| The ears a vital part of the human body and they aid | | | | both ears and even in the head. It is usually heard as a |
| in hearing a variety of sounds ranging from | | | | ringing, buzzing, or a high pitched annoying hissing |
| 20Hz-20,000Hz. The ears are vulnerable to various | | | | sound. Some people who are affected by tinnitus |
| types of infections, foreign bodies and wax formations. | | | | have hearing loss since they are not able to hear other |
| Tinnitus is one such condition that cannot be classified | | | | external sounds. |
| as a disease but may result from these underlying | | | | Tinnitus prevailing for a long time, such as in chronic |
| causes which were mentioned above. It is the | | | | cases may lead to fatigue, irritation, hallucinations and |
| perception of sound within the ears that does not | | | | even depression. Objective tinnitus can also occur. It |
| correspond to external sound. Tinnitus can also | | | | occurs due to muscle spasms that can cause |
| originate due to a natural hearing impairment as a | | | | crackling sound inside the middle ear, although that is |
| result of aging process; it may even be a side effect | | | | rare. Tinnitus is correlated with memory loss problems, |
| of certain medications. | | | | poor health, fatigue and often leads to anxiety and |
| Tinnitus, itself, is subjective and thus cannot be | | | | stress. |
| measured using objective tests like the audiometric | | | | The condition can be treated depending on its intensity |
| test. The intensity of tinnitus can range from slight to | | | | and its type. Some of the treatments include cleaning |
| severe depending on the symptoms experienced by | | | | the ear canal, using a neurostimulator, or a gamma |
| the person. These include interference to sleep and | | | | knife surgery in extreme cases. Drugs are available as |
| distractions to performing daily duties. Usually tinnitus is | | | | well. However, some of the best and easiest |
| most prevalent amongst older people. It can be felt in | | | | treatments are completely natural and holistic. |