In his memoirs, the famous Italian artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni had written that he excessively heard the chirping of crickets. Unfortunately for Michelangelo, he had the problem known as tinnitus—also commonly called chronic ringing in the ears. In Latin, the word tinnire translates as “ringing.”

Today, tinnitus is quite common and affects about one in five people. A 2014 report published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology stated that tinnitus is one of the most somatic symptoms to affect people. The neurological and audiological condition affects nearly 50 million Americans, according to the … Read More

This article Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ears): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments originally published at Daily Free Health Articles and Natural Health Advice by Jon Yaneff, CNP.