When I moved to a largely off-grid remote location of dead silence it became clear I had a mild form of tinnitus. Initially it was quite annoying and I thought

When I moved to a largely off-grid remote location of dead silence it became clear I had a mild form of tinnitus. Initially it was quite annoying and I thought it would drive me insane being in otherwise complete silence where it was so hard to ignore. But after a few months of silence it magically went away. I suspect it was caused by my nearly constant use of headphones in cafes/offices. On my land there's no need for such isolation mechanisms. We're probably doing more harm to ourselves than expected by wearing headphones every day, it's certainly not natural.