Tinnitus management aims to help patients suffering from ringing ears cope with the condition and lead a productive life.
Tinnitus, like diabetes, has no known "cure", and so, just like diabetes patients, the key to living with tinnitus is knowing how to manage tinnitus effectively in their everyday life.
Although there is no substitute for professional assessments, there are practical steps that you can do on your own to help manage your tinnitus.

1. The first and foremost is not to panic.
   For sure, tinnitus is aggravating and to some even debilitating, but try to remember that tinnitus in itself is not a fatal disease.
   
2. Visit a health professional to ensure that your tinnitus condition is real and not caused by an underlying physical problem such as tumor.
   
3. Find a health professional who is interested in tinnitus and keeps abreast of all tinnitus treatments and therapies, both conventional medicine and alternative methods.
   
4. Practice relaxation techniques such as meditation or yoga to relieve the stresses in your everyday activities.
   Stress exacerbates tinnitus condition.
   
5. Keep a log of your food and medication intake.
   Some medicine may cause ringing ears as a side effect, and some foods may trigger or ease tinnitus.
   
6. Evaluate your life-style.
   Reduce or eliminate aspects that may cause or exacerbates tinnitus such as exposure to loud noises, cigarette smoking, high fat diets, and other unhealthy habits.
   
7. Be patient and persevere, tinnitus treatments may take a while to take effect.
   
8. If tinnitus is causing you to lose sleep, turn on the television or play soothing music to "mask" the buzzing sound in your ears, or read a boring book that literally puts you to sleep!
9. Find a tinnitus support group.
   Sharing your experience to those who understand what you are going through goes a long way to help you cope with your tinnitus condition.
   
10. Keep a positive attitude and eliminate negative or self limiting belief.
    Believe that there is a better solution for your tinnitus condition in your future and lo and behold, you might just create one for you.
    

Tinnitus management is usually called for when health professional determines that there is no treatable underlying physical problem causing the tinnitus.
The comprehensive management will be tailored to each patient as each person reacts differently to their conditions, especially when faced with the fact that tinnitus to date has no known "cure".
However, a person suffering from tinnitus can take heart of the fact that tinnitus is now more manageable than ever, especially with new research and methods to alleviate tinnitus conducted in many parts of the world.