Causes of Temporary Tinnitus

Tinnitus is defined as a symptom in which the nervous system of human body that is connected to the ear is characterized by the perception of ringing or the beating sound. While the sound appears to originate from an external soured, in actuality, the ringing occurs from within the ear canal itself. Temporary tinnitus is said to occur among nearly thirty percent of men and women who are above sixty. Studies from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) have revealed that temporary tinnitus generally occurs in earlier stages and needs to be rectified as soon as possible so as to avoid further complications.

Causes of Temporary Tinnitus:

Tinnitus is not a disease in itself rather it is a symptom of teething troubles in hearing loss that can gradually grow with time. Listed herein are a few causes that are known to be the factors that contribute to temporary tinnitus.

• The most common cause for tinnitus is hearing loss. With age, a portion of the human ear which allows us to hear, (the cochlea) becomes damaged.
• Other causes of temporary tinnitus are drugs such as aspirin (if it is overused), amino glycoside antibiotics (it is a powerful form of an infection-fighting drug), and quinine.
• Meniere’s disease is said to cause dizziness, tinnitus, and fullness in the ear.
• Certain types of brain tumors can also result to tinnitus
• Disorders in the outer human ear, such as the  ear wax, the  hair touching the eardrum, the foreign body or the  perforated eardrum
• Disorders in the middle human ear which include negative pressure from the Eustachian tube dysfunction, the fluid, the infection, the otosclerosis.
• Disorders in the inner human ear like sensor neural hearing loss due to noise exposure, aging, inner ear infection or the Meniere’s disease is often accompanied with hearing loss and the dizziness.

Medication that Causes Temporary Tinnitus:

• Anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and quinine.
• Sedatives
• Antidepressants
• Certain antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents.

Other Causes for Temporary Tinnitus:

• Systemic disorders like high or low blood pressure, anemia, vascular disorder, diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, glucose metabolism abnormalities, growth on jugular vein, acoustic tumors and head or neck aneurysms.
• Non-auditory disorders like  trauma to the head or neck, temporomandibular, and neck misalignment

Once the causes for temporary tinnitus can be defined, it would easier for the patient to find the precise remedy for them to be able to get the right treatment done.