Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a sound without an outside source. It is a symptom. The cause is what decides the care.
What people notice
- Ringing, hissing, buzzing, or a sound like a heartbeat.
- It may sit with hearing loss, noise, or migraine.
- One ear or both.
Come in sooner if
- It starts suddenly in one ear.
- Hearing drops at the same time.
- The sound pulses with the heartbeat.
How this clinic looks at it
- Pure tone and speech audiometry.
- Tympanometry.
- Otoacoustic emissions.
- Auditory brainstem response when the nerve needs checking.
What care can include
- Treat a cause when one is found.
- A hearing aid when hearing loss is part of the picture.
- A tinnitus rehabilitation plan.
- His master's and his doctorate were both research on tinnitus.
This is general information about the practice, not a diagnosis for you.
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