Tinnitus FAQs

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Over the last 40 years, I’ve heard every tinnitus related question there is. Below are the most frequently asked of them all.

What Is Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is the medical term for sounds you hear in your head, that no one else can. A person with tinnitus will often hear a whistling, humming, buzzing, whooshing, clicking or ringing in their ears, even when there is nothing in the area that is emitting that particular sound. It may be intermittent or last only a short time or never seem to stop.

The sound you hear is actually being generated by the part of your ear known as the cochlea. It’s a very complicated organ with sensory hairs, internal fluid and nerve receptors, that when damaged (or as it naturally degrades as you get older), can cause it to send incorrect input into your brain.

In layman’s terms, because it’s no longer working as well as it used to, it thinks there’s a ringing sound in the area and tells your brain to generate that sound in your head.

What Does Tinnitus Sound Like?

Tinnitus can come in the form of ringing, buzzing, whooshing, hissing, clicking, low roar, or even a high pitched squeal or whine.

How Long does Tinnitus Last?

Tinnitus can come and go or be continuous. Some people only hear the ringing or buzzing sound once in a while and it may only last for a couple of minutes, while others hear it constantly to the point where it’s driving them crazy.

Can Others Hear The Ringing?

99% of the time, only you can hear the ringing, buzzing or whooshing sounds in your ears. This form of tinnitus is known as Subjective Tinnitus.

However, if the noises you hear involve a clicking or crackling sound, then there is a 1% chance that others can indeed hear the same sounds you do. This is known as Objective Tinnitus and is usually caused by either muscle spasms from one of the two tiny muscles in your ear or by abnormalities in blood vessels around the outside of the ear.

What Causes Tinnitus?

Some of the most common causes of tinnitus include a loud work environment, smoking, side-effects form certain medications, natural aging, certain rare diseases and vascular issues. Learn more on our causes of tinnitus page.

How Common Is Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is incredibly common. It affects 17% of the world population and over 50 million people alone in the United States. Of the 50 million Americans that suffer from tinnitus, around 40 million have a less sever form that is best described as annoying and troubling, while the other 10 million have a more debilitating form of tinnitus that makes living a normal day-to-day life nearly impossible. Both forms of tinnitus have shown to react well to the latest tinnitus treatments on the market.

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