| Are you experiencing ringing ears during your | | | | grows louder during late pregnancy weeks and the |
| pregnancy months? Where before, when you were | | | | first few weeks after birth. The good news about |
| not pregnant, you had never heard a ringing or | | | | this particular condition is that it is usually temporary. |
| buzzing sound in your ears? The ringing sound in your | | | | There are also other special cases of women |
| ears is called tinnitus, more commonly seen as a | | | | experiencing tinnitus, like those who are in hormonal |
| symptom of noise-induced hearing impairment. Yet, | | | | replacement therapy (HRT) during menopausal |
| for the past few years, the medical and scientific | | | | stages. Fluid retention, headaches, or raised blood |
| communities have recognized that pregnancy can | | | | pressure usually worsens tinnitus. The ringing sound in |
| trigger tinnitus. Your ringing ears during pregnancy or | | | | the ears might also grow louder. Yet, as for |
| tinnitus is actually induced by hormonal changes in | | | | pregnancy-triggered tinnitus, there are several |
| your body. | | | | reports of the ringing sound disappearing after |
| It was back in 1993 when the connection between | | | | stopping the HRT treatment. |
| tinnitus and pregnancy was recognized, when a group | | | | With all these cases of course, ringing ears can be |
| of doctors in the Royal United Hospital in Bath, UK, | | | | very stressful. The pulsating buzz in your ear can |
| did a comparative survey study of two groups, | | | | keep you awake at night, and we all understand that |
| made up of ante-natal women and non-pregnant | | | | stress and lack of sleep are both not good during |
| women. The survey shows that the prevalence of | | | | pregnancy. Worse at post-partum, it can cause |
| tinnitus was greater for the ante-natal women than | | | | annoyance and anxiety when you are taking care of |
| the other group. Likewise, there are several health | | | | your child and the previous ringing ears during |
| forums in the internet where people have posted | | | | pregnancy surfaces again. There are several |
| their tinnitus experience during pregnancy and | | | | therapies and methods developed that might help |
| post-partum weeks. Ringing ears during pregnancy is | | | | alleviate the stress from ringing ears during |
| usually characterized by pulsating sounds, meaning the | | | | pregnancy. Full support from family and doctor usually |
| pulsating tinnitus type. | | | | helps in looking for a method that works, because |
| This ringing ears during pregnancy experience usually | | | | not all therapies work effectively for everyone. One |
| comes up during late pregnancy and stays a few | | | | must inform their doctor on the onset of |
| weeks postpartum. And for those who already have | | | | pregnancy-triggered tinnitus and discuss what can be |
| tinnitus before pregnancy, the ringing may be more | | | | done to reduce the stress brought on from the |
| noticeable or louder than usual. Ringing ears during | | | | ringing sound, so as not to affect the baby. |
| pregnancy is caused by hormonal changes and usually | | | | |