The potential offered for all members of a New England family during the Industrial Revolution in America, for men, women, and even children, was not the only important paradigm shift that occurred.
Often the tinnitus is only in one ear. In some of these situations, the tinnitus can be treated surgically, and thus a visit to an otologist (a physician specializing in the ear) is advisable. Sensorineural tinnitus can have many causes (e.g. noise, medications, head injury, infections, and aging).
1 Some common underlying conditions that can cause tinnitus include earwax blockages or fluid in the inner ear, abnormal bone growth in the ear, blood vessel disorders, jaw misalignment, certain types of tumors and inner ear disorders such as Meniere's disease.