Dr. Sabrina Lee, an American audiologist, reported that changes in the brain, erosion of ear hair cells, loud sounds, and blockage of the ear canals can lead to tinnitus.
Live Science magazine indicates that, according to the doctor, exposure to loud sounds is the main factor in developing tinnitus, and this is observed in people who constantly attend loud music concerts.
But hearing problems can also begin in people seeking to preserve their hearing. Because tinnitus can appear as a result of the brain's inability to adapt, it tries to compensate for the hearing loss by increasing its neural activity, which leads to the appearance of phantom sounds.
According to her, another reason for the appearance of tinnitus may be the erosion of middle ear hair cells and hearing receptors with age. These changes are irreversible and lead to hearing loss, sometimes accompanied by the appearance of phantom sounds.
The specialist points out that hearing problems often appear due to blockage of the auditory canals or as a result of Meniere's disease, which is a non-suppurative disease that affects the inner ear, characterized by an increase in the volume of endolymph (the fluid present in the membrane of the inner ear labyrinth).
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