tinitus, a constant ringing or buzzing in the ears is usually a problem with the ear falsely hearing a sound and sending false signals to the brain
but in reality there is no sound.
usually associated with deafness, hearing damage or hereditary.
another sign of hearing damage/loss is whats called "the cocktail party effect".
imagine being in a room with 30 or so other people all chattering away and having a great time while someone is talking to you. you hear 30 or so
voices but have to tune them out and listen to one just voice (the person speaking to you) and this seems like quite a challenge to do without
mis-interpreting some of what was said.
your hearing does not feel any pain, so what may be just good ol' loud music to one person could actually be damaging to someone else but they'd
never know. ringing or buzzing in the ears after loud events is a sign your hearing was damaged.
the hairs in your ear that detect sound is much like the blades of grass on your lawn, except the hairs NEVER grow back or repair themselves.
listening to loud sounds for extended durations is like taking a lawn mower and cutting your grass right down at dirt level.
you shear those hairs off at their base due to excess vibration and they never can heal or repair themselves. and now your hearing is diminished
because the hairs are so short they dont detect sound as well, and sometimes actually send false signals to the brain (tinitus)
any enviroment with sound will distract you from it during day to day activities, but usually quiet times (eg when trying to sleep) it will get louder
as there is no sound to distract you and you will find you really struggle to hear what people say during everyday life (wear ear muffs for a day and
you'll have a slight idea of what i mean

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for this reason (tinitus) i always go to bed and watch telly till i fall asleep, usually with cordless headphones on.
ive suffered high pitch tinitus my entire life, my mum suffers a buzzing sound like major power lines sometimes make in hot summers, have various deaf
relatives, yadda yadda queue tiny violins etc