hello and thanks for being honest, lots of times i'm the last 1 to post because i hate to bring bad news.
my ears have been ringing for 3 years also but i don't know if its different or even Tin but its so much worse when i can't hear anything at all. i keep my air on all the time so i can hear something but when i was out in the middle of the country sitting in my car there was absolutely no noise and my ears starting ringing and hurting and even caused me to panic, there was alot of pressure on my ear drums and it went away when i turned on the radio.