What causes ringing sounds in ears?

If you hear a sound like a drum in your ear, you should pay more attention, because it may be tinnitus. There are many causes of tinnitus, such as external otitis, foreign body in the external ear, otosclerosis, etc., which can cause tinnitus. Persistent tinnitus will not only make the patient's mind confused, but also affect his normal life.

Ear ringing can take various forms, including buzzing, rumbling, cicada chirping, mechanical sounds, running water sounds, gurgling sounds, etc. Ringing in the ears is a warning signal. The causes of tinnitus are complex and the most common causes are:

1. Ear diseases such as external otitis, cerumen embolism, foreign body in the external ear, acute and chronic inflammation of the middle ear, tympanic membrane perforation, otosclerosis, acoustic neuroma, etc. can cause tinnitus.

2. Vascular diseases such as glomus jugular tumor, dilation of small blood vessels in the ear, vascular malformations, and hemangiomas can cause tinnitus.

3. Systemic diseases such as autonomic nervous system disorders, lack of blood supply to the brain, pre-stroke, hypertension, hypotension, anemia, diabetes, malnutrition, etc. can cause tinnitus.

4. Excessive fatigue, lack of sleep and excessive emotional tension can also cause tinnitus.

Many patients are afraid that they will be in an embarrassing state and want to get rid of it as soon as possible, but they have various questions or concerns, such as how should tinnitus be treated? Is the effect good? Let's take a look at how the designated hospital for tinnitus and deafness detection and treatment in Henan Province treats tinnitus.

Comprehensive detection of causes

Otoscope: Otoscope can magnify the lesions of the middle ear and inner ear by 20 times. It has strong light guidance, multiple angles and a wide field of view. The entire examination process is clear and easy to see, which helps doctors to diagnose tinnitus and deafness more accurately and identify the cause for targeted treatment.

Denmark's MADSEN pure tone audiometry: This hearing tester can accurately detect the minimum level of high-frequency, mid-frequency and low-frequency sounds that the inner ear can receive, and can diagnose different degrees of hearing loss and provide treatment based on the degree of hearing loss.

Acoustic impedance (audiometry room): allows sound to reach the eardrum in the form of sound waves, and the reflected sound energy can be used to understand whether the sound transmission function of the middle ear is normal.