Do buzzing and ringing in your ears constantly bother you? Then you may have a disease called tinnitus, or more commonly ringing in the ears. The good news is that many symptoms can be successfully treated. To do this, you first need to identify the cause.
Steps
Step 1. Find out if you actually have tinnitus
People usually tend to overlook or not worry too much about the symptoms.
Step 2. Try to remember if you had any accidents before you started hearing the buzzing that could have triggered the problem
If nothing happened that you can think of, it could be a health problem that has developed over time. The main causes are:
- Induced noises and cochlear damage: continuous and repeated exposure to loud noises such as amplifiers, gunshots, airplanes and construction sites damage the very thin hairs present in the cochlea. These send electrical impulses to the auditory nerve when sound waves are identified. When they are damaged or broken, they send electrical impulses to the auditory nerve even though there are no sound waves. The brain interprets these impulses as sounds, which are called tinnitus.
- If left unchecked, stress builds up and the physique may not be able to react positively. It could get worse and lead to other conditions or diseases such as tinnitus.
- Problems such as sinusitis can affect hearing due to the thickening of the fluid in the ear, which can cause infections and therefore ringing in the ear.
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Allergic reactions are often indirectly associated with the problem. These could be:
Medicines that induce ototoxicity: Check the package insert or ask your pharmacist if the medicines you are taking (prescription or not) could have this side effect. There are usually other medicines that belong to the same family that your doctor can prescribe for you and that do not cause this side effect. For example: high doses of aspirin can cause buzzing, so changing your medication could eliminate this ailment.
Find the Causes of Tinnitus Step 3 Step 3. Ménière's syndrome
A disease associated with vertigo and dizziness.
Find the Causes of Tinnitus Step 4 Step 4. Recognize your symptoms
Aside from buzzing, a person may have other symptoms such as dizziness, headache, pain in the neck, jaw, or ears (or other symptoms of the temporomandibular joint). Take note of all your symptoms, even if you are not sure if they are associated with tinnitus.
Find the Causes of Tinnitus Step 5 Step 5. Go to the doctor
He can give you a thorough examination or prescribe tests, treatments or advise you to go to other specialists.
Advice
- Ootoxicity, as mentioned above, is also known as "ear poisoning", and can be caused by certain medicines which include: certain analgesics, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs and diuretics.
- Acoustic neuroma, small benign tumors that grow slowly, press against the auditory nerves.
- High cholesterol blocks the arteries that supply oxygen to the internal nerves of the ear.
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction can be characterized by symptoms that include buzzing, headaches, jaw noises, and pains when chewing.
- Apart from the diseases listed, other causes could be vascular abnormalities, which occur when the arteries press against the inner ear or the nerves.
Warnings
- Don't ignore these symptoms. As with other symptoms, they are signs. Your body is telling you that something is wrong.
- Some causes are not completely curable. Others are produced by drugs that cannot be avoided: in these cases, you have to get used to living with the problem.
