Tinnitus is the feeling that a person hears some abnormal sounds continuously or intermittently. Tinnitus is a very general term and these sounds may not always be tinnitus. Patients can often describe tinnitus with expressions such as water sound, wind sound, machine sound, broken radio sound. While these sounds are initially felt only in a quiet environment, they can be heard even in a noisy environment in the later stages of the disease.
The cause of tinnitus may not always be found. In many patients complaining of tinnitus, no abnormality can be found as a result of diagnostic methods such as examination, hearing tests, tomography and MRI. However, tinnitus can also be a sign of very serious problems. Tinnitus, especially sudden onset and accompanied by hearing loss and dizziness, should be investigated. Sudden hearing loss requiring urgent intervention may be observed in some of the patients complaining of tinnitus. The longer the application period, the worse the course of the disease becomes. Although less common, tinnitus may be the first symptom of some brain tumors and some malignant diseases of the ear. Especially in patients with unilateral tinnitus, hearing loss, and dizziness symptoms, possible tumor formation in the brain and ear should be excluded by MRI or tomography. If these tumors are not diagnosed early, they may cause many problems in the future, including permanent facial paralysis, permanent deafness and severe dizziness.
Tinnitus is one of the diseases that are difficult to treat in the ear, nose and throat branch. It may not always be possible to eliminate tinnitus. Current methods and new drugs are being developed for this disease. First of all, it should be investigated whether a person with tinnitus has serious diseases, then the patient's symptoms should be carefully questioned and the best treatment should be given. Opinion should be sought from the psychiatry department, especially in cases of tinnitus that is resistant to existing medications.
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