What is the difference between deafness and tinnitus?

The direction of deafness and tinnitus problems must be understood, what are the causes? Common tinnitus refers to the feeling that one often hears the sound of cicadas or the sound of the tide in the ears, while deafness refers to varying degrees of hearing loss. Tinnitus is sometimes accompanied by deafness.

1. Tinnitus refers to the patient's awareness of ringing in the ears, such as the sound of cicadas or the sound of waves. Deafness refers to varying degrees of hearing loss or even loss. Tinnitus may be accompanied by deafness, and deafness may also develop from tinnitus.

2. Although the clinical manifestations and associated symptoms of the two are different, they have many similarities in etiology and pathogenesis, and both are closely related to the kidneys.

3. Impact on emotions: Long-term and severe tinnitus can cause people to experience emotional changes such as upset, worry, anxiety, depression, etc. Some people would rather lose their hearing than have tinnitus, which can reach an unbearable level.

4. Impact on work: Because you can't hear clearly what others say, especially leaders and teachers, and you endure the great pain brought by tinnitus, but you are often not understood by others, so your work efficiency decreases and you gradually lose interest in work and study.

5. Impact on family life: Among the impacts that tinnitus brings to humans, long-term medical treatment and medication due to tinnitus can bring economic losses and even lead to huge economic pressure. If it is not understood by family members, it will affect family harmony.

6. Impact on hearing: Very loud tinnitus can interfere with what you hear. You often hear voices but cannot distinguish what others are saying.

7. Impact on sleep: Tinnitus is especially loud in the dead of night, making it difficult to fall asleep. Even if I fall asleep, it is very shallow. Some people report that they can be woken up by tinnitus when they are not sleeping deeply. Because the tinnitus continues even after waking up in the middle of the night, it makes people irritable and unable to sleep.