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Is there any actual “damage” known to be associated with tinnitus?
by d4rkp4ttern 5y ago
Is there any actual “damage” known to be associated with tinnitus?
- deelowe 5y agoMy understanding is it is often due to damaged hairs/cells in the cochlea.
- jFriedensreich 5y agotinnitus is a known sideeffect of hearing loss, possibly due to changes in regulation of nerves making up for reduced signals. Another aspect is that often tinnitus and hearing loss are both effects of a "hörsturz"(there seems to be no easy to find translation in english, basically hörsturz is like a stroke inside the ear and results in severe tinnitus and/or hearing loss)
- d4rkp4ttern 5y agoInteresting. I have mild tinnitus but my hearing is perfect (was tested)
- hprotagonist 5y agoTinnitus is a subjective percept that arises from many, often independent, causes. Some of those causes involve hearing loss, hair cell death, hair cell deafferentiation. Some don't.