Music for stressed ears

Tinnitus, the persistent ringing in the ears commonly resulting from overexposure to high-volume music and other loud noises, may be treatable by "custom-tailored notched music treatment," German researchers report. Katherine Harmon sounds out this potential breakthrough in Scientific American:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=music-to-the-ringing-ears-new-thera-2009-12-28