Tinnitus relief can only be found if the underlying cause of tinnitus is discovered.
If you have had a head injury that would be an obvious cause, or if you have worked in heavy industry or on construction sites for any length of time, the noisy environment is probably the cause of your tinnitus.
Troops returning from Iraq have been diagnosed with tinnitus much more quickly than, say, troops that were in World War II, or Vietnam.
Research on this problem has increased significantly recently you will be happy to know.
But you think you have tinnitus and have experienced none of the above.
In certain cases these may be the cause of your symptoms of tinnitus:

• Infection
• Tumor
• Drugs
• High cholesterol

What you thought was a minor cold or sinusitis may be the cause of your tinnitus, perhaps it has been going on for so long you didn't even tie the two together in your mind, but if you can think of no other reason why you have tinnitus, a visit to an ear, nose and throat specialist may bring you tinnitus relief.
An ENT specialist may also find a tumor in your ear that is probably the cause of your tinnitus.
A good friend of mine has just undergone treatment for lymphoma.
His lymphoma is gone, but he has been left with tinnitus caused by the drugs he had to take for his cancer.
There is nothing he can do about it other than try tinnitus remedies that may help.
High cholesterol can cause deposits inside the veins and arteries, these are accumulations of calcium, minerals and basically fat which constrict arteries.
If you think you may have high cholesterol seek medical advice immediately.
Treatment for high cholesterol can be one of the simpler tinnitus remedies.
Following the correct course of treatment, and eating a diet low in cholesterol will decrease the deposits in your veins and arteries and may decrease the pulsatile tinnitus that you are experiencing.
Pulsatile Tinnitus? You will know you have pulsatile tinnitus because the noise inside your head increases with every beat of your heart.
Any type of tinnitus can cause a lot of problems if left untreated for any length of time.
Lack of sleep can be the root cause of irritability and could be affecting your relationship with your family and loved ones.
Certain kinds of tinnitus may cause you to lose a lack of hearing at low range and the remedy for you may be to just turn up the television volume.
This could cause discomfort to people around you and cause friction.
If the tinnitus and deafness cannot be remedied by other means, you may have to wear a hearing aid.
Of course if you are working, if you are not getting good quality sleep because of the ringing or thumping inside your head, your work is going to suffer and you could end up losing your job - a cause for more stress and friction.
Tinnitus relief may come from a visit to your ENT specialist, but if that has failed and your cholesterol is normal and you don't work around loud noise you will want to find a remedy.
Follow the guide below for one of the latest tinnitus remedies that has worked for hundreds of sufferers.