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Tinnitus (ringing, buzzing or hissing in the ears) that occurs for only a short time after exposure to high noise levels is an early warning sign that your hearing is at risk and you may have suffered some permanent loss of hearing acuity.
It is called tinnitus and is often described as ringing, swishing, roaring or clicking noises. Tinnitus is not a disease but a symptom of an underlying illness. In rare cases, the doctor can also hear the noise with a stethoscope or a small recording device placed inside the ear canal. This âobjectiveâ tinnitus is mostly linked to abnormalities of the inner ear or disturbances in the blood flow within arteries in the neck or head.