Tinnitus Treatment
What causes my ears to ring?
About 50 million people in the United States and 1 of every 5 people in the world suffer from tinnitus (pronounced tin-night-us or tin-i-tus), a bothersome and sometimes debilitating condition that affects the auditory system. Many things can cause tinnitus including medications, head or neck trauma, tumors on the auditory nerve, jaw problems, and other medical conditions. However, the most common cause of tinnitus is exposure to loud noise. For this reason, hearing loss and tinnitus often go hand-in-hand, and together they can result in a significant decrease in enjoyment of everyday life.
Protection against tinnitus
If you don’t currently suffer from tinnitus, you can protect yourself by wearing hearing protection around loud noise, and by asking your doctor if any of your medications have a negative effect on your hearing. If you do suffer from tinnitus, there are a number of things that can be done to help you cope with, and in many cases reduce the tinnitus that you are experiencing.
Treating tinnitus
The first step in dealing with tinnitus is to schedule a hearing evaluation at our office. During this appointment, we will go through a process to help identify the cause of your tinnitus. We will also educate you about the therapeutic process necessary to gain relief from your tinnitus symptoms.
