The first thing you should do is to go and see your doctor. They Tinnitus 911 Revisión can check your ears for infection and excess wax. If your condition is causing you distress or affecting your sleep tell your doctor you are having problems with it. Doctors are highly trained but they are not normally experts in tinnitus, so they may refer you to an ear, nose and throat specialist. The specialist will be able to offer you counselling, they may also suggest relaxation or sound therapy.
In some cases they may even recommend a hearing aid. Hearing aids can help by stopping your ears from straining to hear, this will allow your brain to pick up more background noises and hopefully then pay less attention to your tinnitus. Tinnitus is most commonly a symptom of old age. However, there are a growing number of cases starting to affect younger people, thought to be caused by the increased levels of everyday noise, in today's society.
In the majority of cases the causes are benign (not harmful) with the most common cause of tinnitus being damage to the hearing nerves inside the inner ear. The inner ear contains the cochlea, a coiled spiral tube, and auditory nerves. Sounds pass from the outer ear, through the middle ear and in to the inner ear. Sounds are then transmitted to the brain via the auditory nerves. It is thought that if these tiny nerves become damaged, abnormal impulses are transmitted to your brain. Your brain then interprets these impulses as sound and this is the noise you hear.