What Causes Tinnitus - Can Your Tinnitus Be Cured?

There are literally millions of people all over the world that suffer from tinnitus.

Many people think it is uncommon, actually it's more common than you may realize. It's interesting to note that 18% of all Australians get tinnitus at some point in their lives. Let's take a look at what cause tinnitus, and it may help you find out if your tinnitus can be cured.

Hearing loss itself can lead to tinnitus.

1) Your cochlea is damaged. The cochlea is the portion of the ear that enables us to hear. When it is damaged it doesn't send normal signals to the brain. What happens is that the brain becomes confused when it can't hear "normal sounds" and covers that up by making it's own sound.

2) Age related hearing loss which usually occurs at about age 60.

3) - Otosclerosis - an abnormal bone growth that causes the ear bones to stiffen (this is hereditary).

4) Exposure to loud noises.

These can have temporary effects if it's caused from a one time event like a concert, or, it can cause long term damage.Repeated or prolonged exposure to loud machinery, firearms, chain saws, etc are examples of what can lead to irreversible hearing loss. If you listen to music through your IPod or MP3 player, you should realize that you can permanently damage your hearing if you play it too loudly.


Other contributing factors:

(Most of these will only cause temporary problems)

• Ear blockage caused by ear wax
• Ear infections
• Blocked Eustachian tube (possible by a cold or sinus problem)

If you an earache when you were a child, you may have noticed a humming in your ear that was caused by an ear infection. Usually, this just clears up automatically but sometimes it does not and becomes a long term problem.

There are also certain types of drugs that can cause damage to the ear.

Of course, the higher the dose, the greater the risk. Some of these drugs are:

• aspirin
• antibiotics
• cancer medications
• diuretics
• quinine
• chloroquine

Just take note of these, you may not even know what all of them are, but forewarned is forearmed!

A few of the less common causes are these:

Meniere's disease - an inner ear disorder that can be caused by abnormal inner ear fluid
stress or depression - often diagnosed when tests show no apparent cause
head or neck injuries - can affect nerves or brain function related to hearing
Acoustic Neuroma - a benign tumor that grows on the cranial nerve that runs to the inner ear. This affects both balance and hearing

Worth mentioning as sometimes causing tinnitus are:

1) anemia, 2) pregnancy, 3) high blood pressure and 4) arteriorsclerosis.

If you are suffering from tinnitus, likely your main concern is what you can do to get rid of it.

While there are some prescribed medications, they can cause very unpleasant side effects and only provide short term relief. Surgery is sometimes an option, but again, not always desirable.

You can live with your tinnitus without it having to drive you crazy. Find ways to stop it in it's tracks and get rid of the terrible ringing, buzzing or humming in your ears. Visit Cure for Tinnitus and find out about the 11 techniques that can bring long term relief or even cure your tinnitus!