tinnitus – ringing in the ears

What is Tinnitus?

Tinnitus has been described as ringing, buzzing, clicking or hissing, among others, in your ears that only you experience. The type and intensity of noise varies from person to person and you may even experience it in different ways. It can be a high-pitched, deep, low-pitched, or even a tone that changes.

Whether the sound is mild or severe, occasional or constant, tinnitus can keep you from concentrating and hearing what you want to hear.

Causes of tinnitus

There are a variety of tinnitus causes.

Aging: Some tinnitus is associated with age-related hearing loss. As you age, the amount of nerve fibers in your ears decrease, possibly causing hearing problems often associated with tinnitus.
Loud noise: Another of the most common tinnitus causes is loud noise. If you’ve been exposed to loud music, gunshots or explosions, or loud noise from construction or gardening machines, you may find yourself suffering from tinnitus.
Earwax: Sometimes earwax blockage can also cause tinnitus.
Medications: Some medications also appear to be tinnitus causes, with tinnitus as a side effect.
Other: Upper respiratory infections or jap popping joint (TMJ) disorders can also cause tinnitus.

Tinnitus symptoms

Tinnitus can arrive without warning and disappear again, or it can be more chronic.

In addition to the persistent noise you hear, you may also suffer stress, sleep problems, anxiety or depression – all of which can make your tinnitus worse, a sort of vicious circle.

That’s why it’s important to talk to a hearing care professional so you can manage your tinnitus.

Tinnitus and hearing loss

If you have tinnitus, you probably also have some degree of hearing loss; 80-85% of people with tinnitus do.

In fact, hearing loss may affect the signals sent from the ear to the brain. Those signals are then bounced back as the sound known as tinnitus. While tinnitus doesn’t cause hearing loss, the perceived sound can be distracting and make it hard to concentrate on other sounds. That’s why hearing aids can be an effective way to treat tinnitus as well as hearing loss.

Tinnitus can present itself in many ways.

Different types of tinnitus

Tinnitus treatment

Tinnitus can be frustrating and take attention away from your family, friends, and the requirements of your daily life. There’s no cure for most types of tinnitus, but there are tinnitus management options that can give you relief.

Sound therapy involves introducing sound to teach the brain to classify tinnitus as a background noise.

Tinnitus treatment options

Get relief with ReSound Relief™ app

The ReSound Relief app is one of the most useful hearing aid apps in the market for relieving and managing tinnitus. As part of a tinnitus management program, the ReSound Relief app offers a combination of sound therapy, relaxing exercises, meditation, and guidance, whenever you want and wherever you are.

tinnitus – ringing in the ears

What is Tinnitus?

Causes of tinnitus

Tinnitus symptoms

Tinnitus and hearing loss

Different types of tinnitus

Tinnitus treatment

Tinnitus treatment options

Get relief with ReSound Relief™ app

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