Want to get rid of a earworm? Try John Cage | Letters
Briefly

"I have suffered from constant tinnitus for 30 years, and when it was joined by earworms it became almost unbearable... but I began to listen to Cage's 4'33 and amazingly, that did work."
"As a musician I have been plagued my entire life by earworms. The solution is to find a counter-song, something popular and singable... My counter-song is Wouldn't It Be Nice by the Beach Boys."
"Though it seems common sense, substituting another tune for an earworm has never helped. I find one that seems tractable, but not obvious."
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