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What Is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is hearing ringing, humming, buzzing, hissing, roaring, or other sounds in one or both of your ears. Most people have subjective tinnitus, where the sounds come from inside their own body, so no one else can hear them.
If you have tinnitus, the noise you hear might come and go, or you might hear it all the time. Some cases of tinnitus are so severe that they make it difficult to concentrate or hear other sounds clearly.
Tinnitus is a common problem, especially in older adults. An estimated 15% to 20% of people have some form of tinnitus. Tinnitus is often a symptom of other health conditions rather than a disease itself. Some of the most common causes of tinnitus include:
- Hearing loss from ear damage or aging
- Ear infections
- Excess ear wax buildup or ear canal blockage
- Injuries to your head or neck
What Type of Hearing Aid Is Best for Tinnitus?
It’s important to consider your overall hearing abilities and goals when choosing a hearing aid for tinnitus. To help narrow down your options, ask yourself questions like:
- What sound frequencies can you hear clearly?
- What sound frequencies are hard for you to hear?
- Is your tinnitus in one or both ears?
- How much does your tinnitus affect your hearing or concentration?
Hearing aids for tinnitus are most effective if the sounds you hear are in the same frequency range as the hearing aids. Most traditional hearing aids for tinnitus work by masking the ringing in your ears by amplifying the sounds around you.
Hearing aids that use technology for noise reduction and directional microphones to pick up surrounding voices can be very effective for some people with tinnitus. These hearing aids can reduce the amount of tinnitus sound you hear while still amplifying the voices of the people around you.
Frequently Asked Questions
The major hearing styles are IIC, CIC, ITC, ITE, BTE, RIC. All of them are in wired and wireless options. Now a days there is also option of hearing aids with Rechargeable batteries.
The cost of a hearing aid or aids really depends on the type of device required as well as added features and necessary professional services. Because everyone’s hearing problem is different, the price range varies from person to person and their choices.
If you have hearing loss in both ears the answer is YES! Research shows if someone with hearing loss in both ears only wears one hearing aid, their unaided ear is at great risk for increased and sometimes rapid auditory deprivation.
Hearing aids typically last about 5-6 years. We say this because of the tremendous advancements in technology. Hearing aids can last longer as long as they are properly taken care of and still appropriate for your lifestyle needs.