Sounds heard only in total silence are not classified as tinnitus

Evidence

If you can only hear it in an anechoic chamber,” she said firmly, “it’s not tinnitus. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 572

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 572
• XREF: connects to: Near-total silence reveals that most people generate internal sound perceived as tinnitus — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 571; The brain amplifies internal noise so total silence cannot be perceived — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 609; Zero decibels is a perceptual threshold, not a true physical absence of sound — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 473 (+7 more)

Library Connections

• Near-total silence reveals that most people generate internal sound perceived as tinnitus #contradicts (0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 571
• The brain fabricates phantom sound when expected sensory input is absent #contradicts (0.82) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 324

Broader Connections

• In near-total silence a person may hear the mechanics of their own body #exemplifies (0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 578
• The brain amplifies internal noise so total silence cannot be perceived #contradicts (0.72) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 609
• The act of hearing itself may make true absolute silence unattainable #qualifies (0.70) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 526
• The human ear itself generates sound as a byproduct of amplifying incoming signals #exemplifies (0.70) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 329
• Zero decibels is a perceptual threshold, not a true physical absence of sound #qualifies (0.68) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 473