Should I Get An Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid?
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By: admin | June 11, 2020
Have you ever experienced whistling, buzzing or hissing sounds in your ear? If so, you don't need us to tell you how irritating it can be. These nuisance sounds can make falling asleep difficult, and they can cause stress, anxiety and irritability in the people experiencing them. In clinical terms, these sounds are related to tinnitus, a common symptom of age-related hearing loss, ear injury and certain medical conditions. Tinnitus can also be noise induced.
If you have ever experienced tinnitus, then you will understandably want to know the answer to the question of our title. Is it a permanent condition? Or can it go away in time?
Well, it depends.
If tinnitus occurs because of a one-off exposure to a loud noise, or if it is a side-effect of a certain type of medicine or an allergic reaction, then it might subside within a day or two. However, ongoing exposure to loud noises can affect the hearing, so tinnitus may become permanent should hearing damage occur. Tinnitus can also become permanent if auditory damage occurs because of a medical condition.
Let's have a closer look at the main causes of tinnitus to determine whether the issue could be temporary or permanent.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. As we have seen in our brief look at the main causes of tinnitus, it can disappear on its own, but if auditory damage is a consequence of one of the causes, then tinnitus symptoms may persist in the long-term.
Whatever the case, if you are experiencing tinnitus, make an appointment with an audiologist. He or she will be able to diagnose the reason behind the nuisance phantom sounds in your ear and will suggest a cause of action.
If tinnitus is a temporary symptom of something else, you will soon be able to carry on with life as normal after a solution has been found. If you are experiencing hearing loss because of damage to your ear, then tinnitus won't go away so easily. However, there are ways to mask the sounds you are hearing, perhaps with a specific hearing aid device fitted to your ear, so you won't have to put up with those ringing and hissing sounds.
For more advice, get in touch with us at 573-332-7000. Here at Audiology Associates, we are committed to helping you with all aspects of your hearing health, so don't hesitate to reach out if you suspect you have hearing loss, or if you are concerned about any other aspects related to your hearing.
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