tinnitus

Tinnitus (IPA pronunciation: [tɪ'naɪtəs] or ['tɪnɪtəs],^[1] from the Latin word for "ringing"^[2]) is the perception of sound in the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound(s).

Tinnitus can be perceived in one or both ears or in the head. It is usually described as a ringing noise, but in some patients it takes the form of a high pitched whining, buzzing, hissing, humming, or whistling sound, or as ticking, clicking, roaring, "crickets" or "locusts", tunes, songs, or beeping.^[3] It has also been described as a "whooshing" sound, as of wind or waves.



Why I need to start bringing earplugs to shows:

Melt-Banana, last night at The Picador