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Actually how does ent test/check what cause a tinnitus? my ent said all she can do is clean the earwax and check my eardrum.

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Dr. Farhad Sigari answered

No easy way: Tinnitus is a result of some form of hearing dysfunction or hearing loss. The cells in you brain that are designed to receive signals from a certain frequency of hearing are no longer getting that input due to the hearing loss. These cell then become overactive and branch out to nearby cell and that is basically the cause of tinnitus.We can only investigate the cause of hearing loss that causes it.

Answered 3/26/2013

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A member asked:

Actually how does ent test/check what cause a tinnitus? my ent said all she can do is clean the earwax and check my eardrum.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Farhad Sigari answered

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