Tinnitus worries...

Check, check and check on painkillers, (thankfully I don't need them) and no caffeine, I use quality earmuffs, (shooting style) while doing any yard work or using noisy machine tools, I am wondering if alchohol intake has any negative side effects as I do enjoy the evening cocktail or beer/wine. I actually got most of my new (used) audio gear off Audiogon for superb savings, if new I would have about 11k in my system. It's kinda heartbreaking that I can't fully enjoy it to its full potential. I do plan on seeing a hearing specialist to understand if there is anything in my daily activities that is causing a problem. I do daily morning road bicycle rides, and I even wear ear plugs as the wind noise is surprisingly loud. 

Normally I would agree with the above, but it really started when I did some extensive auditioning of equipment, I have backed off listening to my home (new) system for almost a month now with no change, the tinnitus actually may be a little worse now. I have been paying attention to the diet, I rarely have caffeine and now zero, but am also staying away from high fat foods and other foods that might exacerbate the problem. Eventually I will have to except it and simply listen at a fairly low volume, when I play music the tinnitus doesn't affect the music, to me at least I still hear everyone I remember from the past.