What causes ringing in the ears, and how can I get rid of it?

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Aspirin and viral infection of the inner ear are two causes.

You need someone to look into your ear. If nothing is obvious, the doc. will do some tests. Getting rid of it will depend on what is causing it. Sometimes it can go on for years before it goes away as suddenly as it arrived.

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You could have a build up of ear wax. Get an ear wax removal kit.

An overdose in aspirin can cause ringing in your ears..

one thing that can cause that and people dont realize it...eating too much salt in their diet...I noticed at times this would happen and I asked my hubby who's a physician and he asked me what I had been eating....everything that day had a high salt intake....but if its something that is constant and goes on for a few days then you may want to get checked out..could be other things such as an inner ear infection...

Tinnitus, "ringing ears" or ear noise is a phenomenon of the nervous system connected to the ear, characterised by perception of a ringing, beating or roaring sound (often perceived as sinusoidal) with no external source.

There is no tinnitus cure, only treatment.

Many types of tinnitus are temporary and will cease spontaneously while others are permanent in nature. Although there are no specific cures for tinnitus, anything that brings the person out of the "fight or flight" stress response helps symptoms recede over a period of time. Calming body-based therapies, counselling and psychotherapy help restore well-being which in turn allows tinnitus to settle. Chronic tinnitus can be quite stressful psychologically as it distracts the affected individual from mental tasks and interferes with sleep, particularly when there is no external sound. The affected individual may have to generate artificial noise that masks the tinnitus sound. White noise is particularly effective in masking tinnitus. In terms of tinnitus treatment a combination of external masking and psychological counseling known as tinnitus retraining therapy is widely practiced. While it does not actually cure the tinnitus, many report that it becomes much less disturbing and in some cases the offending sound is no longer heard at the conscious level (Habituation of Perception). Additional steps in reducing the impact of tinnitis on adverse health consequences include, a review of medications that may have tinnitus as a side affect, a physicial exam to reveal possible underlying health conditions that may aggrevate tinnitus, receiving adequate rest each day, and seeking a physician's advice concerning a sleep aid to allow for a better sleep pattern.

Adding white noise to the input can stimulate the level-sensor so that it stops raising the gain; and the resulting hiss is much more bearable to most people than feedback-squeal. Better is to have a hearing-aid that compensates for the lost frequency (or frequencies) of the level-sensor and damps the input at the feeback-squeal frequency.

Asprin or other NSAIDS can cause this. High blood pressure can to. Shooting your AK-47 without hearing protection is not a good idea either. Talk to a doc.

many thing can cause it and there is no known cure for tinnitus.

is it persistant? go to your GP and he/she will be able to test your ears for you. Be careful not to listen to too loud a music the vibrations can cause damge to your hearing.

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