Buzzing in the ear. Why buzzing in the ear and how to get rid of extraneous sounds and hum

Every disease manifests itself various symptoms. Some of them immediately attract the attention of the patient, others can go unnoticed for a long time or be ignored. Hissing in the ear is not always expressed intensely and is often noted periodically, but the need to understand how it is provoked remains relevant in all cases. Why does it hiss in the ear? Noise is able to appear in violation of blood circulation associated with the pathology of the cervical spine, occur as a consequence of injury or manifestation of autonomic dysfunction nervous system. It is found in some patients during stressful situations - however, it is worthwhile to separate the noise associated with psycho-emotional stress from the noise caused by the pathologies of various body systems.

  The reasons

A patient of any age can complain about hissing in the ear. This symptom is noticed by teenagers, adult men and women, the elderly. Of course, one cannot speak of a single reason - there are a large number of diseases and conditions that are accompanied by a hissing ear noise. To find out what caused hissing in the ear, you need in each case individually, based on a set of objective symptoms and the presence of a subjective "background noise".

When does a hissing noise appear? This feature may be present in the clinical picture of such pathologies as:

• atherosclerosis;
• autonomic dysfunction syndrome;
• labyrinth angiovertebrogenic syndrome.

A hissing tonic noise occurs most often in vascular pathologies.

The emergence of hissing noise is noted in the presence of brain tumors that squeeze large vessels, various types of intracranial aneurysms, arteriosinus fistulae. Hissing in the ears is sometimes found due to pathology in the carotid artery system. The named type of ear noise appears as one of the “precursors” of an acute violation of cerebral circulation (transient ischemic attack, stroke).

  Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is one of the most likely causes of complaints of hissing. In this case, the symptom will not necessarily be leading, since it is not always present, it appears only with an increase in blood pressure.

Noise is due to the presence of atherosclerotic obstruction of blood flow.

Disruption of blood flow in the internal carotid artery, branches of the labyrinth artery can cause hiss in the ears. If untreated, patients develop hearing loss (reduced hearing acuity), episodes of "noise background" increase, and with a significant increase in blood pressure, vascular destructive labyrinth syndrome may occur. The noise in this case increases many times.

Autonomic dysfunction syndrome cannot be considered as an independent disease. it   pathological condition, the basis of which is the violation of the vegetative regulation of functions internal organs, vessels, metabolic processes. Autonomic dysfunction syndrome occurs very often, and tinnitus of hissing nature can be both an isolated symptom and a sign accompanying a change in blood pressure.

Among the causes of violations of autonomic regulation include:

1. Physical overstrain.
2. Diseases gastrointestinal tract, endocrine system, etc.

All the states listed in the list can lead to noise, but not in all cases it will have a hissing tone. Patients presenting complaints characteristic of autonomic dysfunction syndrome should be examined for somatic pathologies (diseases of internal organs and systems that can explain the appearance of noise).

  Labyrinth angiovertebrogenic syndrome

The causes of the development of labyrinth angioverbogenic syndrome, in which hissing in the ears, are:

• spondyloarthrosis of the cervical spine;
• osteochondrosis of the cervical spine;
• atherosclerotic narrowing of the vertebral arteries;
• compression of the vertebral arteries;
• pathological tortuosity of the vertebral arteries.

Pathology of the cervical spine is a common cause of noise - usually one-sided. It occurs after a long preservation of the uncomfortable posture, as well as in morning hours   after sleep and is considered as a component of the cochleo-vestibular syndrome involved in the vertebral artery syndrome. This pathology develops during mechanical compression of the named vessel or reflex angiospasm. Patients suffering from osteochondrosis of the cervical spine describe a number of symptoms, and the “noise background” is one of the most prominent signs of the disease.

The cause of the noise in this case is a violation of blood flow in the vessels of the vertebro-basilar system.

Changes in the structural and hemodynamic nature of the vertebral artery — in particular, its occlusion (impaired patency) and a decrease in blood flow in it — can determine circulatory failure in the vessels of the vertebral-basilar system. The significance of the problem of ear noise in this case is very high, since occlusion of the vertebral artery and vertebral-basilar insufficiency are risk factors for the development of stroke.

The most pressing question for any patient who has sizzles in the ear is what to do and which doctor to contact? The choice of treatment method depends on what diagnosis will be established during the examination. In order to decide how to act - to be treated on an outpatient basis or in a hospital - it is necessary to consult a general practitioner. After collecting anamnesis, assessing the complaints and the objective condition of the patient, the doctor determines the need for consultation of narrow specialists - endocrinologist, neuropathologist, angiosurgeon, neurosurgeon, psychotherapist, etc.

Patients with atherosclerosis need a diet, the appointment of measured physical activity, taking into account the general condition and associated pathologies. Drug therapy is indicated (simvastatin, acetylsalicylic acid, vinpocetin). It is necessary to check the assumption of a decrease in hearing acuity. The development of hearing loss requires additional drug therapy, the use of physiotherapeutic methods.

Patients who have confirmed autonomic dysfunction syndrome need the following measures:

• selection of a balanced diet;
• prevention of physical inactivity with the help of physical education;
• the appointment of vitamin-mineral complexes;
• the appointment of herbal medicine.

In this case, it is impossible to fight exclusively with hissing noise, since this is only a manifestation of the functional disorders present in the patient. Normalization of the state is achieved with their effective correction.

Hissing noise is eliminated after normalization of blood flow.

When vertebro-basilar insufficiency also fails to achieve a positive result, affecting only one symptom - noise. A complex therapy is needed, including the use of drugs that improve cerebral circulation, statins and antiplatelet agents, physiotherapy, manual therapy, therapeutic exercises. Some patients have surgery (angioplasty, etc.).

The reasons for buzzing in your ears are many: from ear diseases to pathologies of internal organs. To understand this is not always the first time, even an experienced doctor. Characteristics of noise, according to the description of patients, varied: ringing, hum, hissing, clicking, whistling. Consider the common problems that cause noise:

• ear diseases;
• sulfur plug in the ear;
• atherosclerotic lesion of cerebral vessels;
• cervical osteochondrosis;
• anemia;
•   (HELL).

One of the causes of buzz in the ear is a constant sound load. Listening to loud music, wearing headphones all the time, using the telephone frequently for negotiations leads to vibrations in auditory canal   and eardrum. Prolonged exposure to factors leads to the appearance of extraneous noise. Patients buzzing in their ears and head.

Solution: turn down the volume when listening to music.

Sulfur Congestion and Ear Diseases

The presence of a sulfuric plug in the ear canal violates sound conduction (hearing loss) and distorts the sound. Removal of a sulfuric plug will restore sound perception and eliminate extraneous noises in the ear. To carry out the procedure, it is necessary to consult a doctor, since an attempt to remove the sulfuric plug yourself using a cotton swab aggravates the situation.

Otitis causes disruption of sound and the emergence of extraneous noise. Other diseases of the ear that impair hearing perception are otosclerosis, neuroma (tumor) of the auditory nerve.

Atherosclerosis of the vessels of the head

It leads to a violation of cerebral circulation and the appearance of tinnitus. When brain vessels are affected by plaques, this leads to a significant narrowing of the vessel lumen and increased pressure in the vessels of the brain.

The blood flow at elevated pressure causes dizziness, "flies" before the eyes and the appearance of third-party noise. At the same time, sounds can be of different intensity: from low noise to strong hum, which significantly disrupts the ability of a person to work.

Solution: treatment by a cardiologist and a neurologist.

Hypotension

Low blood pressure leads to a decrease in blood flow in the body, including the brain. If the blood pressure is below 100/60 mm Hg, then this leads to a breakdown, decreased working capacity, general weakness, dizziness, headache and the appearance of buzz in the ears. If low pressure is constantly diagnosed, it is recommended to go through and consult a general practitioner.

Anemia

The reason for the noise in the head - anemia (reduced blood hemoglobin). This causes oxygen starvation of the body. Anemia has many different symptoms, and one of them is noise and buzz in the ears. Solution: to pass a blood test, treatment of anemia.

Cervical osteochondrosis

Cervical osteochondrosis in the acute stage causes noise in the head due to squeezing of the nerve roots and arteries that go to the brain. Solution: in remission, osteochondrosis is treated with exercise therapy, massage, preparations with chondroprotectors; In the acute stage - anti-inflammatory therapy, which is appointed by a neurologist or family doctor.

Migraine

Migraine is manifested by severe headache in one part of the head, light and sound sensitivity (hyperacusis). The last symptom is accompanied by noise, hum, or buzz in the head and ears. Moreover, this condition lasts for several days. What should I do if my ear is buzzing on the background of migraine pain? The solution to this problem is taking anti-migraine drugs.

Ways to reduce the buzz in your head

What to do if the ear buzzes strongly and disability? To do this, recommend applying some techniques. For example, to massage the temporal region of the head. To do this, circular movements of the fingers, slightly pressing the temples, massage the head. Complement the massage with seven-second pressure on the fossa above the upper lip and the frontal area between the eyebrows. This procedure is carried out several times a day.

To improve blood circulation in the brain, the ear cartilage and the earlobe are massaged for a minute. Next, pass through the acupuncture points on the face. To do this, press down for seven seconds at the following points:

1. The junction of the lobe with the face.
2. The fossa above the ear trail.
3. The fossa between the trestle and the beginning of the upper cartilage.

This exercise is done during the day 4 times.

Diagnosis of the cause

We considered the main reasons why it is buzzing in the ear, but the main treatment is appointed after a thorough examination and diagnosis. Which doctors should ask for advice for a diagnosis? This is an otorhinolaryngologist (ENT), a neuropathologist, and, if necessary, a cardiologist. Diagnostic measures to help diagnose:

1. An audiogram will help detect hearing loss.
2. Measurement of blood pressure 2 times a day for the diagnosis of arterial hypertension or hypotension.
3. Ultrasound examination (ultrasound) of the carotid and vertebral arteries for the diagnosis of stenosis and atherosclerotic lesions.
4. Radiography of the cervical spine to exclude osteochondrosis and vertebral instability.

Solution to the problem

Solving the problem of buzz in the ears and head begins with diagnostic measures and examination by a doctor who will prescribe a treatment for the underlying disease that caused buzz in the ears. Extraneous sounds in the ears - this is not a disease, but a symptom of the disease. The order of treatment is determined in accordance with the identified cause.

Most people suffer from noise in the left ear, so home treatment is initial and mandatory. To cure the ear, help and folk methodsand medical preparationsbut it is worth remembering that first of all it is necessary to find out the causes of noise, otherwise the situation will worsen, and the problem will appear in the right ear.

This disease has a variety of serious causes of occurrence. Most often, the noise in the left ear, which is not accompanied by signs of inflammation, suggests that there is a problem with the conductive system of the ear or in the center of the hearing of the brain. Sometimes the cause of noise in the ear are sulfur plugsand then both sides of the ears suffer. - the first bell of the fact that a person has a deterioration of the state of the vessels. Examples include atherosclerosis, cardiovascular insufficiency or vascular stenosis.

In addition, noise may indicate the presence of metabolic, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases. More causes may be pathologies associated with vessels and tumors.

Otitis is one of the most common causes of tinnitus. His symptoms are:

• redness of the external auditory canal;
• pain when touching the ear;
• purulent discharge.

You can get otitis if water gets into your ear, or you have done an inaccurate cleaning of your ears with cotton buds, which ultimately led to the disease. With inflammatory diseasessuch as sinusitis or otitis media, the problem in question is observed without interruption. Similar reasons cause noise in the right or left ear, but not in both.

Another of the causes of the disease is to take certain medications, which are accompanied by unpleasant side effects. In addition, the noise in the left ear can be triggered by smoking, head trauma, coffee abuse, a stressful situation, overwork, too long and excessive external noise (most often associated with work activity), and even older age.

According to research, 30% of people feel, and in 20% of them it is more intense. And by the way, half of them claim that the noise appears only in the right ear or only in the left, and the second - and that, and the other at once.

If the noise becomes permanent, it means that the person may have a hearing loss. This reason is typical for people from the age of 40 years. It is worth noting that men are more susceptible to this ailment, since their maintenance of industrial noise is much higher.

The important point is that the diagnosis cannot be made independently. Only a doctor will be able to correctly determine which is the true cause of noise in the left ear, and prescribe a treatment. Be sure to check with the doctor combination folk remedies   with prescribed medications.

It often happens that the noise occurs after a long exposure to too loud sound, the so-called acoustic trauma. This can happen with fans of big concerts at the stadiums. In this case discomfort   It will pass by itself a couple of hours, but on condition of a calm and quiet environment.

Sometimes the noise may appear after the flight, diving, and even a parachute jump. In this case, barotrauma occurs. It appears with a sharp drop in atmospheric pressure. In addition to noise, dizziness occurs, the ears are laid, and the hearing becomes not so sharp.

If the noise is accompanied by headaches and flashing flies before the eyes, then this may indicate increased pressure. Most often this happens in older people, as well as in people who are overweight.

2 Main symptoms

Most often, tinnitus is manifested by hum, ringing, whistling and rhythmic clicking. Unpleasant sensations are continuous, periodic or pulsating (pulsing in tune with the heart). The latter may indicate that some artery is blocked or the development of aneurysm is inherent.

It happens that the disease is accompanied by hyperakusia (intolerance of sounds) or sensitivity to sounds. In addition, there may be the opposite effect - hearing loss, the so-called hearing loss, leading to perfect deafness.

Noise in the left ear can have both the main and accompanying symptom.

This ailment has many negative factors affecting the general condition of a person: stress, fear, anxiety, insomnia, reduced performance and high overwork. Unfortunately, a prolonged alarm state may turn into more severe form - depression. It is not surprising that patients with this ailment are burdened by mental symptoms.




It happens that children also suffer from this disease, and the causes are not very different from those that occur in adults. If there is the presence of inflammation in the ear, then this is accompanied by fever, a sore throat, a runny nose. At a young age, the disease tends to recur.

3 Methods of treatment

Treatment with medications is a course of using various drugs. Among them are vascular, metabolic, psychotropic, antihistamine, etc. The use of psychotropic drugs is allowed very rarely and only after the permission of the neuropsychiatrist. Antidepressants of various kinds, in addition to facilitating noise tolerance, can also trigger a number of side effects   (drowsiness, problems with stool, addiction, etc.).

Drugs aimed at anticonvulsant symptoms are prescribed only in cases where the noise is caused by the clinical contraction of the muscles of the soft middle ear or the soft palate.

If there is a tendency to allergies, then apply antihistamines. In addition, they are used if there is stagnant fluid in the ear.

Otitis and inflammation treated with pneumomassage eardrum. At this time, severe hearing loss can be alleviated with the latest hearing aids, which will be virtually invisible.

If there is a sulfuric plug, it must be removed. This method is quite painful, since it is produced using a jet of warm water with a slight pressure, which is sent to the external auditory canal.

If necessary, psychocorrection can be made. Used autogenic training, hypnotherapy, yoga, affirmation. All these methods will help the person to tune in a positive way, thus the treatment period will be easier, and his results will be much better. The physical condition of a person is very dependent on a positive mood. You can also use different kinds   massage and treatment with water.




The essence traditional medicine   is that the treatment takes place using common means. They are medicines based on healing herbs that have the ability to clean the blood vessels and help maintain blood pressure.

In the fight against the disease will help:

1. Dill seeds. They are sufficiently effective means to. Brewed and accepted as ordinary tea. Seeds have a positive effect on the entire body. In addition, you can use the tincture of rosehip, dandelion, lemon balm, motherwort, hawthorn, nettle.
2. Raw Potatoes His juice must be mixed with honey and dripped into the ear. You can also use gauze tampons, which, soaked with a mixture, put in the ears at night. A week later, the result will be visible, and after a month the illness will disappear altogether.

4 Diagnosis of the disease

If the noise in the left ear increases or the symptoms appear already in the right ear, it is necessary to urgently turn to Laura. It is also worth it if there is severe dizziness and headaches. The doctor, having examined the patient, will tell about the reasons for the occurrence of the disease, prescribe the necessary diagnostic methods, and, if necessary, refer you to additional specialists.

Types of diagnostics:

1. During a routine inspection with Laura, the ear is checked with special tools. With this method, the doctor checks if there are any foreign bodies, sulfur plugs or otitis.
2. With the help of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, you can determine the presence of various tumors of the auditory nerve.
3. Audiometry assesses the acuity and various performance indicators of a hearing aid. With this method, you can detect hearing loss.
4. You can also visit a neurologist, but this is done in the presence of symptoms that are characteristic, for example, in brain tumors.

The health of the hearing aid is very important, as a further happy life depends on it. Even if the noise in only one ear, it does not mean that you can not think about the problem.

The necessary measures should immediately be taken in order not to spend money on expensive hearing aids.

Remember that if you experience tinnitus, you should immediately consult a doctor, because noise is often the only and rather early symptom of the manifestations of diseases of the ear and cardiovascular system. Be healthy!!!

Sound oscillations of a subjective nature that arise without an external source give a person unpleasant sensations and cause the desire to stop them. Seeing a doctor for how to get rid of tinnitus is quite frequent, because every fifth adult hears nonexistent sounds, one or two sided, of variable nature, range and content. The characteristic phenomena of ringing and tinnitus become in the elderly and senile age, which is associated with the aging process, the presence of age-related pathologies, diseases of internal organs. The question of why it makes noise in the ears cannot be answered without a comprehensive examination. This symptom can manifest itself in various diseases, to have the character of individual sounds, permanent noise, hum, ringing, whistling and be accompanied by additional negative sensations.

When collecting the history of an experienced doctor can say a lot, not only a complaint about a non-existent sound, its character, tone, but also dislocation. Noise in the left ear is characteristic of a certain group of pathologies, while in the right ear it is indicative of other diseases. Duration, permanent or episodic manifestation, constant noise   in the ears or in certain conditions - everything can be the basis for a preliminary diagnosis. But the final determination of the immediate noise provocateur auricles   possible only after clinical and hardware examinations.

Difficulties in identifying possible causes of a common phenomenon interfere with the definition, which caused tinnitus, without taking anamnesis and medical examination. The causes of the appearance of a negative symptom, characterized by patients as tinnitus, are conventionally divided into two large groups: physiological and pathological. The physiological ones include atmospheric pressure, overwork, permanent exposure to loud music from headphones, stressful and conflict situations leading to the development of excessive adrenaline. Common cause, according to which noise and a feeling of stuffiness are present in the ears, sulfuric plugs of conditionally natural origin become.

The range of pathological provocateurs for the appearance of tinnitus is much wider and indicates different diseasesdepending on the nature of the sound. Symptom, disturbing and unpleasant, may indicate next diseases, as possible reasons   tinnitus:

• direct hearing pathology;
• vascular diseases and related pressure disorders;
• metabolic pathologies;
• poisoning, overdose and overuse medicines;
• pathology of the joints and spine, osteochondrosis of the cervical region;
• neoplasms on the left or on the right;
• purulent and infectious diseases;
• diseases of internal organs;
• injuries and damage;
• negative age changes.

Treatment of tinnitus as a separate pathology is impossible. For complete elimination, it is necessary to identify the root cause, to engage in its treatment. Separate elimination of complaints of noise and tinnitus cannot be performed. Only with a reliable determination of the disease that provoked subjective sensations, is it possible to solve the problem of how to remove tinnitus.

Possible reasons for the location

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine becomes one of the most probable causes of the appearance of various sounds in the auricles. Noise in the left ear is included in the list of symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis and appears due to compression nerve endings   and vessels. Noise in the left ear, and sometimes ringing and pain are accompanied by significant hypersensitivity to sounds, irritability, and changes in a person’s character. At the same time, the noise in the left ear can be caused by a left-sided injury, an inflammatory process on the left side, a left-sided neoplasm, vascular pathology, and artery obstruction. Humming in the ears, pulsing, knocking during the degenerative-dystrophic process, which destroys the vertebrae and cartilage, which leads to compression of the nervous tissue and arteries. The noise effect may be due to cardiovascular pathology caused by impaired blood circulation.

The patient accompanying osteochondrosis, for example, noise in one ear, the patient mistakenly perceives as acute otitis   and begins self-treatment. But the sudden noise in the right ear can indicate both otitis, and cellulitis, and acute viral infectionand about atherosclerosis of the brain. Most often, loud tinnitus is a sign of vertebrobasilar insufficiency, in which a compression of the vertebral artery occurs. If a similar cause of noise is identified, systematic professional treatment of a dangerous pathology is necessary.

The uncertainty of the symptom, described by patients as congestion and noise in the ear, constitutes a serious obstacle in the treatment only for this complaint. The one-sided nature of the symptoms makes it necessary to collect a detailed history and classify tinnitus, whose treatment is prescribed along with the elimination of the underlying cause. Infectious pathologies, foreign bodies in the ear canal, poisoning and drug use are relatively rare causes of tinnitus. This is often the result of disrupted activity. blood vessels, the acoustic effect of blood flow other than normal. If the noise is uncharacteristic and permanent, then special emphasis is placed on blood pressure disorders, vertebral artery stenosis, osteochondrosis of the cervical region. Such tinnitus, finding out its causes and treatment takes more than one day or even a month. It is the result of the cumulative effects of several systemic diseases.

Sound characteristics as a diagnostic tool

Patient complaints about noise in the ear canal and the head are not always monotonous. The sound characteristics of the appeared irritants are variable and whimsical. Sometimes in the ear canal it rings, whistles, clicks, buzzes or beeps. Characteristics of interference in their implementation features can also say a lot. Constant hum in the ears - a consequence of neurosis, depression, chronic overwork - is more common than Meniere's disease, which affects the vestibular apparatus. But the buzz in the ear can be a consequence of arterial hypertension, lesions of the posterior ear artery, oxygen deficiency. Humming in the left ear or right - a sign of anemia, lack of iron, calcium, leading to insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain. There comes a vascular spasm, giving a subjective feeling that buzzes in the ear.

A spasm of the vessels can give sound vibrations both to the left and to the right, and in both auricles simultaneously. Therefore, according to the complaint, it buzzes in the right ear or in the left, the doctor still considers the pathology of the blood flow, clogged arteries with cholesterol plaques. A rumble in the left ear with improper metabolism can be a precursor of a stroke, intracranial bleeding, partial thrombosis of the arteries with the same probability as the rumble in the right ear. Patients describe noise interferences in different ways, but for such a symptom there is a collective term “tinnitus”, meaning pathological sound effects, by which is meant any extraneous subjective sound (noise) in the auricle.

The characteristic of sound vibrations is of great importance in cases when accompanied by an additional negative. Any tinnitus and congestion suggest either an inflammatory process in the complex system of the pair of auditory organs, or kidney disease. Noise and pain in the ear - unequivocally about the inflammatory, purulent or infectious process in the organs of hearing or breathing, with dental pathologies. Sometimes it lays the ears the same way as usual, with concomitant disturbances with increased pressure, sulfuric plug, otitis, phlegmon, foreign bodies   in the ear canal. To understand why it is buzzing, to half already fix the problem. The only thing that should be well learned: in no case can one engage in self-presentation of a diagnosis according to external signs or sound characteristics.

The correct answer to the question: what to do if tinnitus? - immediately consult a doctor, undergo an examination, start treatment already according to the diagnosis.

Diagnosis and treatment

If tinnitus is permanent cause   concern, the initial treatment should always be to the ENT doctor. It is reasonable and logical when ear disease   examines the appropriate specialist. In order to recognize this as your profile or redirect to another doctor in order to eliminate the noise, the ENT doctor prescribes the passage of hardware research.

An x-ray of the ENT organs is prescribed by a specialist to understand what the complaint means. Laboratory analyzes of urine and blood give an idea of ​​the presence or absence of inflammatory processes. The ear and the noise in it are most often associated with inflammation or infection in the paired organ, nose or throat. If x-rays did not give a sufficiently clear idea why it was noisy, computed tomography was performed. The absence of pathology in the ENT organs gives grounds for referral to a neurologist.

It may buzz from damage to the blood vessels, their partial overlap, stenosis, compression, so not only the ears are examined. Dopplerography of cerebral vessels, x-ray of the cervical spine, vascular examination with ultrasound, rheoencephalography, reveal vascular pathology, suggest how to treat. If the noise accompanies the patient with varying degrees of intensity, variable implementation, but is always present, equally likely, these are either vascular disorders or they are accompanied by age changes. Cervical osteochondrosis, if it has caused compression of the vessels or that the ear is sore and laid, requires systematic and persistent treatment. This is an incurable disease, in which you can only stop the progressing process, and the symptoms of the disease are removed as they arise.

If the neurologist did not find anything, he will have to undergo further examination. The necessary elimination of the cause of concern will require patience and perseverance. Interference in the organs of hearing is the body's call for help, a signal of a disease, the treatment of which has become an urgent need. This will have to do in order to eliminate not abstract noise, but real pathology and be in silence.

Buzz
  Noise in ears
  Tinnitus

Ear noise   - subjective sensation described by patients as hum, squeak, buzzing, ringing, roaring. Together with other abnormal noises in the ear, tinnitus is more correct to call tinnitus. In most cases, the noise is accompanied by a decrease in hearing. With the defeat of the auditory nerve, tinnitus usually appears suddenly or develops within a short time. Tinnitus can occur due to abnormalities in any of four areas: the outer ear, the middle ear, inner ear   and the brain. Tinnitus is an absolute sign of the pathology of one of the ear sections, and the range of diseases causing these symptoms is quite wide. In some cases, these are signs of vascular diseases of the head and neck. In any case, a prompt medical consultation, examination and treatment is necessary.

Causes of noise / tinnitus

Lesion of inner ear   (auditory nerve - cochlear neuritis)

• Consequences of transferred ARVI / OCR
• Acceptance of ototoxic antibiotics (aminoglycosides - gentamicin, streptomycin)
• Atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels, hypertensive disease
• Sharp loud sounds   (shots, scream)
• Tumors of the auditory nerve

Middle ear lesion

• Exudative otitis
• Damage to the eardrum (injury or for example, from the noise of aircraft, small arms, or loud music)
• Otosclerosis (bone growth in the elements of the ear)

Lesion of the outer ear

• Sulfur plug
• Foreign bodies

Among other reasons, very often similar symptoms are observed after severe psycho-emotional stress. In some cases, hearing is reduced for no apparent reason. In varying degrees, hearing is absolutely reduced in all people with age. This phenomenon is called presbyacus.

Other causes of tinnitus

Fluid in the ears
Medications (both prescription and non-prescription, in particular, aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  Aging (Presbycusis)
  Rarely, aneurysm or acoustic neuroma ( benign tumor   auditory nerve).

What to do when there is a noise / ringing in the ears?

Diseases that cause noise or tinnitus are treated without fail under the supervision of a physician. Therefore, when there is tinnitus and hearing loss, you should immediately consult a doctor, because over time, hearing loss may progress to deafness. After several diagnostic procedures (examination, dial forks, audiometry, MRI of the head), the specialist will prescribe an adequate treatment. It often happens that it is necessary to undergo a course of “droppers” lasting at least 10 days. In some cases, intervention is necessary (removal of the sulfur tube, surgery for eardrum damage, otosclerosis).

If treatment for neurosensory hearing loss (cochlear neuritis) is initiated within 3 days from the onset of the disease, then, as a rule, hearing is restored completely, the noise passes. If the duration of the disease is more than a week, then one hundred percent of the hearing can not always be restored. Diseases older than a month have few chances for a full cure. There is evidence that it was possible to restore hearing after 3 months of illness, but this is more the exception than the rule.

There are a number of drugs aimed ostensibly to improve hearing. But it is important to know that in order to treat a certain disease, it is necessary to know the exact diagnosis and all the features of the disease and the body of the patient. Therefore, self-medication is totally unacceptable. An adequate course of therapy, for example, for cochlear neuritis, consists of at least 4 drugs for intravenous and intramuscular administration plus tableted drugs. The most correct will be in the first hours of tinnitus and hearing loss contact a specialist.

* Tinnitus in children

It turned out that the frequency of manifestation of tinnitus among children with normal hearing ranged from 6 to 36%, and in children with reduced hearing was significantly higher.

Swedish scientists led by Kajsa-Mia Holgers (Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg) estimated the prevalence of tinnitus among 7-year-old children with normal and decreased hearing.

At the same time, tinnitus in 12% of children did not correlate with any violations in inner ear, and in 2.5% of children, the ringing occurred due to strong noise around (loud music, etc.) Thus, the scientists came to the conclusion that tinnitus in children can have the same reasons as in adults. Accordingly, the prevention of these violations should be similar.

What kind of doctor to contact for tinnitus

• Otolaryngologist (otiatr)
• Neurologist
• Therapist (cardiologist)