Reply to Dear members who suffer from tinnitus

Today I got the bad news and I need your suggestions maybe comforting words. The ringing noise at my right ear canal is killing me. I will go to another doctor in my hometown and see what he's going to say.

I usually can't sleep without listening to music from my iPod. Although yesterday evening I've listened only half-volume (soft techno tunes) today the ringings goes berserk. I'm using in-ear headphones (seenheisser cx300). Does that mean I have to get rid of them?

Even though I did good in the hearing exam problems I have a huge fear losing my hearing (or partially)

I was producing from studio headphones, from now on I guess I gotta stick to the monitors, to ease up the pressure to my ear?

I had a foam ear plug (-33 db), I tried it it sounded ok with my headphones. Should I drain my bank account to get a custom-molded IEM or should I go with ear-plugs + headphones during upcoming gigs? Is getting a custom-molded IEMs are good investment?

Damn I feel so miserable