Tinnitus patients sometimes describe the sound as unbearable. Is the sound of tinnitus loud? Why is it unbearable for the patient? The sound of tinnitus is usually 5 to 15 decibels above what the person can hear through testing. The sound of tinnitus is not as loud as the sound of a construction site, a car, a radio, or any other noise in the room. Patients are mostly aggravated at night because it is quiet at night, and the noise around them during the day covers up the sound of tinnitus, which is called masking out in medicine, and the external noise can mask out, which also means that the sound of tinnitus is not loud enough. But why is the patient so uncomfortable? The sounds of construction sites and cars are gone when he leaves, but the sound of tinnitus is always with him, without stopping, and he is afraid that it is a danger signal. If the patient cannot be relieved even after explaining to him about tinnitus, it means that his own psychological quality is prone to anxious worry, that is, people who are usually prone to anxiety, worry and depression are prone to concern about tinnitus and do not get rid of it easily. What kind of performance does such a person usually have? Shen Qi, Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine