Being in a room that is totally silent... I will go up the wall with hysteria if I have to sit in silence for longer than about 20 mins. That's why there is a radio in every room and I have 2 portables....

Perhaps that's why I didn't do so well at exams.... all that silence..... I guess I'm terrified of going deaf. I had limited hearing in one ear until I was about 8, and had to go through lots of tests to determine why (malformed ear tube.... got better with age and a doctor who wasn't more keen on horse racing than health issues...)

LTS