Audiology Hearing Aid Center

What is audiology? 

Audiology is a health science and rehabilitative health care profession. Audiologists identify, diagnose, treat, and monitor auditory and vestibular system portions of the ear for disorders.

Importance of audiology tests.Audiology tests are critical in understanding the hearing health of a person. Even if the patient does not experience any symptoms, it is essential to visit the ear clinic, as the symptoms often remain unnoticed.

Benefits of an audiology test.

Hearing loss is one of those health conditions which are often neglected, which may lead to impacting overall health. Hearing loss patients have 30% to 40% less cognitive ability compared to before the hearing loss. 

The auditory tests are beneficial because, if you diagnose the problem early treatment is easy.

What does the Hearing aid Centre do?

Hearing loss is a common problem among people of all age groups with varied symptoms. It can be congenital or can occur at any point in time later in life. About 48 million people face this problem every year. As the symptoms vary the treatment also differs with the cause.

Facts about hearing loss

Five out of 1000 newborns are affected with hearing loss. In adults, regular exposure to noise, ageing, and other health conditions could cause hearing loss.

Types of Hearing Loss

• Conductive hearing loss

• Sensorineural hearing loss

Conductive hearing loss

• The obstructions or malfunction of the outer or middle ear causes conductive hearing loss. 

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

• The damaged hair cells in the inner ear cause Sensorineural hearing loss. 

Other hearing problems

Tinnitus

 

• Noises or ringing sounds in the head.

Meniere’s disease

• The ringing sounds in the ear causes dizziness

Acoustic neuroma

• Benign tumours in the acoustic nerve

Why and when should you consult an audiologist?

The patients should consult an audiologist service provider near them, when they suspect the hearing loss. A few symptoms may seem common in daily life and may go unnoticed.  

The treatment in earlier stages and the realization after the loss makes a huge difference. Getting proper care from the best hearing aid centre in the early stages of hearing loss relieves the patient of the complications that arise from the delayed diagnosis.

What is Pulsatile Tinnitus?

The most ignored and neglected problem at any point in time for a person is a hearing problem. There are many hearing problems commonly caused irrespective of the age and surroundings. One such problem is Pulsatile tinnitus.

How does tinnitus differ from pulsatile tinnitus?

Tinnitus is sensation of hearing a ringing sound even in absence of external noise in contrast pulsatile tinnitus is hearing a rhythmic sound in the ear which coordinates with the heart beat of the patient. 

What causes pulsatile tinnitus?

Change in blood flow in the blood vassals causes pulsatile tinnitus. The blood vassals that are in the head and neck region are mostly the root cause of this problem. The blood flow in the vassals when experienced with increase or decrease in blood flow all of a sudden it causes pulsatile tinnitus.

Common causes

• Irregular blood vessels 

• High blood pressure

• Stress

• Overactive thyroid gland

• Head and neck tumors

• Ear abnormalities

• Sinus wall abnormalities

Symptoms 

Experiencing rhythmic sound in the ear which is in synch with the heart beat which is quiet disturbing causes sleeplessness and irritation. This might also cause chest pain or even other problems which cause heart attack.

Diagnosis 

Pulsatile tinnitus is diagnosed in many ways to find out the main root cause

• Ultra sound 

• Magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]

• Magnetic resonance angiography [MRA]

• Computerized tomography[CT] 

Treatment 

If the specific cause is identified for the problem then problem specific treatment can be given in the expert’s guidance.

• Sound therapy

• Relaxation

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

• Tinnitus retraining therapy