I'm straight, have friends of all persuasions, and, being from Wales, am always reluctant to say I am a lover of sheep (seems for some reason it is misinterpreted.....).
Keeping an open mind on tinnitus , like keeping an open mind on sexuality, is good. That little bugger (Tinny Minny) is a strong character, but it is susceptible to lots of different therapies as long as we don't have our minds set on 'the only way I'll be relieved of the problem is to eliminate the tinnitus'.
Well I've just rambled all over the place, but welcome to the forum, Mario.
Fungus