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                        Alison:    I can relate.  I am 26 years old and developed tinnitus when I was 25.  I went to one rock concert and did not wear ear plugs.  Now I have a permanent ringing in both ears!  I heard of hearing loss in the past, but never about this.  I wish there was more awareness about tinnitus because it has put a damper on the quality of life.  I guess we'll just have to learn to live with it.