Causes of Tinnitus

Many Meniere’s disease patients also have tinnitus. Tinnitus patients hear a constant sound such as a hissing or roaring or ringing sound in their ears. Imagine hearing an unpleasant sound all day. That’s enough to drive anyone crazy.

Tinnitus is a symptom of hearing loss. It is also associated with Meniere’s patients because both deal with the inner ear.

Tinnitus can be caused by several factors.

• Loud noise not only causes deafness but can also cause tinnitus. You have to wonder how many musicians of the last thirty years have tinnitus.
• Medications often have side effects and tinnitus can also be one. High dosage of aspirin is one culprit. So are diuretics which are commonly used by Meniere’s disease patients.
• Excess fluid in the ears can contribute to tinnitus.
• Growing old can cause many problems and it also can cause tinnitus.
• Head and neck injuries affect nerves that may cause inner ear damage and tinnitus.
• Acoustic neuroma is a rare growth on the cranial nerve which goes from the brain to the inner ear. It usually causes tinnitus in one ear.