Common Causes Of Tinnitus - Your First Step To Tinnitus Relief

Even though no 100% foolproof medical treatment for tinnitus is available currently

, you can control tinnitus and achieve permanent relief. It all boils down to pinpointing the contributing factor(s).

There are a number of common causes of tinnitus:

1. Tinnitus as a result of cochlea damage

Cochlea damage is what causes ringing in ears in about 85% of the tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus related to cochlea damage is most often noise damage, mainly caused by continuous exposure to ear-splitting noises, such as MP3 players (e.g. iPod), concerts, loud stereos, and explosions.

Cochlea damage may also be caused by other incidence, including ear wax removal, ear infection, ear or nasal passage surgery, a severe blow to the head, and head surgery. These types of tinnitus occur although the person has not really been exposed to loud noises.

2. Tinnitus triggered by stress

Up to 10% of tinnitus is induced by stress. This form of tinnitus involves a breakdown in the function of certain important parts in the brain. Hypothalamus is one of them.

If you are under stress for long periods of time, you may often hear very loud episodes of ear ringing. Chronic stress can lead to malfunction of the hypothalamus, which then severely affects the production of important chemicals for normal body function.

If this is the cause of your tinnitus, you should then learn how to manage or reduce stress in order to get relief.

3. Tinnitus from sinus infection

Being a preventable type of tinnitus, sinus infection-related ringing ear is the third most common form of tinnitus, which makes up about 5% of all tinnitus cases. Individuals susceptible to this form of tinnitus are those afflicted with chronic allergies, sinusitis and rhinitis.

The root of the problem is the medicine used to treat sinus infection and allergies - antihistamine and antibiotic. These drugs have side effects of building up mucus in the middle ear. This building up of mucus further predisposes the person to ear infections, and thus ringing ears. The only way to treat this condition is to remove the mucus.

4. Meniere's Disease

Tinnitus is one of the symptoms in Meniere's Disease, an inner ear dysfunction that lead the individual to suffer from frequent episodes of dizziness, nausea, ear pressure and tinnitus. It is a chronic condition that often leaves the sufferer feeling very exhausted and need to sleep for a few hours after an attack.

No doubt tinnitus is a frustrating and even life debilitating condition, but you certainly can do something about it. Target the underlying cause of your tinnitus will be the first step to relieving or even curing your tinnitus.

by: Serena Loo

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