharges in the cerebral cortex to solve the pain of tinnitus patients. Therefore, tinnitus is not terrible, as long as professional and detailed examination is conducted and different treatment plans are adopted for different causes of tinnitus, it is completely possible for tinnitus patients to stop suffering and return to their normal lives.