If you've just found out that you have tinnitus (ringing in the ears), it's important for you to know that nobody has to 'live with it' or 'deal with it' like what doctors usually tell their tinnitus patients.
It's because you can overcome tinnitus if you know how to, even though no guaranteed medical treatment for tinnitus is available currently.
The first step to getting control over tinnitus is to figure out the root cause(s) of your condition.
Tinnitus can be caused by a number of reasons.
Tinnitus as a result of cochlea damage Cochlea damage accounts for up to 85% of ringing ears among tinnitus sufferers.
Tinnitus due to cochlea damage is usually noise damage, a consequence of continual exposure to ear-deafening noises, such as MP3 players (e.
g.
iPod), concerts, loud stereos, industrial noise, abrupt high level of noise (e.
g.
explosions).
Loud noises impair your hearing mechanisms by damaging your cochlea.
As a result, tinnitus develops; in serious cases, there may even be hearing loss.
The condition may be temporary or permanent.
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.
The person does not have to expose to loud noises to develop ringing ears in this case.
Stress-related tinnitus Stress is the cause of ringing ears in 1 out of 10 tinnitus sufferers, making it the second most common cause for the hearing condition.
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 always under stress, you'll likely to get frequent episodes of ringing ears that are very loud.
This is because the hypothalamus is severely affected by long-term stress, and stops producing certain essential chemicals that your body needs to function normally.
If this is the cause of your tinnitus, you should then learn how to manage or reduce stress so that your tinnitus symptoms can be reduced.
Tinnitus due to sinus infection Tinnitus arises from sinus infection accounts for a small 5% of all incidences, and represents the third most common cause of tinnitus that can be prevented.
People who suffer from this type of tinnitus are those with chronic sinusitis, rhinitis and allergies.
This type of tinnitus is a consequence of thick mucus accumulated in the middle ear - a side effect of antibiotic and antihistamine drugs in sinus infections and allergy conditions.
Mucus that accumulated in the middle ear can lead to infections and therefore ear ringing.
The best way to treat this form of tinnitus is to thin down the mucus, then drain it out from the ear.
Meniere's Disease Meniere's Disease is another common cause of tinnitus.
Tinnitus is in fact one of the symptoms of Meniere's Disease, which is an inner ear disorder that causes the person to experience periods of dizziness, vertigo, ear pressure, tinnitus and nausea.
People with this chronic illness usually feels very tired and need a lot of sleep, especially after an attack.
While tinnitus can bring you a lot of frustration and even affect your ability to work, you definitely can do something to help yourself.
If you are able to treat the root cause of your tinnitus, you will find great relief from or even cure for your tinnitus.
It's because you can overcome tinnitus if you know how to, even though no guaranteed medical treatment for tinnitus is available currently.
The first step to getting control over tinnitus is to figure out the root cause(s) of your condition.
Tinnitus can be caused by a number of reasons.
Tinnitus as a result of cochlea damage Cochlea damage accounts for up to 85% of ringing ears among tinnitus sufferers.
Tinnitus due to cochlea damage is usually noise damage, a consequence of continual exposure to ear-deafening noises, such as MP3 players (e.
g.
iPod), concerts, loud stereos, industrial noise, abrupt high level of noise (e.
g.
explosions).
Loud noises impair your hearing mechanisms by damaging your cochlea.
As a result, tinnitus develops; in serious cases, there may even be hearing loss.
The condition may be temporary or permanent.
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.
The person does not have to expose to loud noises to develop ringing ears in this case.
Stress-related tinnitus Stress is the cause of ringing ears in 1 out of 10 tinnitus sufferers, making it the second most common cause for the hearing condition.
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 always under stress, you'll likely to get frequent episodes of ringing ears that are very loud.
This is because the hypothalamus is severely affected by long-term stress, and stops producing certain essential chemicals that your body needs to function normally.
If this is the cause of your tinnitus, you should then learn how to manage or reduce stress so that your tinnitus symptoms can be reduced.
Tinnitus due to sinus infection Tinnitus arises from sinus infection accounts for a small 5% of all incidences, and represents the third most common cause of tinnitus that can be prevented.
People who suffer from this type of tinnitus are those with chronic sinusitis, rhinitis and allergies.
This type of tinnitus is a consequence of thick mucus accumulated in the middle ear - a side effect of antibiotic and antihistamine drugs in sinus infections and allergy conditions.
Mucus that accumulated in the middle ear can lead to infections and therefore ear ringing.
The best way to treat this form of tinnitus is to thin down the mucus, then drain it out from the ear.
Meniere's Disease Meniere's Disease is another common cause of tinnitus.
Tinnitus is in fact one of the symptoms of Meniere's Disease, which is an inner ear disorder that causes the person to experience periods of dizziness, vertigo, ear pressure, tinnitus and nausea.
People with this chronic illness usually feels very tired and need a lot of sleep, especially after an attack.
While tinnitus can bring you a lot of frustration and even affect your ability to work, you definitely can do something to help yourself.
If you are able to treat the root cause of your tinnitus, you will find great relief from or even cure for your tinnitus.
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