Severe weight loss from malnutrition or excessive dieting.A rapid change in environmental pressure (barotrauma).Injury to the inner ear following surgery or radiation therapy to the head or neck.

Injuries, such as whiplash or a direct blow to the ear or head.Dental or other problems affecting the mouth, such as temporomandibular (TM) problems.

Drinking an excessive amount of alcohol or caffeinated beverages.Medicines, especially antibiotics or large amounts of aspirin.Other possible causes of tinnitus include: Tinnitus can occur with all types of hearing loss and may be a symptom of almost any ear disorder. The most common cause of tinnitus is hearing loss that occurs with aging ( presbycusis), but it can also be caused by living or working around loud noises ( acoustic trauma). Sometimes this type of tinnitus is described as coming from inside the head. Non-pulsatile tinnitus is caused by problems in the nerves involved with hearing.You may hear sounds such as your own pulse or the contractions of your muscles. Pulsatile (like a heartbeat) tinnitus is often caused by sounds created by muscle movements near the ear, changes in the ear canal, or blood flow (vascular) problems in the face or neck.Men have problems with tinnitus more often than women.

Tinnitus is most common in people older than age 40. The sound may keep time with your heartbeat, it may keep pace with your breathing, it may be constant, or it may come and go. You may hear a sound, such as a ringing or roaring, that does not come from your surroundings (nobody else can hear it). Ringing in the ears that does not get better or go away is called tinnitus. The sound usually lasts only a few minutes. Many people experience an occasional ringing (or roaring, hissing, buzzing, or tinkling) in their ears.

High pitched noise in headphones