Objective Tinnitus Causes:
| muscular abnormalities
spastic activities of the palatal muscles spastic activities of the stapedius muscle in the middle ear abnormally open eustachian tubes abnormalities in the large blood vessels near the ears tumors of the middle ear space or nearby areas temporal bone fractures misconnection between adjoining arteries and veins narrowing of the carotid artery walls high blood pressure hyper or hypo thyroidism |
Subjective Tinnitus Causes:
| noise induced hearing loss
age related hearing loss ear infection wax build-up otosclerosis (disease where the middle ear space fills with spongy bony growth) problems with the eardrum adverse drug reactions auto-immune disorders brain chemistry disruptions or disorders substance abuse poisoning or toxic reactions to ingested/ inhaled substances metabolic disorders closed head injuries multiple sclerosis meningitis encephalitis acoustic schwannoma (tumor on the VIII nerve) brain disease or disorder |