Myths about Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the perception of sound when there is no sound there. It is often “heard” in the ears, but sometimes in the head. More than 50 million American adults experience tinnitus. There are two types of tinnitus. Subjective tinnitus (99% of tinnitus cases) is only heard by the person experiencing it. Objective tinnitus (less than 1% of tinnitus cases) is audible to people other than […]
Frequently Asked Questions About Tinnitus
Q: What is tinnitus? A: Tinnitus is noise that you hear when there is not a sound present. I may be ringing, hissing, buzzing, crickets, humming, or even music. More than 50 million American adults experience tinnitus. Q: What causes tinnitus? A: We do not fully understand tinnitus, but the current theory is that it […]
Does Tinnitus Go Away?
Tinnitus is a sound in the ears or head when there is no external sound present. It may be ringing, humming, buzzing, whistling, crickets, or any other sounds. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of the population experience tinnitus. Sometimes the sound comes and goes, and sometimes it is there all the time. Most who have […]
Is There an Online Tinnitus Test?
Is there an online tinnitus test? The long and short of this is, no. There are online screening tools that ask questions to give you an impact ranking of how tinnitus affects your life. However, there are not any online diagnostic tools available to give meaningful information about the sound in your ears. Okay, so […]
Can Tinnitus Fluctuate?
Tinnitus is the perception of sound when there is no external sound present. It can be described as ringing, buzzing, crickets, clicking, roaring, whistling, steam, or many other sounds. In rare cases people hear music. Some hear the sound in one ear, others in both ears, and some hear the sound in their head. The […]
Tinnitus-What are Those Noises in My Ear
Have you ever heard noises in your ears that no one else is hearing? If so, keep reading! Tinnitus, or that noise in your ears or head, can come in many different types: ringing, whooshing, whistling, humming, buzzing, even music or cicadas chirping. There are many theories that try to explain the phenomenon but there […]
How To Live With Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the perception of sound when there is no external sound present. It is often described as a ringing, buzzing, hissing, whistling, clicking humming, or swooshing sound in the ears. Some people describe it in the head, rather than the ears. Others hear music, sometimes a specific song is heard over and over. More […]
I Got Tinnitus Relief With Starkey Genesis Hearing Aids in Tampa Bay, Florida
About 10 years ago, I experienced a sudden onset of tinnitus in my left ear. One day, while driving to work, a sound like cicadas started in my left ear, and it never went away. I think most of us occasionally will hear a brief noise in our ears that will last a few seconds […]
Starkey Genesis Hearing Aid Tinnitus Relief Review
I recently had a gentleman come into the Zephyrhills office of Gardner Audiology with mild to moderate hearing loss and constant tinnitus in his right ear. The hearing in his left ear was normal. He was struggling to understand his wife and at work and the tinnitus was very distracting. Tinnitus is noise that is […]
Hearing Aids in Tampa, Florida to Help Relieve Tinnitus
Do you hear ringing in your ears? That’s called tinnitus (TINN-it-us). Tinnitus can sound different to everyone – some people hear it as humming, others hear it as whistling, and some hear it all the time while others hear it some of the time. In the same regard, some people are able to ignore their […]
