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ELI5:If our bodies slowly begin to ignore constant external stimuli (Nueral Adaptation), then why does tinnitus exist?
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Tinnitus can be cause by a number of things, from ear infections to medication reactions. Long term tinnitus is typically due to hearing loss and isn't really an external stimuli, it's a neurological response to the hearing loss or ear damage. Think of it as similar to phantom limb pain, there's no actual physical stimuli but the nerves still send the signals.