Causes of Tinnitus and Dizziness Revealed - By: JCielo

The underlying causes of tinnitus can also produce dizziness as one of its physical symptoms. Discover here why, and a list of causes, symptoms and treatment options, including mainstream and natural remedies for tinnitus.

WHAT IS TINNITUS?

First off, your tinnitus isn't a disease. Rather, it's a set of symptoms arising as a direct result of some underlying problem or condition that you may, or may not, know that you have. I suppose you could call it a condition, but it's a condition that has several root causes.

TINNITUS SYMPTOMS

Basically, the symptoms of tinnitus are noises that the victim hears in their ears. Depending on the underlying root cause, the noises can differ from person to person. Sometimes they can be constant, sometimes intermittent, some are high-pitched, some low-pitched, and so on. You can describe the noises as being; roaring, swishing, hissing, whooshing, ringing, ticking, clicking, buzzing, and so on.

But there are other symptoms associated with tinnitus such as; dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness, high blood pressure, neck / shoulder / back pain, palpitations, migraine / tension headaches, anxiety, depression, phobias, irritability, and many more. Remember that these are symptoms of some underlying cause or causes.

CAUSES OF TINNITUS AND DIZZINESS

The most common cause of tinnitus nowadays is damage caused by exposure to loud noise. This can be in your work (machinery, etc.), in your car (in-car audio systems), at home (stereo and hi-fi systems), arenas / pubs / clubs (concerts / bands, etc.), sports (e.g. shooting), etc.

Other well-known causes are impacted ear wax / ear wax removal, a blow to the head, neck injury, whiplash, meniere's disease, ear infections, stress and anxiety, allergies, hypertension, sinus infection or other sinus problems, some prescription drugs, long-term aspirin use, life traumas (e.g. death in the family, sudden serious illness, etc.), and more.

The reason why some sufferers also have dizziness is that their inner ear has been effected in some way (see causes above) which is producing the tinnitus. But this is also where your body's 'balance' mechanism is, including links to your brain, so that this can also be affected, thus causing your dizziness.

MAINSTREAM TINNITUS TREATMENT

There are drug-based treatments such as using antihistamines and cardiovascular drugs, etc., but they can have negative side effects, and really only address the symptoms not the root cause. There are also non-drug options such as hearing aids, noise maskers, tinnitus retraining therapy, biofeedback, hypnosis, laser treatment, yoga, acupuncture, etc. The problem is that these also largely address the symptoms and help you to 'cope' with your tinnitus. You need something that will eliminate it.

ALTERNATIVE TINNITUS TREATMENTS

There are things like homeopathic treatments, herbal remedies, vitamin supplementation, etc. Depending on your choices, these can help reduce your symptoms and address some of the underlying causes. Talk to your doctor and other local experts in these fields about their suitability for you.

And there are other special 'techniques' that can help your beat your tinnitus. One in particular, which is available online uses 11 unique techniques that either together, or in combination, is proving to be very effective and so very popular.

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