Can external ear lesions cause tinnitus? Can tinnitus be caused by other ear diseases?

Because the structure of the ear is divided into the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear refers to the pinna and the external auditory canal, and the role of the outer ear is mainly responsible for collecting sound waves. Further down is to the eardrum, and further into the eardrum is the middle ear, which mainly includes the tympanic cavity.

Further down there is the inner ear, which mainly includes the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals. This is the structure of the ear, and any part of the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear, can cause tinnitus or deafness if damaged.

The more common injuries to the outer ear are injuries, including injuries to the external auditory canal, as well as obstruction of the ear. Some people have unclean ears for a long time, and then there are some ear secretions and warnings, which accumulate in the ears and will also cause tinnitus or hearing loss.

External ear lesions generally present with symptoms such as redness, swelling, fever, and pain. The symptoms of otitis externa are mainly painful and can be particularly painful. There is no subcutaneous tissue under the pinna of the outer ear, mainly cartilage, and there is no subcutaneous tissue between the cartilage, which is particularly dense, and the symptoms of swelling and pain will be particularly obvious.

Ear pain is severe with boils in the external auditory canal, worse with mouth opening and chewing, and can be shot to the ipsilateral head. When swelling is severe in blocking the external auditory canal, tinnitus and decreased suction may occur.

Unexplained tinnitus occurs in 10% to 14% of the population.

**。1.Diseases of the auditory system.

1) External ear Cerumen embolism, mass or foreign body in the external auditory canal.

2) Middle ear Various otitis media and otosclerosis.

3) Meniere's disease, sudden deafness, trauma, noise deafness, presbycusis, etc.

2.Systemic disease.

1) Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, hypotension, etc.

2) Autonomic dysfunction Mental stress, depression, etc.

3) Endocrine diseases: thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, etc.

4) Other neurodegenerative changes (such as demyelinating diseases), inflammation (viral infections), trauma, drug poisoning, cervical spondylosis, temporomandibular joint diseases or malocclusion, etc.

Tinnitus is a common disease, and there are many causes of tinnitus. Tinnitus is easy to reverse, not easy. The causes of tinnitus are as follows:

Clause. 1. Diseases of the auditory system, including cerumen embolism of the external auditory canal, foreign body in the external auditory canal, otitis media, otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, sudden deafness, noise deafness, presbycusis, acoustic neuroma, etc.

Clause. 2. Diseases of the whole system, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, mental stress and depression, thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, cervical spondylosis, temporomandibular joint disorders, etc.

Tinnitus should be paid attention to, and combined with drugs, you can take Jinnaduo, Mikebao and other drugs orally. For patients with nervous stress and depression, psychological counseling and adjustment methods can be used, and tinnitus can also be used to mask **, such as when the tinnitus is severe at night, you can listen to the soft light**, cover up the sound of tinnitus, and you can also use the adsorption of tinnitus**. Patients with tinnitus should avoid staying up late and avoid excessive fatigue and nervousness.

Don't pay too much attention to tinnitus, try not to listen to tinnitus, especially in the dead of night, learn to adjust your attention, because pay attention to it, the louder it will be, and it will bring you more emotional distractions at the same time. To keep yourself in a sound environment, that is, the outside world must have sounds, which can cover the tinnitus, so that the central auditory nucleus can play a relaxing role. It is necessary to pay attention to adjust the appropriate mentality, view the tinnitus correctly, and don't be too frightened by the tinnitus.

Department: Otolaryngology, Neurology.

Gong Shusheng. Medical Codex Expert Group.

Chief Physician of Beijing Friendship Hospital.

Director of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Chief Expert of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Deafness.

The content of this word is original by the Health Medical Codex, and it has been reviewed and proofread three times.

Overview** Symptoms** Prognosis Daily.

In most cases, tinnitus is the brain's sensory nerve response to damage to the ear and auditory system. Tinnitus is often associated with hearing loss, and there are hundreds of diseases that can produce symptoms of tinnitus.

What are the ** causes of tinnitus?

Vascular disease.

Vascular disease most commonly causes pulsatile tinnitus. For example, the arteries near the temporal part of the ear may transmit the sound of turbulent blood, and the carotid artery system is also a common sound**. Patients with benign intracranial hypertension, sigmoid diverticulum, or significant jugular bulb may hear venous humming.

Tinnitus caused by hearing loss.

Hearing loss associated with ageing, known as presbycusis, usually begins around the age of 60.

Long-term exposure to high-decibel noise, or prolonged exposure to noisy environments, can also damage a person's auditory system and lead to hearing loss, such as large entertainment events or violent chainsaws.

In the case of hearing loss, the brain is unable to accept certain frequencies of sound and the brain begins to adapt, and tinnitus may be a way for the brain to fill this gap.

Middle ear blockage or Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Blockage of the ear canal can lead to increased pressure in the inner ear, affecting the function of the eardrum. For example, excessive earwax, middle ear effusion, etc. The Eustachian tubes are abnormally open and can cause tinnitus that resembles the roar of the ocean, and the frequency is synchronized with breathing.

Head and neck trauma.

Severe trauma to the head or neck can damage nerves, blood flow and muscles, causing tinnitus. This tinnitus symptom tends to be severe.

Temporomandibular joint disorders.

The temporomandibular joint, which connects the mandible to the skull, is located at the front of the ear and controls movements such as opening, closing, or chewing.

Damage to the muscles, ligaments, articular cartilage in the temporomandibular joint, can cause tinnitus symptoms because it is adjacent to the auditory system and shares part of the ligaments and nerves with the middle ear. In this type of tinnitus, patients may also feel jaw pain or have limited jaw movement; When chewing or speaking, there are fricatives.

Sinus pressure and barotrauma.

Nasal congestion caused by a severe cold, flu or sinus infection can create abnormal pressure in the middle ear, causing tinnitus. In the case of diving, diving, etc., acute barotrauma caused by violent and rapid changes in water pressure may also damage the middle and inner ears, causing tinnitus.

Tinnitus caused by ototoxic drugs.

Some prescription medications*** also include tinnitus. Most of the time, this tinnitus is an acute, transient condition*** and if you stop taking the medication, the tinnitus symptoms usually lessen or disappear.

Some ototoxic medications, such as some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, may cause symptoms of permanent tinnitus.

Other systemic diseases.

What are the main causes of tinnitus? Can systemic disease and focal ear lesions cause?

Yes, there are many causes of tinnitus, but they generally fall into two main categories:

First, the problem of the ear itself, the problem of the ear itself is divided into different conditions due to different parts, such as the external auditory canal, inflammation of the external auditory canal, tumors, foreign bodies and even earwax can cause tinnitus. The second is tinnitus in the middle ear, which is generally caused by inflammation or tumors in the middle ear. Then there is tinnitus in the inner ear, which is usually caused by damage to the cochlear hair cells, and this tinnitus is accompanied by neuropathic hearing loss.

Second, the cause outside the ear, the cause outside the ear is also the whole body cause, and there are many causes of tinnitus caused by these factors. Lack of sleep or wrong sleep rhythm, such as staying up late for a long time or poor sleep quality may cause tinnitus. Secondly, emotional problems and stress problems can also cause tinnitus, and there are many other systemic diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, anemia, gastroesophageal reflux, migraine and many other systemic problems may cause tinnitus.

There is also this possibility. Tinnitus is something that can affect a person's sleep. of everyday life. Long-term tinnitus can lead to hearing loss.

Let's go to the hospital haha.

Typical symptoms caused by tinnitus include the following:

1. Hearing loss: some patients have hearing loss, and about 2 3 patients with tinnitus will be accompanied by certain hearing loss;

2. Ear fullness: Some patients will also have a feeling of ear fullness, such as ear swelling, ear tightness, and ear blockage, which can appear on the same side of the tinnitus or on the opposite side;

3. Other conditions: some patients will have vertigo, and may also have mental depression, anxiety, upset, insomnia and other manifestations.

In addition, tinnitus is characteristic of sound quality and can manifest itself in a variety of ways, including cicada chirping, pulsation, or other noises. Tinnitus can occur in one ear or in both ears, and it can occur in the ear, and it can even be in the skull, extracranial, or airy. Tinnitus also varies in pitch, with most common tinnitus being high-pitched persistent tinnitus, usually caused by sensorineural hearing loss, and low-pitched tinnitus being common in people with Meniere's disease.

Vascular pulsatile tinnitus with a marked pulsatile or tinnitus present"Buzz"sound, which may be consistent with the heart rhythm, and somatic tinnitus is mainly caused by mandibular joint dysfunction"Click"Sound.

Tinnitus symptoms can be varied, ranging from bilateral tinnitus to unilateral tinnitus, persistent or indirect, high-pitched or low-pitched sounds.

Long-term tinnitus can cause annoyance, anxiety, nervousness, fear or depression, and poor emotional states may worsen tinnitus, creating a vicious cycle between tinnitus and bad mood. Psychological factors play an important role in the process of tinnitus**, so when tinnitus occurs, it is necessary to try to shift attention to adapt, and if necessary, go to the otolaryngology department**.

Your words may still affect some other pathologies, such as frequent tinnitus in the ear, which will affect a person's mood, and if the mood is irritable, it can cause some other pathologies.

It is easy to cause a series of other symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, etc., here it is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible, first to clarify the cause of tinnitus, and then to treat the symptoms**.

Can tinnitus cause other symptoms? I think it's totally elievable. So if you are sick, go for treatment as soon as possible.

Tinnitus includes unilateral tinnitus and bilateral tinnitus, while encephalitus is usually perceived as bilateral tinnitus, or abnormal sounds on the top of the head, behind the head and other parts.

Tinnitus itself is a symptom of the ear, different diseases, in addition to tinnitus, are also accompanied by other symptoms, such as a secretory otitis media, tinnitus, ear stuffiness, hearing loss, ear cloudiness of the eardrum, and then puncture can puncture some secreted fluid. If there is sudden deafness, there is significant tinnitus, vertigo, and a sudden onset of severe hearing loss, and the patient may have a history of upper respiratory tract infection. Patients with craniocerebral diseases such as cerebral infarction, in addition to tinnitus, can have brain pain, increased blood pressure, and even disorders of consciousness.

Patients with anemia who have tinnitus can see an anemia in it, and then the examination can reveal a decrease in hemoglobin. All in all, tinnitus itself is a symptom, different diseases, in addition to tinnitus, at the same time have the specific symptoms of this different disease itself, to analyze, these tinnitus and this disease are related to each other, and then it is conducive to the evaluation of the disease condition.

Hello! Long-term tinnitus can cause hearing loss, and there will also be uncomfortable symptoms such as ear swelling, ear tightness, and ear blockage.

Patients with long-term tinnitus may have symptoms of vertigo, and if the tinnitus is very severe at night, it may also cause insomnia, and then a series of symptoms such as neurasthenia and headache may occur. If tinnitus occurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and treat the symptoms**.

Tinnitus mainly has the following harms: Seriously affect the mood of the elderly: Long-term severe tinnitus can cause people to be upset, worried and depressed and other emotional changes, some people would rather not hear than have tinnitus, and even reach an unbearable level.

Hearing can be disturbed by very loud tinnitus, and it is common to hear sounds but not be able to tell what they are. Tinnitus makes people not rest well, produces a feeling of extreme boredom, so that dizziness, inability to concentrate, and decreased auditory sensitivity.

Affect sleep: Tinnitus rings especially in the dead of night, making it difficult to fall asleep. Even when falling asleep, it is particularly shallow.

After waking up in the middle of the night, the tinnitus still rings incessantly, making people irritable and unable to sleep. Affect work: Because I can't hear other people's speech clearly, and I endure the great pain caused by tinnitus, but I often can't be understood, so my work efficiency decreases, and I gradually lose interest in work and study.

The most common symptom is a buzzing in the ears, which leads to irritability, anxiety, nervousness, depression, and in severe cases, hearing loss. Therefore, it is necessary to intervene in a timely manner.

Tinnitus occurs suddenly, mostly within a few hours to a day or two, and in a few people is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and vertigo. Stress tinnitus, as long as it is detected in time and early, can be cured or mostly recovered in a short period of time. So when you encounter something that you don't like, you should be good at controlling your feelings, stay calm, and don't get overly emotional.

Medically speaking, sudden tinnitus is an emergency that requires timely medical attention, generally not more than 3 days. If it is delayed, it will cause serious damage to hearing, and in severe cases, hearing loss may occur within a few days, or even hearing loss, resulting in deafness. Generally speaking, sudden deafness usually occurs in adults and is usually unilateral, when the patient feels a sudden "pop" or "click" sound in the ear, followed by hearing loss.

This disease is often caused by inner ear trauma, infection, syphilis, drug poisoning, acoustic neuroma, and other factors, as well as sudden and unexplained deafness. Colds, fatigue, agitation, drinking, and blowing your nose can also trigger the disease.