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Tinnitus Treatment

tinnitus treatmentTinnitus comes from the Latin word Tinnitus which means ‘ringing’.

Tinnitus is a symptom and not in itself a disease.  It is the result of a range of many underlying causes. These can be an indication of foreign objects or wax in the ear or ear infections.  Allergies that affect the nose preventing fluid drain and cause wax build-up, or even an injury from loud noises can cause this. It is also a common side-effect of some medications.

Tinnitus can occur in one or both ears or even in the head. Usually it is a ringing noise. Some patients can get a different set of noises ranging from a roar, hiss, ringing or whooshing sounds in one of either ears or even in both and is referred to as  tinnitus aurium, while others experience this in the head which is referred to as tinnitus cranii.

Most people with Tinnitus have difficulties in hearing external sounds that are in the same frequency as the ringing in their ears.

Although the exact cause of Tinnitus is unknown there are many related factors. Usually Tinnitus has to do with abnormality of the hearing or neural system. Some identified causes could be disorders in the outer ear such as hair touching the ear drum, disorders in the outer ear as such, have negative pressure from fluid, infection or allergies and disorders in the inner ear such as loss of hearing caused by aging, exposure to noise, inner ear infection or Meniere’s disease which is often accompanied with hearing loss and dizziness.

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What is tinnitus? Causes?

tinnitus sound What is tinnitus? Causes?

Tinnitus is a word that is not very common in human society but what is tinnitus? It is a condition of noises which are considered to be heard in the ears or in the head where there are no cases of external source. The most common tinnitus noises are ringing, whistling, buzzing and humming. These peculiar noises may be heard in either one ear, both ears or even in the middle of the head but at times you may hear it in different places which can be difficult to find accurately.

The pitch of these strange noises can irritate in a high, medium or low pitch. There can also be more various ways of how the noise can irritate for example the noise can be continuous or it may come and go.

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