How many years does tinnitus usually last?

Tinnitus is normally temporary if it’s caused by a big exposure of your ear drums to strong decibels. It usually will pass within a few days or even a few hours; or once the hearing system has bettered or the allergic reaction is treated. If you are continuously exposed to the sounds which affect your hearing or doesn’t take precautions it can be permanent. Long or constant exposure to a noisy sound could damage or kill the delicate cells of hair in your inner ear. This could imply long-term and permanent tinnitus

Tinnitus is extremely hard or mere impossible to cure. But the symptoms of tinnitus don’t stay long. There are a lot of factors that will give you clear cut result of how long it’s going to be around, including the first cause of your tinnitus and your general hearing health.

 

If you are just returning home from a big EDM party day and you find your ears ringing, the quiet couple of days can make it pass. On average, tinnitus is chronic until 48 hours or less. But sometimes, this can last as much as few weeks. And it will return back whenever you are exposed to loud sound. You must consult a tinnitus specialist in order to take your control back on life.

 

Here are precautions you take to tackle tinnitus.

• Cover up the sound: you can use the masks or earplugs to eliminate sounds, because even the ceiling fan sound can be irritable for you.
• Keep calm: keeping yourself in the quiet environment can work wonders for you, it will keep tinnitus at bay.
•  Keep away from loud noises: heightened loud noises can make it comeback and damage your ear nerves.

Whistling, buzzing, humming, hissing or ringing – no matter what type of constant sounds or high decibel tones you hear, if people surrounding you do not hear them, these symptoms is tinnitus. Instead of arguing or worrying about how much longer it will stay, or whether it will pass on its own, seek effective and timely assistance from a qualified and experienced Audiologist.

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Tinnitus Maskers and Tinnitus Retraining Therapy | HNR Speech and Hearing

Tinnitus is a common hearing condition wherein the signals sent from ears to brain result in an unwanted activity. The patient perceives sounds that are non-audible to outsiders. It is heard as ringing, buzzing, whirring, drilling or hissing sound that is constant or may come and go. It is also recorded that the sound frequency differs from patient to patient.

This condition may overlap with other hearing conditions and cause an additional discomfort. It may impact your sleeping habits, and drift concentration from other important tasks. It is a potentially unbearable symptom which has no proper cure but can be coped with the help of therapies and hearing devices.

Sound Therapy

There are variety of factors that causes tinnitus including – loud noise, medication, aging, injury, neurological disorder. Research indicates that the brain triggers tinnitus sounds in order to substitute or compensate lost frequencies. Therefore, hearing a broader spectrum of sound can help reduce alertness of tinnitus sounds.

This phenomenon where external sound is brought in to mask or give relief from internal sounds of tinnitus is called sound therapy. The external sounds could be masking noises, white noise or your own customized sound. These sounds make the tinnitus sounds blend in with the background so your focus is shifted away from them.

Tinnitus cannot be cured completely but with the help of hearing care professionals at HNR Speech and Hearing Centre, you can find the best solution for tinnitus.

Tinnitus Maskers

Since tinnitus is deeply linked with hearing loss, opting for a hearing aid is one of the effective treatment options. Modern hearing aids come with in-built masking solutions to mask the presence of tinnitus. In addition to amplifying external sound, these devices produce noise at varying bands (both broad and narrow). These devices can be adjusted to match the frequency you need to mask your tinnitus sounds.

Some modern hearing aids also come with tinnitus filter technology that minimizes the frequency of tinntus noises. At HNR Speech and Hearing Centre, our specialists will help you find the right device and the right adjustment in your device according to your needs.

Retraining Therapy

In this therapy, you learn t o manage your condition. Your brain is trained to ignore tinnitus sounds and focus on other things happening around you. This treatment uses sound therapy and counselling to amend the way your brain perceives sound.

Firstly, our health care professional will carefully examine your tinnitus to understand the cause and triggers. A complete picture of your lifestyle will help them get a better idea of your condition. Based on this analysis, the HCP will recalibrate your brain with an integrated daily practice. You will retrain the part of the brain that interprets sound and that’s how you learn to gain control over it.

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy also involves the use of devices that generate soothing sounds to help you relax. The HCP attempts to give you a psychological therapy that helps you learn to ignore the disturbing sounds.

Now-a-days, there are different sound therapy apps which are available on Smartphone. These apps provide tips and activities that can help you manage tinnitus. You can even choose and play soothing tracks on the go.

Take tinnitus test at HNR Speech and Hearing Centre to find out if you have a bother some tinnitus that may be impacting your life. To book a consultation at our centre, call us on 040-42018181 / +91 8237037087 to book your slot.