A member asked:

How to cure ringing in the ears?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Scott Rickert answered

Specializes in Pediatric ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

No complete cure: Tinnitus is ringing in the ears caused by damage to the hearing nerve. It is typically heard at the frequency of the damage. It is essentially the brain thinking it heard a sound at that frequency when there is no sound. The brain hears it because of the damage and does not always resolve fully. Treatment involves masking the sound or other conservative treatments. Surgery is a last resort.

Answered 2/4/2019

5.5k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Is there a cure for tinnitus ? I experience ringing in both ears.

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers