Tinnitus Treatment

Don’t Let the Ringing in Your Ears Drive You Crazy

“Sometimes it’s hard to get out of bed because of the incessant ringing in my ears.” This is exactly how some people who experience tinnitus feel.

Chronic or ongoing symptoms that last 24/7 make it difficult to concentrate while working or studying, trying to relax, or getting a good night’s sleep due to the severity of the constant noise. Stress, anxiety, and depression are often the results.

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Some Quick Facts About Tinnitus

Fact 1

Tinnitus is a neurological disorder that creates the perception of sounds inside your brain that are not really present in your surrounding environment, or a “phantom” perception

Fact 2

The exact cause of tinnitus is not known, but many researchers compare the condition to the neurological disease known as “phantom limb” experienced by amputees.

Fact 3

The majority of tinnitus cases are temporary symptoms, occurring after being in a noisy stadium, a loud concert, a night in the club, discharging a firearm without hearing protection, or experiencing an explosive event.

Fact 4

Chronic tinnitus does not cause you to lose your hearing but is often caused by the same damage that leads to hearing loss.

Fact 5

Each individual’s tinnitus is unique and can be continuous or pulsating in nature as well as subjective or objective.

Fact 6

Subjective tinnitus can sound like a ringing, whirring, clicking, or buzzing noise that is only heard by the person with the condition.

Fact 7

Objective tinnitus can be heard by someone else with the help of a stethoscope and typically matches the heart’s rhythm.

Comorbidities of Those Experiencing
Tinnitus Symptoms

Although there is no definitive cause of tinnitus, there are several conditions that tend to be present along with it
or contribute to tinnitus symptoms, including:

Hearing loss

Exposure to loud noise (noise-induced hearing loss, NIHL)

Head and neck injuries

Use of ototoxic drugs

Meniere’s disease

Acoustic neuroma

Hyper/hypothyroidism

Abnormal growth of bone in the ear

Tumor on the cranial nerve

Stress

Depression

High blood pressure

Impacted earwax

A Tinnitus Assessment Is the First Step in Tinnitus Management

A comprehensive tinnitus assessment will begin by ruling out hearing loss and the various medical causes associated with it. This is why our tinnitus assessment matches our hearing assessment.

Initial Conversation

During the initial conversation of your assessment, we’ll develop an understanding of your case history with tinnitus that includes specific information like how it affects your quality of life, any medications you’re taking or medical conditions that might be contributing factors, and other factors known to be present along with tinnitus symptoms.

We Examine Your Ears

Following our initial conversation, we’ll physically examine your ears, looking for any conditions known to contribute to tinnitus, and then we’ll conduct a full series of hearing tests to determine if hearing loss is also present.

We will do a Tinnitus Handicap Inventory to identify the extent of your condition on your quality of life and additional tinnitus evaluation techniques to help determine the loudness and pitch of your specific symptoms.

Once we’ve gathered all the information we can about your condition, we will develop a plan for managing your symptoms.

It may be necessary to refer you to other specialists to rule out other suspected vestibular or vascular medical conditions that can cause tinnitus symptoms.

Cayman Hearing Center’s Tinnitus Management

Tinnitus is tricky. Some days it can be mild, others it keeps you awake all night. If your tinnitus is impacting your day-to-day lifestyle, it is time to consider tinnitus management.

How do I know if tinnitus management is right for me?

If your tinnitus is having a negative impact on day-to-day living, then tinnitus management can help turn things around.

Once we have fully evaluated your condition, our tinnitus experts will guide you through a series of appointments (offering in-office and virtual visits), working closely with you each step of the way to customize a tinnitus management program to specifically address your unique tinnitus needs.

We combine hearing aids, which often reduce symptoms if you have an accompanying hearing loss, with sound therapy, behavioral therapy, and other proven techniques to guide you toward the relief you need from the ringing in your ears.

Here are three questions that will help you determine if our tinnitus management service is right for you:

Does your tinnitus frustrate you in a quiet room?
Does your tinnitus keep you awake at night?
Is it hard to focus on tasks because your tinnitus gets in the way?

If your tinnitus is having a negative impact on day-to-day living, then tinnitus management can help turn things around.

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Schedule a Tinnitus Assessment

Our hearing care professionals are fully aware that tinnitus affects each individual in different ways, so our approach is highly personalized to meet your unique needs.

If the ringing, buzzing, or humming sounds of tinnitus are making it difficult to concentrate, relax, or get a good night’s sleep, your first step toward managing your condition is to schedule a tinnitus assessment.

Complete and submit the adjacent form to schedule a tinnitus assessment at Cayman Hearing Center, and begin to take back your life from the ongoing frustration caused by tinnitus.

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