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Health. Estimated that 18% of the population suffers from ringing in the ears

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Estiman que el 18% de la población sufre de zumbidos en los oídos

DocSalud – 23-05-11

Los acúfenos suelen aparecer tras ruidos fuertes

Con frecuencia, las personas con pérdida auditiva también sufren tinnitus o acúfenos, un síntoma de que la cóclea, el nervio auditivo o las vías auditivas centrales han sufrido daños.

Los acúfenos se describen como la sensación de oír "zumbidos en los oídos" o "head noises" when no real power or natural sound that occurs. In English literature called tinnitus , a word derived from Latin and means "jingle bell" .

According to the statement by Darius Roitman, MD Otolaryngologist, Head of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis sector of the Hospital de Clinicas in Buenos Aires, the causes are diverse and most ear disease as a symptom associated with tinnitus : some are very simple and common as wax caps, others are more raras y complejas como los tumores (en general benignos) del nervio acústico.

El origen más frecuente de acúfenos son los ruidos fuertes , que alteran los oídos como los disparos de armas de fuego, los conciertos de música a volúmenes muy intensos o los trabajos con maquinarias estridentes. Pero también otras causas pueden originarlos, como por ejemplo los problemas de la columna cervical, la hipertensión arterial o el hipertiroidismo.

Se calcula que alrededor del 18% de la población padece algún tipo de acúfenos y la mayoría de quienes los sufren, se adaptan paulatinamente al síntoma. Pero en una porción de los afectados (aproximadamente 10%), a variant appears serious, chronic, resulting in sleep disturbance, loss of concentration, intense emotional distress and interfere with hearing , as noted Roitman.

Tinnitus have in their natural evolution, cycles of fluctuation in intensity, but long term they tend to fade. in most cases are associated with decreased hearing, called the hearing. other hand, may have a high or low tone and presented as a pure noise or as a mixture of sounds like a cricket or the hiss of steam from a boiling kettle, among others.

Often seen in one ear, both sides or on the head. Rarely can throbbing like a pulse, or appear not associated with hearing loss. Among the most common reasons for occurrence of tinnitus are :

1. The intense noise exposure. Those who suffer should avoid loud noises such as motorcycles, firearms, music at high intensities, sniffing. Need careful using ear protection plugs or ear.
2. Alcohol use. In general increases in intensity of tinnitus.
3. The use of xanthines. They are found in coffee, tea, mate, cola and chocolate, and increase tinnitus. It is recommended to replace or reduce their intake to control tinnitus.
4. Smoking. The habit increased tinnitus.
5. Aspirin. This remedy and other medications cause tinnitus.
6. Stress. It is important to decrease, to alleviate the tinnitus.

If a person suffers, you must attend an otolaryngologist to determine the disease causing the symptoms and make specific treatment. It sometimes happens that the condition is resolved and left tinnitus as a sequel. In these cases you can try to relieve the symptoms, having a variety of treatments currently available as needed by the patient.

the different approaches, many hearing aid users experience relief while using these devices, because the natural amplified sound masking or "choking" the buzz produced by the tinnitus, allowing the person to focus on sound environment.