You’re sitting in silence.
The house is quiet.
And then you hear it:
A ringing.
A buzzing.
A hissing.
A clicking — like a tiny metronome in your head.
No one else hears it.
But you can’t ignore it.
This is tinnitus — the perception of sound when no external noise is present.
And while it’s not a disease itself, it is a signal — often from your ears, your nerves, or even your brain — that something may be off.
Let’s clear up the myth:
Hearing ringing does not mean you’re about to go deaf, have a stroke, or suffer a mysterious fate.
But it can mean:
