What is the cause of tinnitus

We often hear the elderly say, "I have tinnitus and I can't hear what you are saying." Tinnitus can actually easily affect a person's mood. It's like a buzzing sound urging you to get up in the morning when you don't want to get up. Tinnitus will directly affect your daily communication. Not only will it annoy you, but it will also waste other people's time. So what causes tinnitus?

Causes of tinnitus

1. Auditory system diseases

(1) Cerumen blockage, tumor or foreign body in the external auditory canal.

(2) Various types of otitis media and otosclerosis in the middle ear.

(3) Inner ear Meniere's disease, sudden deafness, trauma, noise-induced deafness, presbycusis, etc.

2. Systemic diseases

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

(2) Autonomic dysfunction, mental tension, depression, etc.

(3) Endocrine diseases: abnormal thyroid function, diabetes, etc.

(4) Others: neurodegeneration (such as demyelinating disease), inflammation (viral infection), trauma, drug poisoning, cervical spondylosis, temporomandibular joint disease or malocclusion, etc.