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    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

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    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus) is the medical symptom of awareness of sound in the human ear or head when there is no outside source of the sounds.
    It is not a sickness but a symptom of an underlying disorder.
    Tinnitus is often called ringing in the ears but it may also sound like blowing, humming, roaring, buzzing, hissing, whistling, or sizzling.
    The sounds the patient hears can be soft or noisy.
    The patient may even believe he or she is hearing air escaping, water running, the inside of a seashell, or musical notes.
    Nearly every body notices a mild form of tinnitus once in a while that only lasts a few minutes.
    Constant or returning tinnitus is upsetting and makes it difficult to focus or sleep.
    Almost 12 % of men who are 65 to 74 years of age are affected by tinnitus.
    1. Construction site workers
    2. MP3 player users
    3. Rock concert audiences
    4. Gun and rifle users
    Causes
    It is not known precisely what induces a person to "hear" sounds with no external source of the noise.
    Tinnitus may happen with hearing loss.
    Occasionally, it is an indication of high blood pressure, an allergy, or anemia.
    Infrequently, tinnitus is a sign of a severe disorder like a tumor or aneurysm.
    The causes of Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus) are:
    1. Hearing loss is the most frequent cause.
    Age or trauma to the ear (through noise, drugs, or chemicals) induce the injury of the segment of the ear for hearing (the cochlea) becomes destroyed.
    Hearing loss can happen from loud noises
    Because the cochlea does not transmit the normal signals to the brain, the brain becomes perplexed and basically produces its own sound (the tinnitus) to make up for the lack of normal sound signals.
    2. Ear damage is normally noticed in both ears because both ears are normally exposed
    3. The bad effects of extremely loud noise from firearms, high intensity music or other sources are a very frequent cause of tinnitus because of hearing nerve injury.
    4. Ear infections or excess wax in the ear
    Foreign objects in the ear can produce the ringing sound.
    5. Drugs such as aspirin (if overused), amino glycoside antibiotics and quinine may injure the hearing nerve.
    Alcohol, caffeine, antibiotics, aspirin, or other drugs can also induce ear noises.
    6. Brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma which develops on the nerve that supplies hearing can induce tinnitus.
    7. Meniere's disease -- an inner ear disorder that affects hearing loss and dizziness
    his tinnitus normally affects one ear unlike the hearing loss in both ears.
    The sound that they recognize in the ear or head has been mentioned as:
    1. Ringing,
    2. Whistling,
    3. Vacuuming,
    4. Hammering,
    5. Buzzing
    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus) is diagnosed:
    1. Complete history and physical examination of the head and neck
    2. A complete hearing test (audiogram)
    3. Auditory brainstem response
    4. Brain scan such as a computerized tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    Tinnitus can be hidden by other sounds:
    1. Low-level music, ticking clocks, or other noises may assist the patient not perceive the tinnitus.
    2. Tinnitus is often more obvious when the patient goes to bed at night because the environment is quieter.
    3. Any noise in the room, like a humidifier, white noise machine, or dishwasher, can assist mask tinnitus
    4. The patient must be taught methods to relax.
    The most frequent treatments are:
    1. There may be physical injury to the inner ear or ear drum, in which case surgery may be essential.
    2. If no physical injury is discovered, the doctor will give different drugs.
    Some doctors assert to be able to decrease the ringing by combining an inner-ear injection of lignocaine.
    Vagal nerve stimulation in the patient produced a decrease in tinnitus lasting for 2 mths
    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus)<

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateDec 30, 2017
    ISBN9781370470198
    Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Ringing in Ears

      (Tinnitus),

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the disease Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus), Diagnosis, Treatments and Related Diseases or in vernacular terms

      (What You Need to treat Ringing in Ears or Tinnitus)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus)

      What is ringing in Ears (Tinnitus)?

      Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus) is the medical symptom of awareness of sound in the human ear or head when there is no outside source of the sounds.

      It is not a sickness but a symptom of an underlying disorder.

      Tinnitus is often called ringing in the ears but it may also sound like blowing, humming, roaring, buzzing, hissing, whistling, or sizzling.

      The sounds the patient hears can be soft or noisy.

      The patient may even believe he or she is hearing air escaping, water running, the inside of a seashell, or musical notes.

      Tinnitus is frequent.

      Nearly every body notices a mild form of tinnitus once in a while that only lasts a few minutes.

      Constant or returning tinnitus is upsetting and makes it difficult to focus or sleep.

      Who are at risk of getting Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus)?

      Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus) involves a large proportion of adult population.

      Almost 12 % of men who are 65 to 74 years of age are affected by tinnitus.

      1. Construction site workers

      2. MP3 player users

      3. Rock concert audiences

      4. Gun and rifle users

      What are the causes of Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus)?

      Causes

      It is not known precisely what induces a person to hear sounds with no external source of the noise.

      Tinnitus may happen with hearing loss.

      Occasionally, it is a indication of high blood pressure, an allergy, or anemia.

      Infrequently, tinnitus is a sign of a severe disorder like a tumor or aneurysm.

      The causes of Ringing in Ears (Tinnitus) are:

      1. Hearing loss is the most

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