What is the cause of long-term tinnitus?

summary

The so-called tinnitus is actually a pathological change formed after a variety of diseases accumulated in the auditory system. The etiology of tinnitus is very complex, and the mechanism has not been clarified so far. The main manifestation of tinnitus is that there is no corresponding external sound source. The main performance is that there is a buzzing sound in the ear, and some people also have the feeling of sound in the brain. Tinnitus is a clinical complication of many diseases, and it may also be the precursor of some severe diseases. For example, the precursor of acoustic neuroma is that patients will have tinnitus symptoms. Tinnitus can be divided into persistent and intermittent, and tinnitus produces a variety of sounds. Now let's talk about the long-term tinnitus.

What is the cause of long-term tinnitus?

The clinical manifestations of tinnitus are various sounds in the ear and different tones. Tinnitus is generally related to hearing and psychological factors. Some people have tinnitus and hearing loss at the same time, but some patients will not have any effect on hearing. But tinnitus will make the patient's heart produce a kind of anxious feeling, and this kind of bad mood will aggravate tinnitus, so psychological factors will cause tinnitus phenomenon aggravation.

There are two causes of tinnitus, one is auditory system disease, the other is systemic disease. The auditory system diseases include: sensation of foreign body in external auditory canal, otitis media, sudden deafness or presbycusis, etc. Systemic diseases include: hypertension, arteriosclerosis, mental tension, diabetes, neurodegeneration, etc.

If patients have tinnitus from time to time, they should go to the hospital for examination in time. Patients need to have ear related examination and general examination. The best treatment period for tinnitus is 3-6 months after the onset of tinnitus. Generally, doctors will help patients eliminate some bad psychological emotions caused by tinnitus, and then carry out clinical treatment for tinnitus.

matters needing attention

Patients with tinnitus should not have excessive fatigue and lack of sleep. Get enough sleep. If you have emotional tension and anxiety, you can take some sedatives, such as diazepam and phenergan, when necessary. Liuwei Dihuang pills and other traditional Chinese medicine preparations. It also has a certain effect on tinnitus.