2024-01-01 19:58:25
By Elisa Doré
Published 25 minutes ago, Updated now
Tinnitus is a hearing disorder that affects 10 to 15% of the adult population worldwide. Yura Yarema – stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – A mechanism undetectable by standard tests could explain their appearance in patients with normal hearing.
They can sound like buzzing, hissing or crackling sounds, sporadically or continuously, and sometimes get louder. These are tinnitus, “phantom” sounds that do not exist but are anchored in reality and the feelings of many people. Around 10% to 15% of adults suffer from this hearing disorder with a variable impact on their daily life. From simple discomfort to difficulty falling asleep, the auditory illusion can become a real handicap if it persists.
The vast majority of tinnitus results from hearing loss, linked to dysfunction of the inner ear and the auditory nerve, the cochlear nerve, responsible for transmitting sound signals to the brain. But only a small proportion of tinnitus cases are linked to an ENT or neurological cause identifiable by current methodsexplains Professor Hung Thai-Van, head of the audiology and otoneurological explorations department at Lyon University Hospital and president of the Association…
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