Wednesday, 16 August 2017

What You Need To Know About Tinnitus

By Ann Reynolds


Indeed, numerous people find it difficult to sleep due to the buzzing or ringing sounds inside their ears. Others report experiencing grinding, clicking, hissing, whistling or roaring sounds. Normally, this noise is irritating and can be sensed in the absence of outside noise. This haunting sound is medically known as Tinnitus. It is basically an indicator of other ear illnesses and not really a separate ear condition.

Although this condition can be particularly distressing especially when all is quiet, it is not usually a symptom of a serious condition. It may come and go for some individuals and just be a small aggravation. Nevertheless, for others, it can persist for a longer time and disrupt their daily lives such as trouble in falling asleep, depression as well as loss in concentration.

This condition may either occur suddenly or take some time to develop. Even though the cause of this disorder is not completely clear, it is connected to other ear problems like ear wax accumulation, middle ear infection, as age-related hearing as well as inner ear damage. Again, it is linked to Meniere disease, which a disorder that results in vertigo or a spinning sensation as well as hearing loss, otosclerosis, TMJ disorders as well as necks or head injuries.

With regards to the age-related loss of hearing, a majority of people experience a decline in their hearing as they age especially from approximately 60 years. Therefore, this kind of hearing loss because of aging, clinically termed as presbycusis, ultimately results in the buzzing sound. Additionally, if you expose your ear to loud noises for long periods like the sounds from firearms, heavy apparatuses, music especially from earphones, you risk damaging your inner ear and consequently hearing the ringing sound.

In addition, the condition can result from exposure to loud noise for a longer period of time. Noise from gunshots, heavy equipment, and portable music apparatus such as iPods and people exposed to this noise are at the risk of getting this condition. More so, ear blockage can cause this condition. Generally, earwax protects the ear canal by reducing the accumulation of bacteria and even trapping dirt. Nevertheless, when there is over accumulation of wax, it makes it hard to clean it out which later cause hearing loss.

Additionally, there are some medications that either worsen or result in this condition. Usually the greater the dose, the worse this ringing sensation becomes. Some of the medications include cancer medications like vincristine, diuretics like bumetanide, some antidepressants, antibiotics such as polymyxin B, and Quinine medications.

Today, a specific treatment for all is non-existent. However, if an underlying cause of this sensation is detected and successfully treated, then this can lessen or eliminate this sensation. Nevertheless, if no cause is identified, then there a few techniques that can be applied to control this feeling.

Some of the methods include sound therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, as well as counseling. The sound therapy is effective in that you are exposed to neutral sounds that divert the buzzing or ringing sounds. The cognitive behavior and counseling therapy train you on how best to cope with the noise. However, if it persists and impacts on your daily life, seek the aid of a doctor.




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