Why concussion can cause ringing in your ears

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]One thing people often notice after concussion is tinnitus, which is ringing or buzzing in the ears that wasn't there before. It can be really unsettling, especially when no one mentioned that it might happen. Tinnitus after concussion does not always come from damage to the ears itself.

[00:00:16]It can also happen because concussion disrupts the way the brain processes sound.

[00:00:22]So then after concussion, the brain can essentially start generating the perception of sound even when there's no external sound source, which is why that ringing can feel very real, intrusive, and difficult to ignore.