Roughly 200 Different Health Disorders Can Cause Tinnitus as a Symptom

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    1. 1000

      1000 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Trauma
      Roughly 200 different health disorders can cause tinnitus as a symptom. That’s according to the American Tinnitus Association (ATA).

      Some of the causes include:
      • Age-related hearing loss
      • Noise-induced hearing loss
      • Obstruction in the middle ear, like earwax or dirt
      • Head and neck trauma
      • Temperomandibular joint disorder (known as TMJ)
      • Nasal congestion from cold or flu
      • Barometric trauma from diving or snorkeling
      • Traumatic brain injury
      • Certain medications and diuretics
      • Medical conditions, including high blood pressure, anemia, stress, anxiety, fibromyalgia and others.
       
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    2. Markku
      Inspired

      Markku Founder Staff Podcast Patron Benefactor Hall of Fame Advocate

      Tinnitus Since:
      04/2010
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Syringing
      And when we surveyed 5,017 tinnitus patients, these were the percentages for primary causes:

      28.70% - Don't know the cause
      13.73% - Noise-induced hearing loss (continued noise exposure, occupational noise)
      9.59% - Acoustic trauma (explosion, exposure to gunfire or extremely loud, sudden noise)
      8.33% - Other (please specify)
      7.65% - Virus (ear infection, flu, cold)
      6.42% - Spontaneous onset (no apparent cause)
      4.84% - Psychological (stress, anxiety, depression)
      4.56% - Ototoxic (from drugs or medication)
      2.87% - Age-related hearing loss
      2.79% - Head or neck injury
      2.39% - Sudden hearing loss
      2.31% - Meniere's
      1.47% - TMJ (issues with the jaw)
      1.00% - Ear wax procedure (syringing, candling or other related procedure)
      0.68% - Dental treatment
      0.66% - Barotrauma (due to change in barometric or water pressure)
      0.62% - Ear wax build up
      0.60% - Otosclerosis
      0.40% - Allergy
      0.38% - Metabolic (diabetes, thyroid, B12, hyperlipidaemia etc.)
       
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    3. Contrast
      No Mood

      Contrast Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      Clown World
      Tinnitus Since:
      late 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      noise injury
      Most of these can be summed up as "hearing loss", and I'd like to know of cases where ear wax/blockage caused permanent tinnitus without pre-existing hearing loss or other known factors. Due to cochlear implants, hearing aids and acoustic nerve stimulation, and steroids helping tinnitus I have better reasons to believe reversing the original damage.
       
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    4. Red
      Crappy

      Red Member

      Location:
      Northeast USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      06/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise Exposure (Headphones)
      Right. I've had ear wax blockages all my life and several times had tinnitus from earwax impactions that immediately went away after getting them cleaned at the doctor.
       
      Red, Oct 6, 2018
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