what is the cause of ringing in your ears? I sometimes get it quite loudly and at other times nothing at all!!!
2006-09-26 10:52:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Hearing loss
About Tinnitus
TINNITUS ti-NIGHT-us or TIN-i-tus: the perception of sound in the ears or head where no external source is present. Both pronunciations are correct; the American Tinnitus Association uses ti-NIGHT-us. The word comes from Latin and means "to tinkle or to ring like a bell."
In almost all cases, tinnitus is a subjective noise, meaning that only the person who has tinnitus can hear it. Someone with tinnitus often describes it as "ringing in the ears," but people report hearing all kinds of sounds: crickets, whooshing, pulsing, ocean waves, buzzing, even music.
Many people will experience it temporarily or intermittently. Most of the people we help here at the American Tinnitus Association experience this "ringing in the ears" 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
http://www.ata.org/about_tinnitus/
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Frequently asked questions about tinnitus:
go to this website:http://www.bixby.org/faq/tinnitus/discover.html
This may also answer some of your questions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus
2006-09-26 10:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ringing in the ears or tinnitus as it is called can be caused by a number of things...prolonged loud noises with in hearing range over a period of time can be one of them. Another thing that may cause this is too much of a certain drug; like for instance acetaminophen also known as tylenol. If you're taking too much one of the side effects is tinnitus. If you're on digoxin and your blood level is too high you can experience tinnitus. See an ENT doctor (ear, nose and throat).
2006-09-26 11:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have listened to loud music earlier that day you may have the ringing in your ears, though if you have listened to your music more softly you may not have the ringing in your ears.
2006-09-26 10:55:49 · answer #3 · answered by Cynthia M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had Tinnitus for all of my adult life ( about a hundred yrs ) and , trust me , once you accept the fact that there isn't anything you can do about it , and you'll learn to ignore it .. I was doing just that untill I read your question, now I've have a siren going on in there !!!!! THANKS A LOT !!!! LOL
2006-09-26 11:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by pocono58 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as described above..........tinnitus may be caused by vertigo, lack of fluids also causes ringing in the ear, as does being anemic.
2006-09-26 11:05:40 · answer #5 · answered by blondie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Be There Is A loud Noise.f
2006-09-26 10:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by mks 7-15-02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋