Home Remedies for Tinnitus Tinnitus is actually not a disease. It is a symptom, which can be caused due to a number of medical conditions. Tinnitus medically means “ringing in the ears”. It means there exists a perception of hissing, ringing or any other sound, even during the absence of any external sound. This may be severe or mild in intensity, constant or intermittent in nature and vary from just a throbbing to a high pitch to an extent that