How Continual Elevated Sound Can Lead To Ringing In The Ears

There are so many occasions when John Bloom thinks he hears the chirping of crickets in his head. Sometimes it is like an extremely high pitched whistle. At other times, the nature of the sound resembles bleats emanating from an electronic device There is a funny sensation when it sounds something like a hiss.

This 51 year old man from California is suffering from a non-stop barrage of meaningless sounds that cause an absolute chaos that is indicative of a serious ailment called tinnitus which affects the inner ear. This affects him every single day of his life.

This disorder results in a gradual and irreversible hearing loss caused by frequent exposure to loud noises whether at home or at the workplace or even during recreational activities. More than other factors, ageing is certainly responsible for tinnitus.

The figures released by the American Tinnitus Association are disturbing and suggest that over 50 million people in America have either temporary or permanent tinnitus. The 12 million people who have a sever form of tinnitus can be considered to be in a far better shape compared to the 2 million who can no longer hear.

Bloom is in a very bad shape with regard to his hearing. In his case, tinnitus is both maddening and devastating at the same time. A detailed investigation has led his doctors to believe that the source of his tinnitus was his visit to a rock concert about two years ago.

Bloom does not want to identify the band or the specific event but he confirms his doctors? opinion that the particular concert permanently damaged his hearing. According to him, during the concert he was wearing his foam ear plugs at all times.

When the music got too loud, he tried to adjust one of the ear plugs for better sealing, but that is when he felt a jarring sensation in his ear.

Two symptoms were obvious almost immediately; excessive sensitivity to the slightest noise and a really bad and continuous earache.

He started getting the impression of hearing incessant background noises. Confirming that his disorder was indeed tinnitus did not take the doctors more than a few days.

His doctor told him what the ear, nose and throat specialist was to tell him later, that tinnitus just isn?t curable. Patients do take medication that reduces the intensity of ringing in the ear, but ultimately they have no option but to cope with the unfortunate situation they find themselves in.

A combination of sleeping pills and antidepressants does provide many tinnitus patients some relief from the noise and the resultant stress. Natural approaches have caught Bloom?s fancy.

He has confidence that zinc, magnesium and Vitamin B12 supplements will significantly cure him and that melatonin will provide the sleep that he so desperately needs.

The brain responds to some of the therapies by believing that there is no tinnitus at all.

Neuromonics brings into play electronic circuits to produce a wonderfully soft white sound to counterbalance the annoying noises. While timely treatment does help to some extent, more patients are being added every day.

There is no cure for tinnitus with the treatment that exists today.