The condition known as SSNHL, affects one ear at a time. Its onset can occur either during a single night, or it may develop ...

Bothered by a ringing in your ear? It could be tinnitus, a sign something’s going wrong in your auditory system. (1) The condition could be a result of a very treatable problem, such as earwax ...

Ringing in the ears, also called tinnitus, is not caused by an external sound. It can sound like ringing, but also a buzz, hum, whistle, or other sounds that no one else can hear, except in rare cases ...

Phone ringing has become somewhat obsolete thanks to vibration mode on mobile devices. However, ear ringing? That annoying occurrence is still around. The National Institute of Deafness and ...

Editor's Note: Dr. Jeff Hersh is on hiatus this week. Here, we reprint one of his previous columns. Q: I have a ringing in my ears, should I be concerned? A: The perception of a ringing, clicking, ...

A ringing sound in your ears can be torturous — it’s difficult to concentrate and it’s a distracting sound that only you can hear! This frustrating condition is experienced by nearly 50 million people ...

If you have ever had a ringing or buzzing in one or both ears after a live concert, you have experienced tinnitus—defined as the perception of noise where no external noise is present, according to ...

Have you ever heard a ringing sound in your ears? How about a whooshing noise, a buzzing sensation, or maybe a hissing sound? If this sounds familiar, you’re probably one of the many Americans who ...

Often described as “ringing in your ears,” tinnitus (pronounced ti-NIGHT-us or TINN-a-tus) is a symptom that encompasses any perception of sound when there’s no real external source to attribute the ...

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