What causes whistling in the ears?

Explore Mayo Clinic trials testing new treatments, interventions, and tests to prevent, identify, treat, or treat this condition. CBT uses techniques such as cognitive restructuring and relaxation to change the way patients think about and respond to tinnitus. For some, treatment with low doses of anxiety medications such as Valium or antidepressants such as Elavil helps reduce tinnitus. If a cause for your tinnitus can be found, effective treatment can help improve your tinnitus — for example, removing earwax buildup can help.

Removing an earwax blockage may reduce tinnitus symptoms.

How do you cure a wheezing sound in your ear

Your inner ear (cochlea) contains tiny, sensitive hair cells that move when your ear receives sound waves. It’s not clear what exactly causes tinnitus, but it’s thought to be a problem with how the ear hears sounds and how the brain interprets them. Damage to the tiny bones in your middle ear or eardrum can also interfere with proper sound conduction. You can only hear these sounds if your brain accepts the electrical signals and converts them into sounds.

Improving your hearing also means that sounds you wouldn’t otherwise hear are now audible, which can help drown out the sounds of your tinnitus.