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Hi, I was wondering if there is any place here in Brandon or Winnipeg where my bf can go to get his ear tested/checked. He's always heard a buzzing, ringing noise in his ear and it's bugging him. Looking for info on places that can fix that to make it go away. Thanks  

Can be very annoying.Lots of people have it. There is no cure for tinnitus. All you can do is mask it, learn to ignore it. I have mild tinnitus. Often worse in a quiet room. Keeping a radio, TV or music playing can help to mask it.  
 
Though I said there is no cure, check with your doctor to see if there could be a medical cause other than hearing related. An Audiologist can check his hearing and probably should as the tinnitus can be related to long term exposure to loud music/noise that can damage hearing. Call Advanced Hearing Clinic or Stokes. They are the best in town IMO.

and its not fun. When I seen a hearing specialist all that I was given for advise was to figure out how to live with it. I always try and have background music. If he works in any loud areas, be very diligent with using hearing protection to prevent further damage. I was told that mine was from prolonged exposure to loud noises.

Spades!! said "Can be very annoying.Lots of people have it. There is no cure for tinnitus. All you can do is mask it, learn to ignore it. I have mild tinnitus. Often worse in a quiet room. Keeping a radio, TV or music playing can help to mask it.     Though I said there is no cure, check with your doctor to see if there could be a medical cause other than hearing related. An Audiologist can check his hearing and probably should as the tinnitus can be related to long term exposure to loud music/noise that can damage hearing. Call Advanced Hearing Clinic or Stokes. They are the best in town IMO. "

I looked up home remedies for ringing of the ear there maybe something that can help.

Whoa don't assume it's tinnitus! They still need to get checked in case there's physical damage there or a misalignment. Could be inflamed/infection or something else including malabsorption.  
 
Not good to tell people there's no cure before you know what medical issue they have!  
 
To many people give up on getting help because friends tell them 'there's nothing they can do for that'

I too have it for a few years. Went to a hearing center. In my case, there is no cure. I could purchase a hearing aid which played a very low background music, which would train you to hear instead of the ringing. The cost was more than I could afford, so just an annoying thing I have learned to live with.  

Chiropractic care can help in some cases. Doctor Daniel Schaeffer at South Wood Chiropractic in Winnipeg is a master of chiropractic care and can assess this situation and treat it or make appropriate recommendations for other treatments. 204-269-6866. Corner of Bishiop Grandin and Pembina hwy behind the A&W.  

Don't waste your time.  
Start with a medical doctor to rule out a medical cause. When that's done go see the audiologist to check your hearing.  
 
In most cases that I've read about the tinnitus is permanent and you simply have to manage it. NO there are no so called natural or home cures for tinnitus. They are all bogus.  

Don't work, as someone else mentioned.  
 
One quick way to rule out what is causing it is to go for a massage with someone who specializes in the jaw and neck pain.  
 
I have had it for years and it was by chance I was at physio for my neck issues when the new guy I was seeing started working on my jaw. The pain was insane when he rubbed the jaw muscles - yet they did not hurt me in general so I had no idea. While he was working on them, the ringing got far worse, but when he was done and the swelling went down the next day, the ringing was nearly gone.  
 
SO go for a nice massage and ask them to focus on your occipital and jaw region and see if anything good comes of it.  
 
Other reasons for the ringing are hearing damage and too much aspirin use, so those would required medical check up.  
 
Nope, you are not alone. I has to sleep with the TV on for years to drown out the ringing...it sucks.

It's a ringing in the ear caused by blood in his vein's rushing around the head. It's very difficult to cure. Eventually he will get used to the noise but may have a problem hearing. My wife say's it has caused me to have selective hearing. LOL.

Depends when and how. After six months, it's chronic  
 
Tinnitus is caused by noise, medication, tmj, tumours or no cause. You need to see an ent and family doctor. Usually, you need to ignore and mask the sounds. Sometime it goes away. Sometime it doesn't  
 
If it's a big bother, see a psych

If he is also experiencing dizziness/room spinning with sudden head movements then just go to walk in and the dr will do a few test to help adjust it. The dr even showed me how to do them at home safely so I don't have to keep going back. It's like dust particles get caught on the little hairs on the ear drum and throw things off. Can cause ringing in ear as well. PLEASE don't use ebrandon to diagnose his issue. Go to walk in an see dr Duncan.

Could this have anything to do with having the biggest boom box in your car 20 yrs ago or just ignoring hearing protection all around? I ask only because I'm guilty as charged.