# Tinnitus **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus/635457 "2012-09-22T01:25:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelCures](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MichaelCures](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelCures)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus/635457/1 "2012-09-22T01:25:47Z")
Hello there, I am new to this website and I do hope to learn and share on various topics and discussions. So how is your day doing so far? I would like to ask your thoughts with regards to Tinnitus, anyone had an experience and was able to cure or treat it. Thank you and happy posting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus/635457/2 "2012-09-22T01:45:07Z")
Medical questions go in our IMHO forum, so I’ve let a moderator know so they can move thread where more people will see it. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus/635457/3 "2012-09-22T02:00:04Z")
Tinnitus has many, many potential causes and, unfortunately, most of them have no easy treatment. Still, before going further, you’ll need to elaborate a bit on your tinnitus. Perhaps the most important point to clear up from the get-go is whether the tinnitus affects one ear (or one ear far more than the other) or is pretty much the same on both sides. That question is closely followed by a set of questions which include things like: - is there associated vertigo - is there associated hearing loss - is there pain or discharge from the ear - are there any associated neurological symptoms (e.g. double vision, weakness of the muscles of the face, etc., etc.) - what medications is the person taking Then, of course, one needs to learn more about the tinnitus itself. What does it sound like? A buzzing? A clicking? A whistling? Is it changing as time goes on? Anything make it better? Anything make it worse or bring it on? Etc., etc. At this point, maybe, one can start to begin to consider possible causes. In any case, [the Wikipedia on tinnitus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus) looks like a reasonable place to start. And, [The American Tinnitus Association has a web site](http://www.ata.org/). (Often, such sufferer-supported sites contain a lot of useful information. I think you might try checking it out before going much further.) Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus/635457/4 "2012-09-22T02:11:02Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Medical questions go in our IMHO forum, so I’ve let a moderator know so they can move thread where more people will see it. Moved. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus/635457/5 "2012-09-22T02:12:38Z")
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