Tinnitus is the medical term for a range of buzzing, beeping, ringing or other irritating sounds that sufferers hear in either or both of their ears. Although tinnitus is not actually a disease or in fact a serious medical problem, it can be extremely annoying and often indicates that something else isn't right in your body.
Unfortunately, there is a huge range of possible causes for the dreaded "T" and trying to narrow it down and discover what is causing your buzzing in the ears can be very difficult. After seeing their doctor people end up with various medications to try and reduce the symptoms often with limited success.
Even taking the medicines can sometimes cause the tinnitus to get worse. It has even been found that some antibiotics and other drugs like aspirin actually start to cause tinnitus.
As to curing tinnitus, the medical profession claim nothing can be done and you just have to live with it. This really means that they don't have a drug to sell to you that masks the symptoms.
Like many conditions, the only real way to cure tinnitus is to try and find out exactly is the cause and then illuminate that. For many people this can be as simple as changing their diet but often it is a combination of steps that have to be addressed before the popping and buzzing goes quiet.
Stress is one of the culprits that can cause tinnitus and unfortunately, since the buzzing in the ears is very stressful to endure, the problem gets worse. High blood pressure is another major cause and restless sleep doesn't help either.
One of the most important steps people must take is to research tinnitus themselves and try to notice what it is in their life that sets it off or makes it worse. It can be a long, irritating and slow process but not doing anything and just hoping it will go away seldom works.
