What if I am just imagining the high pitch sound in my mind whenever I hear about or think of tinnitus just like how someone tells you to imagine a whale and you form a mental image of a whale? I don’t pay attention to the noise while I’m busy doing stuff but once I think about it, it is as hard to stop noticing it similar to being told to breathe manually, and it gets very annoying after some time. Is it what tinnitus really is?
Sometime when it’s being annoying,try the finger drumming technique and see if it goes away. The first time I did it, the silence was unnerving. If it gets quiet, it probably is tinnitus (but still get it checked out).