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Tinnitus isn't a disease, it's a problem in which a person hears clicking, buzzing, swishing, or ringing on one or both ears. The condition can be caused by medications, tumors, ear trauma, exposure to loud noises, and Meniere's syndrome. The sounds coming from the ear can be so bothersome that it affects the person's quality of life.
19 January 2011âScientists say they can cure tinnitusâpersistent ringing in the earsâby pairing certain tones with stimulation of a nerve in the neck. Tinnitus is caused by noise damage to the sensory cells in the inner ear, or cochlea. This damage results in changes to the organization of the brainâs auditory cortex, a region that contains a frequency map of sounds. Damage to the inner ear causes a portion of this map to take over other parts of the cortex, causing the ringing.