Complete List of Causes of Tinnitus

After doing some research on the internet, it seems that the main causes of tinnitus are well known.

1- Ear wax and or blockages
2- Certain drugs - mainly aspirin
3- The natural aging process
4- Meniere's disease
5- Otosclerosis
6- High blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, circulatory problems, anemia, under-active thyroid gland, diabetes.
7- Neck and jaw problems

I wonder if anyone can add other specific known causes to the list. My understanding is that all the above conditions are - in one way or another - treatable (with the exception of 3).. If the underlying cause is treated, does tinnitus usually stop? or is the damage permanent?

 

8- Sensorineural Hearing Loss

 

Tensor tympani syndrome

http://tinnitus.org/Tensor tympani syndrome_Klochoff.pdf

 

I believe that stress and anxiety triggered my T--I think I may have already had it and wasn't aware (I had two other short occasions where I noticed T for a few minutes but it went 'back under' spontaneously) or if they can cause it. I have had age related hearing loss of ultra high frequency--the loss is almost minute for a couple of years but I didn't get T until November of 2013 after a period of enormous personal stress and anxiety.

 

Noiseeee exposure!!!! Number 1 cause probably!

 

I have both, diabetes and high blood pressure . :'(
Still young for these shit.
FML.

 

T is too mysterious to say if a cause is treated that the T will stop. For some it does, for some it wont. But in the future all T will be treated no matter the causeee then we dont gotta worry bout it nooo more! It would be so nice to go to a concert get t and then go to the doc and they give you an antibiotic or something that gets rid of it... Im thinkin thats what it will be likeee or something like that.

 

i was actually VERY surprised that he forgot that CAUSE NO. 1 !

 

Yeah lol my friend was tellin me
A story how he participates in these war reinanctments on a big feild and that even tho everyone wears earplugs and stuff that by the time its over everyones ears are ringin loudly... And my friend does these things few times a month so im like be careful! And he doenst seem to care hes like oh well with me the ringing always goes away! Im like yeah until one time it doesnt....

 

If I knew about tinnitus before I got it I swear I would plug my ears for life

 

Same for me. Maybe I had T before, but never noticed it.
In October 2013 I had some kind of breakdown after stress for longer time.
This brought a crazy-loud T into my head. I have reduced my stress, but T is still there.
Anxiety is less, but depression is also still there.
I have age-related hearing loss, but stress was finally the trigger.

 

I got mine from a plane journey, I did a 4 1/2 hour flight September 17 th 2016, usual crackling and blocking during take off and landing I've always had, no problem off the plane and went about my day, then 5 th October another 4 1/2 hour flight, got off the plane now tinnitus 24/7 and balance problems 24/7, practically housebound now through fear of falling over and tinnitus at a volume I wouldn't have thought possible!

 

Sounds more like cochlear hydropos @Joanne Philps?

 

Thank you Candy, but the ENT ( a junior one I think) without examing me or so much as looking in my ears firstly said labyrinthitis , then Ménière's , medication didn't work , symptoms still the same so next on his list ( of things to fob you off with) is vestibular migraine, have had MRI scan 9/3/17 don't know what the results were but am due to see a senior ENT 13/4/17 perhaps he will have news but I'm not holding my breath and then a balance test on 20/4/17

 

@Joanne Philps ,
What medications have you tried ?

Love glynis

 

Hi, Glynis, apart from nasal sprays over the counter, the prescription meds are betahistine (Serc 16) then Cinnarizine , then propanodol , now back on Serc, nothing makes a different screeching tinnitus very loud 24/7 and unable to walk without feeling like I'm on a bouncy castle or ten bottles of wine!

 

You can take serf 16 and up to 6 Constantine 15mg a day.....
The ENT might offer steroid injections in the ear or gent injections.
I totally understand as I have menieres ,

Love glynis

 

Diabetes can cause tinnitus? Can someone explain?

 

My noise induced tinnitus was massively worsened by taking iron supplements, which also gave me hyperacusis and hearing loss. I could never have imagined the horror it caused to my ears.

I don't think you mentioned ear trauma such as cotton buds or toys etc damaging the inner/outer ear

 

How about looking into what treatment is available for hydrops and asking ENT?

 

If you ram it hard through your ear drum maybe? Other than that I don't think so.

 

If you read the stories on here you'd believe the cotton swabs can def cause t. Only when jamming in too far. I also think it is possible that overuse of ear plugs could cause tinnitus though I'm unsure of the mechanism behind that- pressure changes in the ears possibly.

 

You can actually say all causes of tinnitus modify the auditory brain regions in some way.

Hearing loss (Sensori-Neural, Ear Wax, conductive)
TMD (neck/jaw problems)
Cervical issues (possibly the same as TMD)
TBI/ (Brain Injury) or brain tumor
possibly more unknown causes

Pusatile tinnitus isn't even tinnitus it's an unrelated vascular condition
they should change the name to avoid confusion.

 

Well your not to good at classifying things and realizing that five of them could all be put under the umbrella category "hearing loss"' and one of them isn't even actual tinnitus but rather a vascular condition
and all of them except most of 6- could be listed to cause changes in the audiotory brain.

1- Ear wax and or blockages (temporary hearing loss from blockage)
2- Certain drugs - mainly aspirin (hearing loss from ototoxicity)
3- The natural aging process (hearing loss from aging) (Presbycusis)
4- Meniere's disease (hearing loss that shifts from a vestibular/cochlear malfunction)
5- Otosclerosis (conductive hearing loss from bone disease of the 3 tiny bones in the middle ear)
6- High blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, circulatory problems, anemia, under-active thyroid gland, diabetes. (not tinnitus it's a seperate vascular condition with a pseudo name)
7- Neck and jaw problems (TMD/TMJ) possibly hearing loss and more complications listed below)

 

Usually yes, but it appears some few exceptions exist. The exceptions cannot be ignored. I'd love to know why few cochlear implant recipients do not have tinnitus reduction but the majority do.
http://www.tinnitusjournal.com/articles/can-cochlear-implants-decrease-tinnitus.pdf

 

Ear infections
Gut problems ??
Hereditary
Sinus problems

 

My previous doc said if sinusitis can cause tinnitus, he'll give me their doc license and resign.