• What is Tinnitus?


• Causes of Tinnitus


• Treatment for Tinnitus


• Get Relief from Tinnitus


• Hearing Aids and Tinnitus


• Hyperacusis


• Contact Appalachian Audiology

To date, Siemens (Signia) hearing aids offer the best tinnitus treatment program. However, other hearing aid manufacturers access tinnitus treament applications in a comparable manner.

There are about 200 causes for tinnitus- some benign, some quite troublesome. The problem may be in the outer ear, the skeleton, the middle ear, the inner ear, or along the auditory pathway to the brain. The loudness of the sounds has nothing to do with the cause. An experienced audiologist will help you identify the cause and find relief. Causes of tinnitus include:

• Loud noise exposure
• Hearing loss
• Excessive ear wax
• Ear infection
• High blood pressure
• Deficiencies in Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Zinc
• Medications such as certain antibiotics (erythromycin, gentacmycin), some cancer treatment medications, unusually high doses of aspirin, and certain diuretics.

Risk Factors for Tinnitus

There are multiple risk factors that can contribute to the onset of tinnitus. These risk factors include:

• Age related hearing loss
• Constant exposure to loud noise
• Consistent middle ear or sinus infections
• Constricted or poor blood flow due to atherosclerosis and/or kinking in the carotid artery or jugular vein
• History of migraine headaches

How is tinnitus managed?

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