[ noun ] a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease <noun.state>
Tinnitus \Tin*ni"tus\, n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.] (Med.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also {tinnitus aurium}.
For the unconverted, the sound of improvisation is akin to tinnitus.