The potential offered for all members of a New England family during the Industrial Revolution in America, for men, women, and even children, was not the only important paradigm shift that occurred.
Often the tinnitus is only in one ear. In some of these situations, the tinnitus can be treated surgically, and thus a visit to an otologist (a physician specializing in the ear) is advisable. Sensorineural tinnitus can have many causes (e.g. noise, medications, head injury, infections, and aging).
Most commonly, tinnitus is associated with sensorineural hearing loss. This type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the cochlea or hearing nerve, or both. Age-related âwear and tearâ in the inner ear is the most common cause of sensorineural hearing loss. It can also be caused by exposure to loud noise and MÃ©niÃ¨re's disease. Less commonly, tinnitus is associated with disorders causing conductive hearing loss. This type of hearing loss occurs when sounds canât pass freely into the inner ear â usually because of a blockage or problem in the outer or middle part of the ear.