Auditory memory causes ” noise in the head ,” according to a study. Once again, the brain is responsible. Researchers specializing in the auditory system have been able to determine the underlying cause of tinnitus. According to the study, these annoying “noises in the head” occur due to the existence of an auditory memory formed in our brain. Therefore, people with congenital deafness do not suffer from “tinnitus” because they have never perceived sounds that would allow them to generate such a memory.
We’ve probably all heard a noise, a ringing , or a buzzing in our ears at some point in our lives, even though there’s no external source. Suddenly, it goes away.

However, a percentage of the population (between 10 and 15%) hears this annoying noise continuously and never stops. For them, there is no silence, and the noise significantly impacts their quality of life.
These sounds are called tinnitus or tinnitus. It’s a little-known condition and a serious health problem that we perhaps don’t give the attention it deserves. Tinnitus can cause sleep disturbances, anxiety, and even depression.
During the day, internal noises are less noticeable, while external noises blur them. However, the drama comes when it gets dark. The silence intensifies and internal noise becomes more noticeable, preventing the patient from falling asleep. They become nervous, suffer from insomnia, and end up entering a dynamic that affects other aspects of their health.

Well, that’s what prompted researchers at the University of Calgary (Canada) and Hannover Medical School (Germany) to delve deeper into the topic. The scientists were able to determine the reason for this ringing in the ears, as they published in Hearing Research.
To this end, they examined evidence for the development of tonotopic maps (the distribution of the frequencies of sounds perceived in the ear and in the brain) in animals. They found that the onset of tinnitus requires a consolidated and used somatotopic map, which leads to the formation of the corresponding somatic memory. The lack of this experience explains the absence of tinnitus in bilateral and unilateral congenital deafness.
According to researchers, to suffer from tinnitus, you need to have auditory memory before hearing loss. If a person is deaf, they won’t suffer from tinnitus.
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