Month: September 2015

Tinnitus is largely a mystery, a phantom sound heard in the absence of actual sound. Tinnitus patients “hear” ringing, buzzing or hissing in their ears much like an amputee might “feel” pain in a missing limb. It is a symptom, not a disease, and though exposure to loud noise may cause it, some cases have no apparent trigger.

Difficulty hearing in background noise can be frustrating. New research into the issue is revealing the secrets. Is this the real reason you can’t hear conversation round the dinner table? …even though the standard test says nothing is wrong with your ears?