do u have tinnitus (constant sound in ur ears)?

Answer 1

yes -- for as long as I can remember!

I remember being very young and lying in bed, listening to the tones in my ears and watching the blobs in my eyes move across the ceiling -- I grew up thinking that everyone had tinnitus in their ears and floaters in their eyes.

It wasn't until I went to college for Speech & Hearing Sciences that I found out that there are some people who actually hear silence! I wonder what it's like?

No one knows just what causes tinnitus, and the word is actually a broad term used to describe any sound that originates in your ear, like ringing, humming, buzzing, hissing, or music. Some people hear their pulse in their ear because the carotid artery passes so close to the middle ear space -- this too is considered tinnitus. One of the challenges for researchers has been that the structures in the ear only function in living subjects, so there is no help from autopsies or dissections of people who had tinnitus, and the structures are so tiny, there really is no way to see them at work.

Tinnitus can be congenital and benign, as it is with me, or it can be symptomatic of an ear or neurological disorder. So if you never had tinnitus, but do now, you should go to the doctor, especially if there are other symptoms, like hearing loss or dizziness, associated with it.

As an audiologist, I have my hearing tested periodically, and my hearing acuity is still very good. So when someone says they can't hear because the tinnitus is too loud, it is because they have hearing loss AND tinnitus.

When someone with tinnitus loses their hearing, the ringing is perceived as being louder, because the person hears fewer of the sounds around them that normally drown-out (or "mask") the tinnitus -- this is especially true for those with noise-induced hearing loss. These people often find that wearing hearing aids helps drown out the dizziness, by amplifying the ambient noise in the frequencies where there hearing is worse.

The same occurs when someone with tinnitus has a temporary hearing loss associated with a head cold or middle ear infection or even a build-up of ear wax. They find that the ringing returns to it's regular levels once the blockage has been cleared up.

Sudden hearing loss and tinnitus in one ear could be a sign of some inner ear disorders that only respond to treatment if it's administered immediately, so don't "wait and see" if this it will go away on its own. Fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus and spinning dizziness can be a sign of Meniere's Disease or other conditions that also require a doctor's attention.

Nearly everyone gets an occasional, fleeting ringing sound in their ear, and the old wives' tale says that it means someone is talking about you. Again, no one knows exactly what causes it.

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Answer 4

My husband had this for about 3 months straight and the doctors couldn't do anything about it. He researched on the Internet and figured it was Menieure's disease. One of the causes of that is too much salt. Since he was a saltaholic, he cut way back, almost to nothing and within a week it had improved. After a month it was completely gone. He eats salt now (not as much as before) and it hasn't come back. Good Luck

Answer 5

I developed it after my son was born 19yrs ago. About the same time I also started seeing floaters. The sound that I hear doesn't bother too much unless I'm in a quiet environment. Then It just drives me nuts!!

Answer 6

Did you already tried out Tinnitus Miracle technique? Check out this site : http://www.TinnitusGoGo.com/ . Possibly this could immediately instruct each and every one!

Answer 7

Tinnitus /ˈtɪnɪtəs/ or /tɪˈnaɪtəs/; from the Latin word tinnītus meaning "ringing" is the perception of sound within the human ear ("ringing of the ears") when no external sound is present. Despite the origin of the name, "ringing" is only one of many sounds the person may perceive.

Answer 8

I dont but have had a few friends that did but when they used ear candles (found at health food stores) the ringing subsided.

Answer 9

No , but i know what causes it ! it has two reasons , first one is nervous , it means you might be nervous , and the other one is because of blood pressure , maybe you have blood pressure in a high value ! check both reasons on you !

Answer 10

yes have had it all my life since i can remember .it makes things very difficult like when im in a crowd of people its hard to decipher whats being said and if someone mutters i miss what they say to me ,so yes i sympathise with you