Navigating the Buzz: Understanding When to Get Help for Tinnitus
Navigating the world of tinnitus, characterized by a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears, can often feel like an invisible and solitary journey due to its internal nature. However, by understanding when to consult an auditory specialist, you can help ensure you get the necessary support to manage this condition. Let’s look at some…
How Do I Protect My Child From Hearing Loss Due To Headphones
It is likely common knowledge that exposure to loud noises over time can be detrimental to hearing, but what about the effects of wearing headphones, especially among adolescents? As more research becomes available, it’s clear that noise-induced hearing loss is common but preventable. As a parent, you can teach your child to protect their hearing…
Is Notch Therapy the Right Option for Your Tinnitus?
Experiencing a persistent noise in the ears, such as buzzing, ringing or humming, that you can’t attribute to an external source may leave you with many questions. This internal noise is likely the result of a condition called tinnitus. Tinnitus affects a significant number of people with over 50 million people in the United States…
What to Know About Musician’s Monitors for Hearing Protection?
Musicians are exposed to consistent loud noises as part of their hobby or work. Hearing loss developed from exposure to loud noises is common, impacting 18% of adults aged 18-69 after five years of exposure to loud noises at work. Because of this, musicians are more likely than the rest of the population to experience…
What Is Pulsatile Tinnitus?
Most people are familiar with that thumping or pulsing sound in their ears after heavy exercise. However, a smaller section of people will hear this noise outside of strenuous activity. Pulsing may arise at any time, even when lying perfectly still. This pulsing in your ears outside of exercise is known as pulsatile tinnitus. Tinnitus…
Tips for Managing Migraine-Induced Tinnitus
Migraines are among the most common neurological diseases worldwide, with approximately 1.1 billion cases in 2019. A migraine is a headache characterized by severe throbbing pain or pulsing, often on one side of the head. Migraines may last several hours to days, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, extreme sensitivity to light and sometimes tinnitus. Tinnitus is…
How Do Blood Pressure Medications Cause Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing, clicking or roaring noise affecting approximately 15% to 20% of people. Tinnitus can range from mildly bothersome to severe. Frequent causes of tinnitus include but are not limited to: Ototoxic drugs cause hearing loss and tinnitus by damaging the inner ear sensory cells used for hearing and balance. There are…
Study Shows Link Between Traffic Noise and Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a phantom ringing, roaring, whistling, hissing, humming, buzzing or other sound in the ear with no external source. While you may think of an extremely loud event as a trigger, like a rock concert, the fact is, even everyday sounds can cause this symptom, including traffic noise. In this post, we review what…
Is It Tinnitus or TMJ Disorder?
Tinnitus is a phantom sound in the ear with no external source. It can come in many forms; although most commonly described as a ringing sound, it can also sound like roaring, whistling, hissing, humming, buzzing, popping or clicking. Another condition that can cause a popping or clicking sound in the ears is temporomandibular joint…
How Do Audiologists Diagnose Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a phantom ringing, roaring, hissing, whistling, buzzing, humming or other sound heard in the ears that has no external source. Everyone experiences tinnitus differently – for some, it is soft and can only be heard in quiet environments like the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, while for others it is loud and constantly debilitating….