At the first International Tinnitus Seminar in New York and at the CIBA Foundation Symposium on Tinnitus in London (Graham, 1979, 1981) I reported the results of surveys carried out on children of secondary school age with sensorineural deafness who were attending partial hearing units or schools for the deaf in the Inner London Area. I shall summarize the findings of these surveys, describe the protocol that we use for examining and investigating children with tinnitus, describe some characteristic findings in children we have investigated and suggest some practical steps that can be taken to help children whose tinnitus is troublesome or annoying