His books include Transforming Womenâs Work: New England Lives in the Industrial Revolution (1994), Farm to Factory: Womenâs Letters, 1830â1860 (1981), and Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826â1860 (1979).
Things that cause hearing loss (and tinnitus) include loud noise, medications that damage the nerves in the ear (ototoxic drugs), impacted earwax, middle ear problems (such as infections and vascular tumors), and aging.
Tinnitus can develop gradually over time or occur suddenly. It's not clear exactly why it happens, but it often occurs along with some degree of hearing loss. Tinnitus is often associated with: 1  age-related hearing loss. 2  inner ear damage caused by repeated exposure to loud noises. 3  an earwax build-up. 4  a middle ear infection. 5  Meniere'mÃ©niÃ¨re s â disease a condition that also causes hearing loss and (vertigo a spinning).  sensation