It still disappeared but it was taking a good 30 seconds each time. I started to worry that things were getting worse. I just hoped that it would not progress any further. Then one day I turned my computer off to go to sleep. But my computer was still making a noise - I couldn't work it out. Then I realized that it was my tinnitus back again - except this time it was not going away ! I struggled to get to sleep that night and prayed that it would be gone in the morning, just like when I was 18 years old. I woke up in the morning and it was still there! It wasn't too bad (probably about a 3 on the 1-10 scale) but it was there all of the time ! It would even get worse sometimes for reasons that I couldn't explain. It seemed to be almost random when it was worse. I did notice that for me it was much worse with alcohol - the noise could get to a level 8 even. I couldn't stand it and I stopped drinking...