Question 1

what causes tinnitus?

Accepted Answer

Problems inner ear: Tinnitus is located usually within the inner ear auditory apparatus, but referred sounds could be due to extra cranial vasculature stenosis, or even transmitted cardiac sounds.  Rarely, arteriovascular malformations cause tinnitus-like issues, and hyperthyroidism may cause venous hums.

Question 2

what leads to tinnitus?

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Multiple things: Hearing loss, noise trauma, age, certain medications, jaw problems to name a few. The goal of all tinnitus treatment is to make the sound neutral. In other words to accept the sound and not get upset about it.

Question 3

tinnitus after singing?

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ENT doctor can help: A person with such symptoms can check her hearing by seeing and ENT doctor and an audiologist. She can call her primary care doctor to explain why she wants to check her hearing. Simple hearing tests can be done at some primary care offices. More complex hearing tests need to be done at at audiology office. There are many different causes for hearing loss, and the ENT doctor can figure it out.

Question 4

what is d cause of tinnitus?

Accepted Answer

Several: Tinnitus can be temporary, like from an ear infection, or permanent as from noise exposure, or Meniere's disease, tumors, and many other things.  There is even a study which shows that environmental air pollution (including that in the home from fragrances, heating and cooking oil, deodorizers, etc.) can cause tinnitus.  See this page: http://www.entnet.org/content/tinnitus

Question 5

what can you do for tinnitus?

Accepted Answer

Find the cause: Tinnitus may be due to some other problems such as otosclerosis ( abnormal bone growth in middle ear), acoustic neuroma, natural hearing impairment due to aging, ear infection, foreign body in the ear etc...

Question 6

can tinnitus drive you crazy?

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Yes: In a small number of people, the inability to adapt to tinnitus can drive them "crazy."  tinnitus retraining therapy can be helpful in those situations.

Question 7

what can ne done for tinnitus?

Accepted Answer

Difficult to get rid: Tinnitus is a buzzing sensation coming from the ear. First you need to rule out any external ear problem such as wax, bacterial or fungal infection etc. If it not, then the problem can be with inner ear. You may have to see an ENT specialist for this. Generally it is difficult to control.

Question 8

how to know if i have tinnitus?

Accepted Answer

Ringing: tinnitus usually manifests as ringing in the ears

Question 9

how loud do tinnitus could  be?

Accepted Answer

Very loud: It can be very very loud, but that only happens in rare instances.

Question 10

what can i do to stop tinnitus?

Accepted Answer

Tinnitus : If the ringing is from hearing loss, the use of hearing aids can make it less noticeable by amplifying the sound in the frequencies where hearing loss is present.

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