ringing in the ear

[dgmootry]

I have a friend who is hypo thyroid and is on medication. He has severe ringing in the ear, the doctor told him that it is tendanitus,and that eventually he will loose his hearing. He is 58 I bellieve, is this somthing related to hypo thyroid by chance, seems I read it was, but can't remember. thankyou, I just love this site, debbie

[dgmootry]

thankyou, I'll relay that to him, I;m hopeing he'll get on this site, so helpful thanks again

[Red_Star]

I meant to say increasing inner ear pressure. :)

[Red_Star]

Hypothyroidism is one of the many causes of tinnitus; the listed reason in medical textbooks is due to inner ear pressure. There are many other reasons for tinnitus and, off the top of my head, the conditions that hypothyroidism can cause that are also listed causes of tinnitus include excessive ear wax, vitamin B12 deficiency, anaemia, high blood pressure, TMJ dysfunction, allergies.