What is tinnitus? Learn more about ringing in the ears

Tinnitus is the condition in which you experience ringing or different sounds in one or both ears when there is no external sound source. The commotion you hear when you have tinnitus isn’t brought about by an outside sound, and in most cases, others can’t hear this sound. Tinnitus is a chronic issue. It debilitates about 15% to 20% of the population and is particularly frequent in older adults.

Tinnitus is generally brought about by a hidden condition, like age-related hearing loss, prolonged exposure to noise, a sudden loud blast, an ear injury, medications, or an issue with the circulatory framework of the auditory system. For some individuals, tinnitus improves with treatment of the fundamental cause or with different medicines and therapies that diminish or mask (cover) the tinnitus, making tinnitus less perceivable.

Symptoms

Tinnitus is frequently depicted as ringing in the ears, despite the fact that no outside sound source is available. In any case, tinnitus can cause different kinds of “invisible sounds” in your ears, such as buzzing, clicking, rushing, or humming.

A great deal of people who have tinnitus have subjective tinnitus or tinnitus that no one else can hear. The sound of tinnitus may change in pitch from low thunder to a high screech, and you may hear it in one or both ears. At times, the sound can be so noisy it interferes with your capacity to think or hear outside sounds. Tinnitus can be constant, or it may come and go and vary in volatility.

In some cases, tinnitus can happen as a rhythmic or whooshing sound, frequently on schedule with your pulse. This is called pulsatile tinnitus. In the event that you have pulsatile tinnitus, your primary care physician or specialist may also be able to hear your tinnitus during their assessment.

Normal Reasons for Tinnitus

In numerous cases, tinnitus is brought about by one of the situations:

Hearing loss — There are small, sensitive hair cells in your inner ear (cochlea) that move when your ear receives sound waves. This triggers the firing of your cells to send the signals along to the brain.

In the event that the hairs inside your inner ear are damaged — this occurs as you age or when you are routinely exposed to loud sounds — they can “trigger” irregular firing of the cells, causing tinnitus.

Ear contamination or ear waterway blockage — Your ear can be impeded with the development of liquid (ear contamination), earwax, soil, or other unfamiliar and foreign materials. A blockage can change the pressure in your ears, potentially causing tinnitus.

Head or neck wounds — Head or neck injury can influence the inner ear, hearing nerve, or cognitive ability to perceive hearing. Such traumatic injuries may very well cause tinnitus in one or both ears.

Medicines[1] — Various drugs may cause tinnitus. By and large, the higher the dosage of these drugs, the more damaging it can become for tinnitus sufferers. In most cases, the undesirable side effects go away when you stop using the medications.

Non-steroidal calming drugs (NSAIDs) and certain antimicrobial, disease drugs, water pills (diuretics), antimalarial medications, and antidepressants have been known to cause tinnitus. Always ask your medical professional about the side effects of any medication that you are being recommended.

Prevention

By and large, tinnitus is the consequence of something that can usually be prevented. A few precautions can help with preventing specific types of tinnitus.

Utilize hearing protection — Prolonged exposure to loud and noisy sounds can harm the hair cells in the ears, potentially causing hearing loss and tinnitus. Restrict your exposure to noisy environments to keep your ears healthy. If you can’t stay away from loud sounds, use ear protection to assist with protecting your hearing. This is especially important if you work in loud environments on a regular basis.

Turn down the volume — Prolonged exposure to loud music through headphones can cause hearing loss and tinnitus. Using sound therapies like AudioCardio while you listen to music has been known to help maintain and strengthen your hearing. It is an novel and innovative solution based on threshold sound conditioning (TSC) technology which enables you to assess your hearing and generate a personalized inaudible sound therapy for your ears. It is an easy-to-use app that hopes to help you strengthen your hearing, get relief from ringing ears and also get customized sound therapies. It allows you to track your progress as you use the app as well.

The best part about AudioCardio is that you can use the app while listening to music, podcasts, audiobooks, and other streaming services while you receive your sound therapy. Learn more about AudioCardio at www.audiocardio.com.

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