(THE CONVERSATION) Not a week goes by when I don’t see someone in my clinic complaining of a strange and constant phantom sound in one of their ears, or in both ears. The noise is loud, distracting ...

Around 10 percent of the U.S. adult population — over 25 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus.

The condition known as SSNHL, affects one ear at a time. Its onset can occur either during a single night, or it may develop ...

Rebecca Edgar, 29, struggles to hear her toddler when he talks to her from the backseat of her car. Most nights, she struggles to fall asleep, caught in a cycle of worry that the ringing in her ear is ...

April marks Stress Awareness Month, a time dedicated to understanding the impact of stress on our health. While many people ...

If you’ve ever been to a concert or sat too close to a loudspeaker, you’ve likely experienced ringing in your ears afterward. But if you often hear a sound that’s in sync with your heartbeat or a ...

Some people experience fluttering sounds in the ears that come and go, while others may hear a continuous sound. Causes include tinnitus, dysfunction of tissues in the ear, and high blood pressure.

The kind of sound varies from patient to patient: buzzing, blowing, hissing, ringing, roaring, rumbling, whooshing or a combination thereof. But whatever the sound, the condition is called tinnitus.