Can cervical tinnitus cause deafness?

Tinnitus is a common symptom of disease in life. There are many causes of tinnitus, including cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis is actually one of the more serious orthopedic diseases. If the patient does not treat the disease in time, tinnitus may further worsen. Some patients may even suffer from deafness in the end. Therefore, patients should not take tinnitus caused by cervical spondylosis lightly. Once it occurs, they should respond immediately and conduct timely examination and treatment. This can avoid the serious consequences of deafness and bring a heavy blow to themselves. Below, experts will give a detailed introduction to the relevant knowledge of cervical tinnitus.

Tinnitus caused by cervical spondylosis is a new type of tinnitus. Especially in today's developed Internet era, the number of people suffering from tinnitus caused by cervical spondylosis is gradually increasing. However, since most patients are not aware of the cause of tinnitus caused by cervical spondylosis, incorrect treatment causes worsening tinnitus, hearing loss, and some even cause deafness.

Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative cervical spondylosis that mostly occurs in the elderly. However, with the development of the Internet today, due to the increase in the number of office white-collar workers, white-collar workers who sit in front of computers every day are prone to cervical spondylosis. In addition, some white-collar workers get up at night, turn on their computers to "steal vegetables" and other activities, so the incidence of tinnitus caused by cervical spondylosis is increasing. At the same time, the occurrence of cervical spondylosis is accompanied by many complications, tinnitus being one of them.

Tinnitus often occurs in people over 60 years old, with an incidence rate of about 36%. Clinically, many tinnitus patients have cervical spine diseases to varying degrees. However, after examination, it was found that these elderly people had problems with their cervical spine to varying degrees. Tinnitus in the elderly is not necessarily caused by age alone. Long-term incorrect sitting and sleeping postures and lack of protection for the cervical spine can lead to cervical spine diseases and may also cause tinnitus. Generally, after a period of acupuncture treatment, tinnitus may improve to a certain extent, and the tinnitus symptoms of some patients may even disappear.

The blood supply to the ear comes from the vertebral arteries, which are closely related to the cervical spine. There is one vertebral artery on each side of the cervical spine. They are like two lines, passing through the "ears" (transverse processes) on both sides of the cervical spine, stringing the cervical vertebrae into a "string" from bottom to top. When there is a problem with the cervical spine, such as scoliosis, the vertebral artery will be affected. In addition, factors such as changes in the position of the connection between the first and second cervical vertebrae, herniation or atrophy of the intervertebral disc of the cervical vertebrae, and slight movement of any cervical vertebra may affect the vertebral artery, causing it to be stretched, stimulated or compressed. This will cause the lumen of the vertebral artery to become smaller, and the blood supply to the vascular branches distributed to the ear will also be reduced accordingly. Continuous ischemia in the ear may cause tinnitus. If not treated promptly, tinnitus may develop into deafness.