I have tinnitus in both ears and high frequency loss above 5 kHz. It doesn't affect my ability to hear speech but loud music can sound distorted. Also, I have a low tolerance for shrieking noises, as my unfortunate granddaughters discovered. (Sorry, kids.)

But, generally, I hardly notice it unless I think about it and it really doesn't bother me. So I haven't looked for a cure.

So I'm sorry to read about Andrew. Some kids get suicidal about acne, for example, and some simply laugh it off. We are all different in our acceptance of personal problems.

God grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;

Taking, as He did, this sinful world

As it is, not as I would have it;

Trusting that He will make things right

If I surrender to His Will;

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life

And supremely happy with Him

Forever and ever in the next.

Amen.