Tinnitus Causes

What are the Causes Of Tinnitus?

• The most common cause of tinnitus is damage to the microscopic endings of the hearing nerve in the inner ear. Advancing age is generally accompanied by a certain amount of hearing nerve impairment and tinnitus.
• Hearing loss - Doctors and scientists have discovered that people with different kinds of hearing loss also have tinnitus.

• Too much exposure to loud noise can cause tinnitus.
• Long-term use of certain medications - Aspirin used in large doses, quinine, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs can affect inner ear cells.
• Trauma-related damage to your inner ear.
• Temporo-mandibular joint problems. These are ‘jaw joint’ disorders, and they may result in clicking or grating noises when you move the jaw.
• Stiffening of the bones in the middle ear.
• A hole in or a rupture of the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
• Ear infection- If an infection reduces the ability to hear outside noises, one is more likely to hear the noises related to tinnitus.
• Earwax or foreign body in the external ear - Buildup of excess wax in the ear can reduce the ability to hear.
• Inflammation of the eardrum membrane, the middle ear, or the inner ear.