You should never be able to experience true silence, because there is a default-tone in the normal human ear. you can hear it when it is silent around you - pay attention when you go to bed - you should hear it.

A tinnitus itself is the same, but tonns of times louder. the real Tinnitus can infact be louder than the normal dayly noise (so i guess what mc9mm has is no "real" Tinnitus - at best a little one *L*). thats when it becomes realy annoying and horrible. a constant tone that is there no matter what you do. There are several methods to treat it, but the best method is to prevent your ear from extreme aural influences (though that is not the only reason for a Tinnitus - it can also occur after a heavy cold or other deseases).

If you experience that the tone in your ear is getting significantly louder, do not hesitate to se a doc, for the earlier you do something against it, the better are the chances for it to be cured. else you will have to stick with it for your whole life.. some peeps have even lost their mind because it is VERY hard to bear.

[Edited by Azrael on 02-07-2003 at 01:29 AM]