Very Strange (Pure, Unbearable Tinnitus in Left Ear, Yet It Sounds Normal When I Do This)

...pure, unbearable tinnitus in the left ear - and yet it sounds normal and "as usual" when I rub my thumb and index finger against each other and hold them to one of my ears.

Any explanations?
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Tinniger

 

I'm assuming the sound your fingers make mask the tinnitus sound. I have high pitched tinnitus and I do it myself. That said, if you have hearing loss in the higher frequencies, it may not work as well.