You develop tinnitus after an upper respiratory infection, such as a cold, and your tinnitus doesn't improve within a week.Make an appointment to see your doctor if:
If you have tinnitus that bothers you, see your doctor. For other people, tinnitus disrupts their daily lives. Some people aren't very bothered by tinnitus. If you have pulsatile tinnitus, your doctor may be able to hear your tinnitus when he or she does an examination (objective tinnitus). In rare cases, tinnitus can occur as a rhythmic pulsing or whooshing sound, often in time with your heartbeat. Tinnitus may be present all the time, or it may come and go. In some cases, the sound can be so loud it interferes with your ability to concentrate or hear external sound. The noises of tinnitus may vary in pitch from a low roar to a high squeal, and you may hear it in one or both ears.
Most people who have tinnitus have subjective tinnitus, or tinnitus that only you can hear.
However, tinnitus can also cause other types of phantom noises in your ears, including: Tinnitus is most often described as a ringing in the ears, even though no external sound is present.
