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Did I get tinnitus by shoving chewing gum into my ears?

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Jan 22 9:04am | Replies (10)
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@coffeeandtv

@windyshores , I actually meant it more in the way that people who have anxiety are more likely to have tinnitus? Maybe the anxiety is a sign of certain characteristics like fragile nerves, etc.? Sensory overload is a common experience in people with anxiety.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jan 21 7:00am

@coffeeandtv I don't think anxiety plays any role in causing tinnitus. Anxiety does not affect the auditory nerve, which recent research has implicated. A common cause appears to be noise exposure and/or hearing loss. Tinnitus isn't really a matter of noise sensitivity, which is termed hyperacusis. The two may or may not occur together. Hyperacusis is not caused by anxiety either. I have been told numerous times that the brain senses a void and fills it.

Do you have tinnitus?

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