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When you hear your ears ringing, what is actually happening?
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Possible nerve damag: Many causes but a common cause is damage from too much noise to the auditory nerve or vascular insufficiency to the nerve area in the ear. Stop using headphones with loud music and noises coming through.
Answered 1/26/2014
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