Hearing loss is one of the sneakiest forms of permanent damage people can develop. Not only is damage hard to detect, but it often doesn't appear at all until many years down the line. Worst of all, most people find risky activities to be enjoyable. If you like reading books up close to your eyes, for example, you might find it hard to believe that you have a bad habit. It's not like you're smoking, drinking or doing...

Have you ever considered the possibility that what you eat is actually causing or at least contributing to, your tinnitus? Surprising as it may be, it turns out that for at least some people, their ringing ears are due to food allergies. Let me explain.

A surprising number of people have both food allergies and tinnitus. Many of these people find that when they eliminate the food they are allergic to, their ringing ears get better. One theory for why this happens is that the food...

By Dr Sonia Suprabha Venugopal, ENT Specialist Bangalore

What is ear wax?

Ear wax or cerumen as it is medically called is produced by small glands in the outer 1/3 rd of the ear canal. The ear wax traps particles and protects the ear.

Why does ear wax accumulate?

Ear wax is normally pushed to the outside by normal mechanisms of the body.

Common causes of ear wax accumulation include:

• Use of ear buds[ Q tips]: this is the most common cause of ear...

People find it hard to realize that continuous buzzing in their ears though they find it simple is actually a problem; and as they lie in bed trying to sleep, they were not able to. Some people are plagued by a constant ringing, buzzing, clicking, or whooshing sound in their ears. Hence, there are reasons behind these happenings, and it can only be taken care of if treated properly.  The causes for ringing ears vary; but there are a few major contributors that...

Women like to look sweet 16 forever and never want to get old. So here are 15 useful tips that will make you look young and beautiful.

1.    Sleep well and drink lots of water daily, it will clean your body and make your skin look healthy and younger. It will also reduce under eye dark circle.

2.    Beauty starts from within, so eat healthy and nutritious diet and do regular exercises.

3.    Take care of your...

Many different things can cause tinnitus, from elevated blood pressure to certain types of medication. It is a problem from which many people suffer. The condition produces a ringing or a buzzing sound in the ears. One or both ears may have the condition. In some people, the sound is slight, barely audible but still rather annoying. Other patients have a louder sound that can cause stress and anxiety in the person. It can be difficult to live a normal like when suffering from a severe...

With the increasing accessibility of the Internet, and the remarkable improvement in the quality of computer audio systems, online hearing tests are fast becoming popular in the general public as a preliminary screening test.

In spite of this, the million dollar question remains: Are Online Hearing Tests fake?

These tests have been so designed as to perform self-administrated listening comparisons over the Internet in order to assess an individual’s hearing...

Most people are unaware that hair cell regeneration may cure Tinnitus.  Tinnitus itself is not a “disease” it’s actually a symptom of other problems in the body.  Imbalances in the nervous system, inner ear, or the sinuses can cause Tinnitus.  Stress is one of the biggest contributors to Tinnitus, and by reducing stress as well as regenerating inner ear hair growth most people are able to get rid of their Tinnitus completely.

Recent studies...

You go to the clinic and they tell you that you have "typical" high frequency hearing loss, but you need "custom" $3,000 hearing aids.  This is an all too common scenario and one that doesn't have to be.

High frequency hearing loss is the most common form.  This type of loss is also referred to as age related hearing loss.  There is no particular cause for this.  It mainly strikes with changes in the inner ear that occur as you grow...

Hearing aid implant is a cross-breed device which provides a therapeutic option for those patients who are not satisfied with hearing aids as they do not adequately distinguish sounds. Hearing aids typically are miniature amplifying devices worn outside the ear by people who have some natural hearing. Cochlear implants are surgically implanted within the ear so as to enable those patients who have no hearing left to pick up and distinguish middle and higher frequency sounds. These...