what does the ring in your ear mean?

Question

I always wonder why we get a ring in our ear. Hopefully, I'll find out.

Why do we get it? What causes it to sound like a ring?

Answer 1

Tinnitus is a sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube or canal, or a head injury.

On radio BB4 the other day, they were talking about sub sounds, which some people are sensitive to. These sounds are often mistaken for Tinnitus, but are actually caused by an external source, such as wind over a building, a large fan or even the sound of vehicles on a motorway.

So either you have a problem, and should speak to a doctor, or you need to contact environmental services to figure out where the sub sounds are coming from.

Answer 2

Once a mystery to modern medicine, we know today that ringing in the ears is caused by stimulation from both the intricate blood vein systems of the ear and those tiny hairs in the ear canal itself.

In some instances, a disruptive flow of blood circulating in these veins may set off a more distinctive ringing that temporaily affects hearing and balance; constant instances of such symptoms MAY signal a conditon called Tinnitius and requires an Ear, Nose and Throat medical specialist.

Answer 3

ringing of the ears is caused by your auditory nerves being over stimulated like by hearing excessively loud noises the ringing is actually you hearing the sound of the air molecules normal movement not from a normal soundwave you see matter can exist in 3 states solid, liquid or gas and temperature decides which but the temperature varies with different types of matter take water for example at room teperature it is a liquid freeze it and it becomes a solid or heat it and it becomes a gas compare that with oxygen at room temp. it is already a gas get it really cold ( well Below Feezing) it will become a liquid and even colder it will eventually become a solid! If you watch water as it gets ready to boil into a gaseous form you will see the water moving violently this happens because it's reation to the heat is for it's atoms trying to get as far away from each other as possible since most gas's are invisable you can't see this happening but it is! this jumping away from other atoms of air action is what you are hearing when your ears become hyper sensitive and ring

Answer 4

First we have to understand how the ear works.

Past the eardrum, there are tiny hairs in the ear. These hairs are moved by the air pressure created by the ear drum. The movement of these hairs triggers electrical pulses in attached nerves that send the signal to the brain (this is the very rough explanation)

Ringing in the ears occurs when some of these tiny hairs are damaged and lie flat (either permanently or temporarily) this is the result of constant exposure to loud noise. The hairs that lie flat send a continuous impulse to the brain so you hear a continuous ringing.

So if you're ears are ringing it means you have damaged your hearing. (Tinnitinitous -and I know that's not spelled tight - is the type of hearing loss that is caused by a constant ringing)

Answer 5

First of all I was going to say you have a pierced ear, then I read the question.

Ringing in the ears is something that happens to everyone, and is natural. It occurs from a stimulation of the auditory nerve or the fine hairs in the organs of hearing in the ears.

If however, it is prolonged and is causing you to have hearing problems and is associated with other symptoms like dizziness then you WILL need to have this assessed and treated by an ENT specialist.

Answer 6

It occurs while God kills the kitten. you already know, the kitten you doomed while . . . you already know. Oh, I in simple terms examine which you're finding for genuine solutions. Sorry. I even have periodic ear ringing too and that i assume that's from each and all of the ear infections. i've got had them continuously and there is not any sign of combating. i'm combating one each and all of the time and that i've got lost listening to simply by fact of them. My husband has ear ringing too, in spite of if that's from being in an exceptionally loud ecosystem for an prolonged time.

Answer 7

Wax

from my understanding it is a wax build up that is up against the ear drum.

I used to get it all the time and the doctor told me to flush my ears out regularly and I have not had that problem since.

you can get ear cleaner at a pharmacy, or you can use slightly warm water and peroxide.

its a messy prossess though.

Answer 8

It could really be anything. Sorry cant help you there=(