You’ve most likely heard some ringing in your ears at one time in your life or another. And that ringing has a name: tinnitus. At any particular time 15-20% percent of people, according to many studies, experience tinnitus. Even though most people only hear this ringing intermittently, some people suffer from chronic tinnitus that doesn’t go away. Fortunately, there is a common and simple treatment for tinnitus: hearing aids.
Dealing With Persistent Tinnitus
Some of the many reasons why tinnitus happens are fairly simple to understand, others not as much. Your ears can produce an uncountable number of noises when you have tinnitus not just ringing but sounds including thumping or grinding.
And tinnitus becomes more obnoxious as the sounds become noisier. Over time, tinnitus can cause declines in mental health, create trouble communicating, and interfere with your daily life.
Hearing Aids And Tinnitus
While there is typically no way to cure the inherent cause of tinnitus, hearing aids have become quite skilled at addressing tinnitus symptoms. Hearing aids are capable of accomplishing this in several ways.
Bringing The Ringing to a Less Noticeable Level
Tinnitus and hearing loss frequently manifest together. They can have the same underlying cause or not. But it’s very likely that your tinnitus will worsen as your hearing loss worsens. When you’re not hearing external sounds as well, the internal ones really stick out.
Your hearing aid will be able to turn the ambient volume of the outside world up. You will get relief when your tinnitus is pushed back where it’s manageable. Now you can go back to enjoying your life again.
Canceling Out The Noise
Naturally, overwhelming your tinnitus isn’t the same thing as masking your tinnitus. So to help manage your buzzing and ringing, many modern hearing aids use a type of noise cancellation technology. Certain white noise frequencies can be programmed into your hearing aids that can help reduce tinnitus symptoms. Basically, by generating specific kinds of sound, your hearing aid can help minimize the volume of your tinnitus symptoms.
This is a specialized technology and a consultation with us will help you determine if this is right for you.
Most types of chronic tinnitus can’t be cured. But you still can find a way to deal with it. The buzzing, ringing, and other tinnitus-related noises will be gone and you will be able to enjoy a full life with hearing aids that are calibrated correctly. Hearing aids are the ideal choice for people with tinnitus.
