Guitarist Al Di Meola Speaks Up on His Catastrophic Tinnitus

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/new...tus_diagnose__how_it_affects_his_playing.html

"I have a severe, what they categorize as 'catastrophic tinnitus.' Catastrophic means that the level is so loud that it's off the charts.

"I have to sleep with white noise and take medication and all kinds of stuff. And it's 24/7, it doesn't fluctuate, ever. It's just super-loud screaming in my head that I can't shut off."

 

"The ones with tinnitus are genetically predisposed to get this, and it's a brain thing, it's not an ear-thing at all."


Which is why it starts when you damage your ears. These people are idiots.