Have you ever gone to an isolated place and sat for a while, just marveling at the silence? Now imagine if you did that and a persistent noise in your ears remained. That’s what life is like for people experiencing tinnitus.
It’s a common problem, faced by as many as one in five people, according to the Mayo Clinic. One cause (by no means the only one) is long-term exposure to loud noises, on the job or elsewhere.
For example, many members of bands that play loud music develop tinnitus, as do even some people who listen to portable music players at
