Re: Why do ears 'ring'..

Well, I'd never heard about ears ringing when one is being talked about - I 
always thought the saying went that one's ears were burning. And certainly, 
being talked about was not listed as a cause of ringing in the ears in any 
source I could find! 

The medical term for that ringing is tinnitus, and it can have any number 
of causes. Some people actually experience it so severely that the 
condition requires a medical workup and treatment, but most of us 
experience it to a limited and tolerable degree at some time or other. It 
can be caused by sounds in your own body, a clogged ear, damaged cilia in 
the ear, or drug toxicity (aspirin is a common culprit), among other 
things. I am copying for you the addressses of a few websites that go into 
a little more detail about tinnitus and its causes - but be aware that 
those sites do focus on the more severe forms of it. Hope this is helpful!

http://www.medicinenet.com/art.asp?li=MNI&ArticleKey=496
http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/leaflets/aslha/aslha006.htm
http://www.medhelp.org/lib/tinnit2.htm