Why do elderly people often have tinnitus?
Recently, I often complain of tinnitus. At first, people said it was due to old age, but the condition is getting worse, making my mother extremely worried.
Tran Thu (Gia Lai):My mother is 60 years old and has recently complained of tinnitus. At first, people said it was due to old age, but the condition has become increasingly severe, making my mother extremely worried. Please let me know what disease my mother has.
You need to see an ENT specialist to get an accurate diagnosis of the cause of tinnitus.
Tinnitus has many causes such as: aging of the hearing organs due to old age, often found in people over 60 years old. Trauma causing damage to the inner ear due to loud noises, listening for a long time continuously from day to day such as loud music, chainsaws, cutting tiles, explosions,... can greatly reduce hearing.
In addition, using drugs to treat chronic diseases such as aspirin, streptomycin, gentamycin... can also cause tinnitus. Head, face, neck injuries damage the inner ear. Diseases of the circulatory system can also cause tinnitus such as: atherosclerosis, accumulation of cholesterol and other types of fat, causing large blood vessels near the middle ear and inner ear to lose elasticity... can also cause tinnitus.
Therefore, to know the exact cause of tinnitus, you need to take your mother to an ENT specialist for examination and treatment.
According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu - Health & Life - NT
