Tinnitus refers to a feeling of ringing or hearing noises in your ears. The noise that you can hear when you are suffering from tinnitus is not due to any kind of external sound. Normally, other people are not able to hear it. It mostly affects fifteen to twenty-five percent of the population, mostly adults who are older.

This disease has associations with age-related loss of hearing. It can also be due to problems in your circulatory system or an injury. Some of the other causes are as follows.

Causes of Tinnitus:

• Hearing loss

There are some minute hair cells in the cochlea or inner ear that often move when the ear gets sound waves. They trigger electrical signals from the ear nerve to the brain or auditory nerve. In case the hair is broken or bent, it can cause a leak in your electrical impulses leading to tinnitus.

• Medications

Medications of a higher dosage can make your tinnitus worse. When you stop using all these medications, the noise often stops ringing in your ears.

• Neck or head injuries

Neck or head injuries can affect your brain, hearing nerves, and inner ear. This causes tinnitus.

• Blockage of the ear canal or ear infection

Due to ear infection or blockage of ear canal because of the fluid build-up of earwax can cause tinnitus.

Treatment of Tinnitus:

For the treatment of tinnitus, you can take the help of the following.

• Relaxation Techniques
• Combination Instruments
• Sound generators
• Hearing aids
• Environmental devices

Prevention of Tinnitus:

To prevent tinnitus, you can do the following.

• Control your blood pressure.
• Decrease your intake of salt.
• Avoid loud noises and sounds.
• Avoid fatigue and get rest.
• Exercise.
• Avoid the intake of aspirin.

Conclusion:

You can reach out to Dr. Seemab Shaikh if you think you have tinnitus. His location is in Pune.