Thanks for the thoughtful reply. FYI, this is the original quora post I'm talking about is here, the response by Vik Veer: https://www.quora.com/Has-anyone-been-successful-at-curing-t...

I can't comment on how mainstream of a scientific opinion his response is, but I know it certainly reframed the way I thought about my own tinnitus and inspired my original comment, including the Playstation bit. That was a lightbulb moment for me. "Wow, he's right, I NEVER think about tinnitus when I'm otherwise engaged mentally..."