Thank you for sharing such a deeply resounded story. I can’t imagine how tough it is to deal with a ringing forever in your ears like the humming of a twitter bird but louder. A good way to hum out the noise is to find something else for background noise as you stated. But I am curious is this problem common among metal or rock band members?
Also, does this sound effect you when you sleep? Cause I would think if it did the sound is coming from within your ears and thus your head so ear plugs won’t work but there are eye things that play like waterfalls and stuff in the background that might help. Beautiful post.
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