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About 4 years ago I was listening to a podcast. One host was explaining to the other that he had tinnitus, and what that meant. I still remember how shocked I w
by Robelius 9y ago
About 4 years ago I was listening to a podcast. One host was explaining to the other that he had tinnitus, and what that meant. I still remember how shocked I was when I heard the tinnitus host was in the minority of the population. Never knew what tinnitus was, but had assumed everyone heard a low buzzing noise. I always thought a low buzzing noise was what silence meant.
- lovemenot 9y agoYou might have been right all along. As far as I know, many people who don't have tinnitus are able to experience such auditory hallucinations in a sensory deprivation tank or similar. If that assumption is right then the difference between tinnitus sufferers and others is of degree: the level of background sensory input at which consciousness of such hallucinations might kick-in. Hence, tinnitus or not, lower auditory input tends to lead to greater likelihood of auditory hallucination.