Will-I-Am: Tinnitus Torment

Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am has revealed that he’s suffering from increasingly debilitating tinnitus, which he only partially manages to block out through listening to music as often as possible.

"I don't know what silence sounds like any more,” the American pop-house DJ told the Sun, “There's always a beep there every day, all day. Like now. I don't know exactly how long I've had this but it's gradually got worse,” he revealed.

Will.i.am’s description of his ear sound as a constant beeping tone suggests he’s unlikely to have the same problem as 12 year old American Jesse Courtney, who three years ago was cured of a ‘popping’ sound in his ear when a doctor extracted one dead and one still alive spider from his ear.

"They were walking on my eardrum and I kept hearing this popping sound like Rice Krispies,” Jesse told reporters, “It was real interesting,” he added.