subject: Do You Have Ringing In Your Ears? - Maybe You Have Tinnitus [print this page] Do You Have Ringing In Your Ears? - Maybe You Have Tinnitus
Firstly What Is Tinnitus
The hearing condition called tinnitus, might not raise an eyebrow but to an individual with it it can be living hell.
Anyone who suffers it, can experience a whistling or ringing in the ear or more often, both
Although the central source of the sound can vary, it will emanate from both ears at once or just one or in the middle of your head.
The audio levels of your work and social life can and do make tinnitus worsen.
A typical example of this, would be the difference you will experience if you spend an afternoon in a noisy bar or club as apposed to relaxing at home in total silence.
What Causes Tinnitus
There are various explanations why one may suffer tinnitus and it mainly comes on slowly. Even a blockage from ear wax often make us more hyper sensitive of the ringing in our heads.
Old age more often than not sees a degeneration of the nerve endings in the inner ear, which can bring on the ringing sounds in your ears.
The accumulative effect of loud noises in our daily life plays a large part in the overall damage of our hearing apparatus.
Things you probably wouldn't think could do so much harm, like personal stereos all add towards tinnitus.
Is There Any Treatment For Tinnitus
There are mixed beliefs regarding the currative treatments of tinnitus to any great degree.
In some instances it has lessened over time and even disappeared completely, this can be mainly dependent on person in question looking after his or her hearing.
In addition, there are totally safe and natural home remedies that claim they can cure your tinnitus without needing for expensive and sometimes dangerous medicine..
Can tinnitus be prevented or lessened?
Help guard your self against tinnitus with the following guidelines.
Be extra careful against inserting objects such as tooth picks into your ears.
Keep check of raised blood pressure
Cover your your hearing in the prescence of continuous loud noise
Don't take too many stimulating drinks like filter coffee and cola
Eliminate stress with all its associations
And lastly, another positive tip is not to intently focus on tinnitus, if and when you find yourself obsessing over it then keep yourself busy with something else.
