tinnitus
"I have been suffering from tinnitus for years.  It was pretty bearable when I first experienced it; however, I fell on the ice a few years ago and hit the back of my head and neck.  I developed vertigo, which has gotten much better but the tinnitus was still unbearable.  I tried Xanax to calm my anxiety and found it to greatly help my tinnitus.  I was afraid of getting addicted to it but I only take a small dose and don't take it everyday.  When I don't take it, the tinnitus is pretty bad.  I don't know if it is because the anxiety is so bad and it helps that but it certainly reduces the volume of the tinnitus."