What is making noise in our ears?

“Ever since I retired and spent most of my time at home, in silence, I had a ringing in my ears. No matter which doctors I went to or what drugs I used, nothing helps. One salvation – I turn on the TV with a loud sound. But how can one live like that? What should I do? ” The neuropathologist Larisa Sinkova answers the question of the MedPulse reader.

If the hairs are damaged

Tinnitus is called tinnitus – ringing, buzzing, rustling, buzzing. He overcomes most often the elderly, and usually before bedtime, in an atmosphere of complete silence. It may even interfere with sleep. Sounds are different – quieter and louder, monotonous and pulsating, constant or short-term, in one ear and in both at once. One common property: the sound is heard only to the owner of the ears. It is as if coming out from within. In fact, it is. Many auditory cells of the inner ear are equipped with sensitive hairs that move in accordance with sound vibrations, turn them into electrical signals and transmit to the brain. Continue reading →