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Tinnitus ("acúfenos" in spanish) is a sound or noise perceived in the ears in absence of external sound stimulation. It can be present in a single ear, in both, or in the head.

As hyperacusis, tinnitus is not considered a disease, but a symptom of an underlying problem.

Since tinnitus is generated in the head, it can arise due to mechanical causes (e.g. a dysfunction in the temporomandibular joint or repetitive muscular contractions near the ears) which may produce a constant movement in the eardrum, and by this also sounds. This type of tinnitus is called "objective tinnitus".

In the other hand, when its origin is in the auditory system, tinnitus is called "subjective tinnitus".

Within the field of peruvian popular music, there is a type of music called “cumbia tropical”, which comes from the amazon region. In this video you will hear a famous song of one of its best exponents: Juaneco y su Combo. The song calls: “Mujer Hilandera” (“Spinner woman”.
For more information about peruvian amazon music head to: http://quarter-note.blogspot.com/

One of the best ways to get an approach to peruvian culture is through its traditional and popular music.

There are in Peru three distinct geographical regions: the Costa, coastal zone bordered by the Pacific Ocean; the Sierra, highlands where is the Andean mountain chain with peaks above 5,000 mts.; and the Selva, lowlands located in the Amazon Basin on the eastern side of the country which borders mainly Brasil.

In each of these regions there are many musical styles with particular characteristics developed into the form of ethnic, folk or popular music.

Peru is a country with many social contrasts, no only by economic but also by ethnic, and geographical differences. This fact has been the main source to the appearance of multiple forms of discrimination, that still remains present and strong in our society nowadays. The ethnic discrimination is the worst and the main obstacle to reach a real national identity. The responsibility rests in many factors, but one of them has been, during all these years, the lack of an adequate government’s educational programs which promotes the integration.