In my twenties I had a pile-driving job where a one ton steel pump slammed down
steel on steel a foot from my head. Since then I have had tinnitus ringing in both ears.
It is so constant that I am not aware of it most of the time.
For some reason it seems to be louder at times. I have read and heard about something
that can be used to stop hearing the sound but I don't want to wear something like that.
My hearing is excellant but I'm very sensitive to noise pollution. It really bothers me
when most people around me don't like the noise but say they get used to it or don't
hear it conciously.
To me there is no such thing as perfect silence. Where I live now I sometimes would have
almost absolute silence if it was not for the ringing in my ears.