The causes of tinnitus and ear swelling may be caused by inflammation, tumor, cerumen embolism, cholesteatoma and other diseases.
1. Inflammation: such as acute otitis media, acute otitis externa, acute otitis externa patients if there is a blockage of the ear canal secretion, can induce patients to appear tinnitus, ear canal stuffy feeling. Acute purulent otitis media patients will occur perforation of the eardrum, often manifested as tinnitus; drum room with bacterial infection, easy to occur ear canal secretion accumulation, can lead to the patient’s ear inside the swelling and pain.
2. Tumors: such as hemangioma, jugular vein bulboma, etc. Tinnitus from the arteries is consistent with the pulse beat.
3. Cerumen embolism: Excessive secretion of cerumen glands or impaired cerumen discharge leads to excessive accumulation of cerumen, which forms a harder mass and blocks the external auditory canal, and the patient may suffer from tinnitus and ear distension.
4. Cholesteatoma: some people may have cholesteatoma blockage of the external auditory canal, which can lead to ear distension and tinnitus.
Remind everyone to pay attention to is, if the patient has tinnitus, ear swelling, need to go to the otorhinolaryngology department in time for examination, follow the doctor’s advice timely symptomatic treatment.