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Ear wax n tinnitus
Can small amount of wax on eardrum cause tinnitus ? I add wax build up in my ear and sounds are come from ear and after cleaning it reduced but doctor did not cleaned wax on ear drum after clean the remaining sound will go away?
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Dr. Geetmoni Deka Pathak
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
24 yrs exp
Guwahati
Minimal wax will not cause tinnitus.kindly review.
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Dr. Varunkumar J
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Puducherry
Good morning
Tinnitus has many etiologies
Minimal wax doesnt cause tinnitus
Kindly get evaluated
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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
No .
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Indore
Plz visit ent for suction cleaning
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
Any problem causing conductive hearing issue may cause tinnitus including wax or Middle ear effusion or ossicular chain abnormalities.
In addition Sensorineural hearing loss cause tinnitus.
Above all if you focus and think about tinnitus sound will also increase tinnitus.
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Dr. Saiyad Saif Naziruddin
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Raichur
Minimal wax won't cause
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Dr. Adhavan
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Chennai
It should if wax is the only reason.. Review after removal. Of wax
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