Tinnitus as a result of cochlea damage

If you've just found out that you have tinnitus (ringing in the ears), it's important for you to know that nobody has to 'live with it' or 'deal with it' like what doctors usually tell their tinnitus patients. It's because you can overcome tinnitus if you know how to, even though no guaranteed medical treatment for tinnitus is available currently. The first step to getting control over tinnitus is to figure out the root cause(s) of your condition. Tinnitus can be caused by a number of reasons.

Cochlea damage accounts for up to 85% of ringing ears among tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus due to cochlea damage is usually noise damage, a consequence of continual exposure to ear-deafening noises, such as MP3 players (e.g. iPod), concerts, loud stereos, industrial noise, abrupt high level of noise (e.g. explosions).

Loud noises impair your hearing mechanisms by damaging your cochlea. As a result, tinnitus develops; in serious cases, there may even be hearing loss. The condition may be temporary or permanent.

Cochlea damage may also be caused by other incidence, including ear wax removal, ear infection, ear or nasal passage surgery, a severe blow to the head, and head surgery. The person does not have to expose to loud noises to develop ringing ears in this case.

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