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I HAVE read with much interest the descriptions of this sound as given by Dr. Sophus Tromholt's correspondents in NATURE of September 24. I was, however, struck by the similarity of these descriptions to the well-known phenomena of tinnitus aurium, and it occurred to me that since a large number of persons have noises in the head—say one-half the entire adult population—it is probable that, when listening intently, a considerable number of observers heard the sounds of their own ears only. This is especially true of “sizzling,” “hissing,” and “buzzing” sounds.
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SEXTON, S. The Value of the Testimony to the Aurora-Sound. Nature 32, 625–626 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/032625e0
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