Tinnitus Treatment
Tinnitus is generally defined as being able to hear a sound that isn’t being made by an external source.
It can be caused by a number of different things and can take the form of buzzing, whirring, ringing, or whistling sounds. The symptoms can vary in severity and change over time, so seeking treatment is always advisable if tinnitus is impacting your life negatively.
What Are The Causes Of Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a common hearing problem and can affect people of all ages, from children to the elderly. For some, tinnitus may be a temporary condition, lasting a few days, weeks, or months. For others, it may be a lifelong condition.
Our team of audiologists specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing conditions. Our values lie in ensuring ethical advice, providing the latest technology and the highest quality of service from the country’s leading professionals.
How Is Tinnitus Treated?
For some people, tinnitus can be cured. If it’s caused by a certain physiological issue then, as soon as it’s resolved, the tinnitus will likely go with it. For others, however, direct treatment is not an option, in which case there are other treatment methods employed to make life more bearable.
Treatment options will vary depending on the causes and severity of your tinnitus, but often include:
Hearing aids that can amplify ambient sounds, and even play other sounds to mask the tinnitus.
Bedside sound generators to make a consistent noise to facilitate more comfortable sleeping.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to help you better understand the way you approach and manage your symptoms.
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy for helping to dissociate tinnitus with stress, anxiety, and distress.
Provision of CDs and music files containing relaxing sounds, such as nature, rainforest, or white/pink/brown noise.
Surgical tinnitus treatment to fix any physical damage to your ear that is causing the issue.
Starting Your Tinnitus Treatment Journey
There’s no “one size fits all” approach to treating tinnitus. The exact treatment path you take will vary depending on your situation, the severity of your symptoms, how you react to them, and the causes that are contributing to them. This is why, if you’re feeling the symptoms of tinnitus, it’s important you book a consultation with a team of hearing experts as soon as possible.
We can help you to understand the key causes of your tinnitus, as well as help point you in the right direction of the most appropriate treatment options. If a full cure is not available, we can help make living with tinnitus more comfortable.
Contact us today to book your hearing consultation.