Imagine constantly living with buzzes and hums that sound perfectly real and yet only you can hear. Imagine never being able to escape those sounds, no matter how far you travel into the wilderness or however silent the outside world. This odd condition, in medical lingo, is known as tinnitus. So was the composer Smetana, who incorporated the note he heard into one of his string quartets.
Tinnitus can be hard to explain to people.
You escape Tinnitus by using ear plugs. Tinnitus only occurs in the morning.