A few months ago I had ringing in the ears. It’s scary. I thought I was going crazy. Briefly, I thought I had a tumor in my brain (I hate those medical shows). This ringing caused me some hearing lost and dizzy spells. Good thing my wife’s cousin is an EENT doctor. He diagnosed my sickness as tinnitus. Tinnitus causes are ear infections, loud noises or ear accidents.

Tinnitus causes from damaged to the hair cells in your ear. When these hair cells are damaged they sometimes move randomly. This movement is interpreted by our brains as ringing. Vertigo can also cause tinnitus. Old age can also cause tinnitus.