The cause of tinnitus, a constant buzzing or ringing in the ears, is generally unclear. However, there is one thing experts agree on: you are more likely to experience tinnitus if you also are suffering from hearing loss. Up to 90% of individuals who are afflicted by tinnitus also have hearing loss according to HIAA.

As you most likely realize, your age, genetics, and lifestyle can all be involved in the advancement of hearing loss. Frequently, minor instances of hearing loss go undetected and hearing loss, in general, isn’t always evident. Worse, even a slight case of hearing loss increases your risk and likelihood of developing tinnitus.

It’s Not a Cure, But Hearing Aids Can Help Treat Tinnitus

Tinnitus doesn’t have a cure. However, hearing aids will help you manage both hearing loss and tinnitus in ways that can minimize symptoms and improve one’s quality of life. Sixty percent of people dealing with tinnitus, in fact, saw relief of their symptoms, and twenty-two had significant improvement.

When you can suddenly hear external sounds better because hearing aids have raised the volume, your tinnitus symptoms will go into the background. And, fortunately, traditional hearing aids aren’t the only option as more sophisticated treatment methods are being produced.

Types of Specialty Hearing Aids to Lessen Tinnitus Symptoms

Hearing aids boost the level of environmental sounds to the point that you can hear them clearly. Even though it might be simple in design, that amplification of noise, be it the hum of a dinner party or the rattle of a ceiling fan, is crucial in teaching your brain to receive certain stimulations again.

You can augment those amplification efforts by the combination of other methods, like counseling, sound stimulation, and stress reduction for a more comprehensive approach to treatment.

Fractal tones and irregular rhythms are even being used by some hearing aid manufacturers. These rhythmically inconsistent tones can distract from the constant and regular tones tinnitus sufferers experience.

Other specialized devices try to blend your tinnitus in with the natural sounds you’re hearing. This strategy will generally use a white noise signal that a hearing professional can adjust to guarantee correct calibration for your ear and your disorder.

All of these approaches, from white noise therapies to sound therapies, utilize specialized hearing aid technology to distract the attention of the user away from focusing on tinnitus noises.

Hearing aids can improve quality of life and decrease symptoms of tinnitus even if there is no cure.

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References

• https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/HLAA_HearingLoss_Facts_Statistics.pdf?pdf=FactStats
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17956798
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197965