“What can help tinnitus?”

Tinnitus almost always is from a hearing loss. The brain is trying to fill in the sound input that its not getting from the ear. Conductive hearing loss can be treated surgically, but Sensorineural hearing loss usually is not surgically treated.
Visit an audiologist, get an updated audiogram, and discuss your type of hearing loss. Most likely you will benefit from hearing aids. Using a hearing aid can be helpful to 'mask' the ringing, because your brain is able to pay attention to the sound from the aid instead of the lack of sound.
There are also some other rare causes for tinnitus, such as hypothyroidism, and aspirin use. Have his primary care doctor review your medications.
Also look up information about tinnitus retraining therapy. This can be helpful to teach patients how to tolerate the tinnitus better.

Try over the counter Lipoflavinoid tablets. Hearing aids often help suppress tinnitus. Leaving background noise like fans, white noise machines can help disguise it as well. Go to your local ENT for an exam if not better.

The first step is to get an ear examination and and hearing test. The ringing sound could be a problem with your ear in terms of inflammation or problems with the inner ear and your hearing. An ear examination and hearing test also a possible CT scan of the ear can point to what's causing the sound. Sometimes infections in parts of the ear that are not behind the eardrum and caused the ringing sound.