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Today, Explained

Is your brain lying to you?

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Our brain constructs the world we hear, see, and feel — but tinnitus shows how that superpower can backfire. This episode is made in collaboration with Vox's Unexplainable. Hear their series on sound here. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for the Hearing Health Foundation.  If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:11.0

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0:24.9

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0:30.6

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0:33.3

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0:35.7

So why make it harder with a dozen different apps that don't talk to each other?

0:40.1

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0:44.3

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0:52.5

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0:58.2

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1:01.5

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1:02.8

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1:05.8

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1:18.5

If you don't know what Tinnitus is, it's like that ringing you here in your ears after getting out of a loud concert, but it's all the time.

1:22.0

The den of the tenetist just constantly going.

1:26.1

It's like man's search for meaning, basically, but in your brain.

1:31.8

Okay, before we jump in, I need you to do me a favor.

1:35.5

How do you pronounce this word?

1:37.3

Aha, yeah, okay.

1:40.0

So there are two ways to pronounce it.

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