The human ear is a very delicate instrument of sound and can easily be permanently damaged by trauma. So how does this lead to tinnitus?

Types of Ear Trauma

Trauma to the ear can be caused by a wide variety of things. Physical trauma from some form of blow directly to the external ear or a head injury, such as may be received during a physical sport such as rugby, is an obvious cause of damage to the ear. This type of external source may damage the outer ear more than the...

Before we can ask what causes tinnitus, we ought to start by being clear on what the definition of Tinnitus is. It's your ears telling you that there may perhaps be something amiss in your system, which you need to investigate. Possibly as a consequence of an injury, or due to an illness. Have you ever heard humming or ringing noises in your ears?

Tinnitus is typically ringing, buzzing, whizzing noises or other sounds in the ears not generated by external influences. It's actually...

You are a newly diagnosed Tinnitus patient or you have tried various tinnitus relief methods and are not satisfied with the results.

Being told that the noises in your ears could be permanent and that there is no guaranteed cure for tinnitus is, for most of us, a pretty stress inducing piece of news. And do you know what? That stress feeling actually makes your tinnitus worse.

So let us start by coming to terms with the condition.

• It is not life...

One of the most difficult and frustrating things about tinnitus treatment is that in the majority of cases only the patient can hear the noises which means that judging the success of your cure for tinnitus relief program is pretty difficult. It is such a subjective decision – is it worse or are the tinnitus noises less this week? Is the recent change in my tinnitus relief program effective?

Well, I have an idea to help you judge your progress. Let me explain by starting...

As you read more about tinnitus and tinnitus treatment you will find there is good evidence that herbs can play a big part in many patients' tinnitus relief programs. This is not to say they are an essential part but we need to agree that they should not be dismissed as hocus pocus. Let me try to put this in perspective for you.

A good place to start is to remind ourselves that the invention of modern chemical medicines is relatively recent. For example Felix Hoffmann invented...

More than ever before, people are aware of the problems associated with chemical and the effects that they have on their bodies. This has created awareness in people's thinking about traditional medical treatment. Often people wonder just what are in the drugs that are being prescribed and if they will have an adverse effect on their bodies and health.

It's because of this that natural and alternative remedies for common ailments that effects peoples lives are become...

Hearing loss affects over 32 million people in the US alone.  Currently hearing aids are the only viable option for treating hearing loss.  Here are five common signs that you might benefit from wearing hearing aids.

1. You frequently ask people to repeat themselves.  This is often one of the first signs of hearing loss.  Usually family members and friends will notice this before you will.  If a spouse or friend has mentioned that you say...

Over 32 million Americans suffer from hearing difficulty.  That's almost twice the population of the state of Florida.  Hearing loss is anything but rare.  In fact, the only chronic health conditions more prevalent than hearing loss are arthritis and high blood pressure.

Directly or indirectly, hearing loss impacts 1 in 4 families, and over 65% of those individuals are below retirement age.  That means that, contrary to popular belief, hearing loss isn't...

1. <b>Hearing Aid Technology has Vastly Increased in Recent Years.</b> Currently over 95% of hearing loss sufferers can benefit from hearing aids. New digital hearing technology like directional microphones, noise cancellation, multiple channels, multiple memories, and telecoils have made it possible to hear more naturally in almost any listening environment.

2. <b>New Hearing Aids are Comfortable.</b> So much so that many forget they are wearing them. Open...

More then likely, at some point during your educational years, either in high school or college, you took a class in biology that covered human anatomy. And if you're anything like most people, you really did not pay attention.

Chances were back then, you had no idea that anatomy, especially that of the ear, would ever need to be so important to you. But in order to understand causes of ringing in the ears, you might need a refresher of basic anatomy of the...