Is Tinnitus A Treatable Disease?

Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2015

Question: I had tinnitus in the past week i had a check up and the doctor said you have bacteria in your ears and gave me some med for treatment, i asked the doctor is the tinnitus in my case treatable and she said yes its totally treatable and for what i know based on my research tinnitus is not treatable snd i have to live with it, is it true in my case?

please check the attached image for my medical results.

(I want an honest answer as i have been reading and researching i dont want to waste more time)

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rovena (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
detailed below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

I understand your concern about this.

Tinittus is not a condition.It is a symptom of various ear conditions.
Common causes for tinnitus are : earwax blockage , ear infections , damage of inner ear cells, damage of the nerve that controls balance and hearing ,exposure to loud noise etc.
So it is very important to determine the exact cause of the tinnitus.
If the cause is an ear infection ,tinnitus will resolve after the infection clears up.
You may need to consult a specialist for this, an ENT doctor.If you have an ear infection ,then most likely this is the cause of tinnitus and after the treatment it will get better and go away completely.

Some causes of tinnitus like nerve damage ,damage of inner ear cells, stiffening of the bones in your middle ear (otosclerosis) etc are not treatable.In this case the person has to live with it but it doesn't seem to be your case.

Hope it helps.
Please feel free to ask for every question you might have.

Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar