The cause of tinnitus, a constant buzzing or ringing in the ears, is often unclear. But one thing we know for sure is that if you have hearing loss your chance of experiencing tinnitus rises. According to HLAA up to 90 percent of people who are dealing with tinnitus also have hearing loss.
As you probably know, your genetics, age, and lifestyle can all be involved in the development of hearing loss. Frequently, moderate instances of hearing loss go undetected and hearing loss, in general, isn’t always evident. Even minor cases of hearing loss will increase your chance of tinnitus, making the situation even worse.
It’s Not a Cure, But Hearing Aids Can Help Manage Tinnitus
There isn’t a cure for tinnitus. However, your symptoms can be minimized and your life can be improved by using hearing aids to address your hearing loss and tinnitus. As a matter of fact, one study confirmed that as much as 60 percent of tinnitus patients saw relief when they wore hearing aids, with 22 percent showing appreciable relief.
When you can suddenly hear outside sounds better because hearing aids have raised the volume, your tinnitus symptoms will go into the background. The good news is that there are other, more advanced solutions beyond just traditional hearing aids to treat the symptoms related to tinnitus.
Tinnitus Symptoms Will be Decreased by These Types of Specialty Hearing Aids
Hearing aids increase the volume of environmental sounds to the point that you can hear them clearly. Even though it may be basic in design, that amplification of noise, be it the rabble of a dinner party or the rattle of a ceiling fan, is crucial in teaching your brain to receive certain stimulations again.
You can take an even more complete approach to your tinnitus management by augmenting hearing aids with other strategies, like stress reduction, sound stimulation, and counseling.
Some hearing aid manufacturers even use the irregular rhythm of fractal tones to minimize the symptoms of tinnitus. The persistent tone of tinnitus can be interrupted by the uneven tones of these inconsistent rhythms.
Blending the normal sounds you hear with your tinnitus sounds is the objective of other advanced hearing aid options. Your condition and ear have very personal needs and this approach will use a customized white noise that will be dialed-in by your hearing professional.
Whether it’s through sound therapy, blending, or a white noise mechanism, all of these specialized devices have a common aim of distracting the attention away from the ringing or buzzing of tinnitus.
Hearing aids can improve quality of life and lessen symptoms of tinnitus even if there isn’t any cure.
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References
- https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/HLAA_HearingLoss_Facts_Statistics.pdf?pdf=FactStats
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17956798
- https://www.ata.org/managing-your-tinnitus/treatment-options/hearing-aids
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197965