What Causes the Ailment ?

After the onset of tinnitus ,
a sufferer may nervously wonder what has gone wrong.
He may fear that he has a cerebral hemorrhage,
has suffered a mental disorder , or has a tumor.
Fortunately, tinnitus is rarely caused by a serious ailment.
Some have developed tinnitus after a head injury..
And Professor Alf Axelsson, of Goteborg, Sweden
and expert on the subject of tinnitus...
Said....
Some drugs, such as asprin in high doses,
can produce tinnitus as a temporary side effect..
By and large , though, tinnitus is the result of an ear disorder.
Professor Axelsson explained:
" The problem is usually in the part of the inner ear called the cochlea,
with it's 15,000 or so microscopic sensory hair cells.
If some of them have been damaged,
they can send and recieve an unbalanced stream of nerve cells.
This is perceived by the sufferer as noise."