What Causes That Consistent Ringing In The Ears
What causes ringing in the ears? Many people come across a ringing in the ears when they leave a concert or blast music into their headphones for 3 hours but they expect it to dissipate in a reasonable time frame. This makes tolerance easy. When someone starts to hear ringing, crackling, or static sounds all the time, days after the event, this is an indicator of a more serious problem. The condition is called Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and is caused by a problem in the inner ear.
Sound travels to the outer ears and bounce down through the ear canal to the eardrums. Each ear drums job is to take the ambient sound waves and process them to the inner ear, hearing’s CEO. The drum vibrates like a translation/telegraph device. This sends, usually, a clear representation of the outside ambient sounds to the inner ear- the brains of the operation.
The inner ear contains a mineral rich immaculately balanced fluid that is moderated by the body and inner ear mechanisms. There are, however, things around the inner ear that can cause problems.
If ear wax builds up and becomes hard, for example, it can cut the ear, ear drum, or ear canal causing an infection. Infections in the body and any antibiotic medications you take to fight it both can cause and worsen a misbalance in the inner ear. Infection causes the body to create more mucus as a defense/clearing mechanism but it can choke the Eustachian tube(s). These are tubes below the and behind the ears, respectively, to behind the nose. They work to push mucus the ears create out. This is a constant job so this mechanism is vital to everything working right.
A clogged or blocked (or closed) Eustachian tube causes a mucus backup that blocks the tubes from freely removing the mucus build up on one side or the other. This causes a pressure that, amongst other things, causes the tension of the ear drum to become rigid. This jumbles sounds causing hearing loss (at various degrees on a large scale).
The inner ear takes sounds from both ears and processes it with some complex mechanisms. The two most important mechanisms are the auditory nerve and the cochlea. These are the actual processors of all sound into vibrant sensations of sound you normally hear. A perfect balance is necessary to keep the whole thing working. When that balance is good you can hear clearly and balance immaculately (all things considered).
We depend on auditory signals from our environment to determine balance and dexterity so tinnitus can affect you in more ways than simply annoying or frustrating you (ringing sounds etc…). The temporary tinnitus symptoms are mainly caused by a few inner ear shockwaves but can really feel like an overwhelming collection of problems eating away at your patience and well being. Figuring out what caused it will help you alleviate it. Some things you’d not expect (or know why) can cause this.
Getting a cold may provoke a mild case of inner ear imbalance and/or can easily escalate to tinnitus (or worse). Any head, throat, or mouth infection can cause or exasperate the imbalance. Sometimes your diet can also cause or antagonize the problem. Imbalance or over abundance of sugar, starch, or salt in your diet changes the careful balance of minerals in your inner ear’s fluid causing a cascade of problems. Removing to a great extent sugar, salt, and starch will often drastically lower the “volume” on the symptoms. When the cold or infection is cured the inner ear will tend to return to homeostasis (balance).
If the inner ear or any mechanism in the auditory network gets damaged, and this can happen from diseases as well, the tinnitus can become unbearable if left unmanaged. A lifestyle change as well as learning to cope with the ringing through diet moderation, meditation, and educating yourself on the whole thing, can drastically change how you live with this condition.
Seeing a doctor is the only way to be sure what your options are. Once examined you can find treatment in the many available options. Of course the best way to treat tinnitus is to learn about it early and know how to avoid it! Hopefully your now armed with the most common of them.
Sound travels to the outer ears and bounce down through the ear canal to the eardrums. Each ear drums job is to take the ambient sound waves and process them to the inner ear, hearing’s CEO. The drum vibrates like a translation/telegraph device. This sends, usually, a clear representation of the outside ambient sounds to the inner ear- the brains of the operation.
The inner ear contains a mineral rich immaculately balanced fluid that is moderated by the body and inner ear mechanisms. There are, however, things around the inner ear that can cause problems.
If ear wax builds up and becomes hard, for example, it can cut the ear, ear drum, or ear canal causing an infection. Infections in the body and any antibiotic medications you take to fight it both can cause and worsen a misbalance in the inner ear. Infection causes the body to create more mucus as a defense/clearing mechanism but it can choke the Eustachian tube(s). These are tubes below the and behind the ears, respectively, to behind the nose. They work to push mucus the ears create out. This is a constant job so this mechanism is vital to everything working right.
A clogged or blocked (or closed) Eustachian tube causes a mucus backup that blocks the tubes from freely removing the mucus build up on one side or the other. This causes a pressure that, amongst other things, causes the tension of the ear drum to become rigid. This jumbles sounds causing hearing loss (at various degrees on a large scale).
The inner ear takes sounds from both ears and processes it with some complex mechanisms. The two most important mechanisms are the auditory nerve and the cochlea. These are the actual processors of all sound into vibrant sensations of sound you normally hear. A perfect balance is necessary to keep the whole thing working. When that balance is good you can hear clearly and balance immaculately (all things considered).
We depend on auditory signals from our environment to determine balance and dexterity so tinnitus can affect you in more ways than simply annoying or frustrating you (ringing sounds etc…). The temporary tinnitus symptoms are mainly caused by a few inner ear shockwaves but can really feel like an overwhelming collection of problems eating away at your patience and well being. Figuring out what caused it will help you alleviate it. Some things you’d not expect (or know why) can cause this.
Getting a cold may provoke a mild case of inner ear imbalance and/or can easily escalate to tinnitus (or worse). Any head, throat, or mouth infection can cause or exasperate the imbalance. Sometimes your diet can also cause or antagonize the problem. Imbalance or over abundance of sugar, starch, or salt in your diet changes the careful balance of minerals in your inner ear’s fluid causing a cascade of problems. Removing to a great extent sugar, salt, and starch will often drastically lower the “volume” on the symptoms. When the cold or infection is cured the inner ear will tend to return to homeostasis (balance).
If the inner ear or any mechanism in the auditory network gets damaged, and this can happen from diseases as well, the tinnitus can become unbearable if left unmanaged. A lifestyle change as well as learning to cope with the ringing through diet moderation, meditation, and educating yourself on the whole thing, can drastically change how you live with this condition.
Seeing a doctor is the only way to be sure what your options are. Once examined you can find treatment in the many available options. Of course the best way to treat tinnitus is to learn about it early and know how to avoid it! Hopefully your now armed with the most common of them.