At one point or another in your life you’ve probably heard some ringing in your ears. And that ringing has a name: tinnitus. At any particular time 15-20% percent of people, as reported by many studies, experience tinnitus. Even though the majority of people only hear this ringing intermittently, some people experience chronic tinnitus that won’t go away. Fortunately, there is a common and straight forward treatment for tinnitus: hearing aids.
Dealing With Persistent Tinnitus
Chronic tinnitus can develop for a variety of reasons, and some of them are understood better than others. Tinnitus can also sound like a wide variety of objective or subjective sounds, from thumping to clanging to metal buzz-saw sounds, whatever beautiful symphony your ears can create.
The louder and more intense the sounds are, the more invasive tinnitus tends to become. 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 often no way to cure the underlying cause of tinnitus, hearing aids have become pretty adept at treating tinnitus symptoms. There are numerous ways that hearing aids accomplish this.
Bringing The Ringing to a Less Noticeable Level
The symptoms of tinnitus will typically occur together with hearing loss issues. Sometimes, they have the same underlying cause, but often they don’t. Whatever the case, as your hearing worsens, your tinnitus could become more pronounced. When you’re not hearing external sounds as well, the internal ones really stand out.
Your hearing aid will be able to turn the ambient sound of the world up. Your tinnitus will once again, to your relief, get lost in the details. This can help you give attention to and enjoy your life.
Muting The Noises Out
Clearly, overwhelming your tinnitus isn’t the same thing as masking your tinnitus. That’s the reason why many modern hearing aids will utilize a specialized twist on noise-canceling technology to help deal with the buzzing and ringing. We can show you how to tune your hearing aid to emit certain white noises that help lessen your tinnitus. Utilizing this type of technology, you will be less aware of tinnitus noises.
This feature isn’t available on all hearing aids, so you’ll have to talk with us to find out what will work best for you.
There’s no cure for most forms of chronic tinnitus. But you can still find ways to manage it. A properly calibrated hearing aid can allow you to live your life more fully and enjoy the world without being overwhelmed by ringing, buzzing, or any other tinnitus-related sounds. Hearing aids are the ideal choice for individuals with tinnitus.
