#tinnitus

[ivehearditinmusic]

[mindblowingscience]

Serotonin spikes may worsen tinnitus by directly activating the brain's auditory circuit

The same neurotransmitter commonly leveraged to relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety also may exacerbate a vexing condition known as t

The same neurotransmitter commonly leveraged to relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety also may exacerbate a vexing condition known as tinnitus, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Tinnitus is a constant sensation of ringing or buzzing in the ears, creating a continual irritation for some and severe anxiety for others. Global prevalence is estimated to be as high as 14%, with many severely affected.

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[facts-i-just-made-up]

Of course, why didn't the doctor know this?

[lifenconcepts]

ah, the silence of the night. What else can be most comforting but the peace of not being bothered?

the ever reliable angelic screech within my ear (I have tinnitus): EEEEEEIIEIEIIEIEEEIIIEIEIIEIEIEIEIEEEIEIEEEEEEEEEEIEEEEEEEEEEEUEUEIEIDIISEEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEииииййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййэээээээээййййййййййииийййиииииии

[thisishistoreh]

Noel and Liam (and Graham Coxon) have tinnitus (via tinnitusfree on instagram)

[coldmilkbeforebed]

Does your tinnitus ever just change frequency?

[ayeforscotland]

Scientists have been able to record Tinnitus.

While the NHS definition is that Tinnitus is a phantom sound that the brain creates, it appears they are actually something physical.

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[unbfacts]

In rare cases, a doctor can actually hear a patient’s tinnitus using a stethoscope near the ear or over the head and neck, and doctors call this “objective tinnitus.”