Having a constant ringing, buzzing or whistling sound in your ears, every waking hour? It is always there and doesn’t give you a break? Well, this symptom is called tinnitus.
Tinnitus is not a condition itself. There are many underlying conditions such as hearing loss, ear injury or even a circular system disorder or acoustic trauma that may have triggered it. A long history of prescribed drug treatment could also be the culprit.
Tinnitus or the sound in the ear or head varies to every individual. Some hear it louder or softer, some hear whistling, ringing or even buzzing sound. Depending on its degree of loudness, it could be bothersome, but tinnitus alone usually isn’t a sign of something serious. Although it can worsen with age, for many people, tinnitus can improve with treatment. Treating an identified underlying cause sometimes helps. Other treatments reduce or mask the noise, making tinnitus less noticeable.
We at EarMed are equipped to perform a full Tinnitus Assessment. To fully understand the condition, we perform varies test which includes, questionnaires, Tinnitus Pitch Matching, Tinnitus Loudness Matching, Minimum Masking Level and even a Residual Inhibition.
Although there’s no proven cure for tinnitus, there are treatments that can help make it easier to be ignored. For example, you can wear devices in your ear(s) that produce soothing therapeutic noises to shift your focus away from the tinnitus. Other devices produce constant, soft noise to mask the tinnitus. Tinnitus sufferers who also have hearing loss sometimes find relief by simply wearing an optimally fitted hearing aid.
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