Tinnitus and hearing loss

Do you feel that you can hear some subtle sounds in your ears before you are ready to go to bed in the dead of night? The more quiet you are, the more deafening you are. If the sound is too loud, you will not be able to sleep safely. The more you pay attention to the sound, the less likely you are to ignore it, or even be unable to concentrate on your work or thinking?

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What is tinnitus?

Some people describe tinnitus as cicadas, waves, flutes or water. Tinnitus, in fact, means that without the stimulation of external sound, some people can distinguish tinnitus in that ear, and some people only think it is in the brain, so sometimes tinnitus will be called tinnitus.

Classification of tinnitus?

Subjective tinnitus: it refers to the tinnitus that can only be heard by oneself and cannot be heard by others. There are many possible causes. As long as there is a problem in any part of the auditory transmission path, abnormal sound may be produced. For example, earwax obstruction, tympanic membrane perforation, otitis media, Meniere’s disease, noise damage, senile hearing impairment and so on.

Objective tinnitus: tinnitus that can be heard by others.

Transient tinnitus: it refers to the tinnitus occurred recently, which is less than three months. This kind of tinnitus is easy to find its possible pathogenic factors, and to be improved and cured. For example, after the noise is exposed, such as going to KTV or firecrackers exploding near the ear, there will be a tinnitus, usually lasting only a few seconds to a few minutes, but it will disappear soon.

Chronic tinnitus: due to the long time of occurrence, many other related pathogenic factors, and the patient’s physical and mental fatigue, it is not easy to treat, often only to control or improve, it is difficult to cure.

Combined hearing impairment

Tinnitus and hearing loss are closely related. About 70-80% of tinnitus patients suffer from hearing impairment at the same time. Although other patients have no hearing problems, they will find slight hearing loss more or less after more precise hearing examination.

It is worth noting that the hearing aid is not a tool for tinnitus treatment; however, after wearing the hearing aid, the external sound is more abundant than the original, so part of the tinnitus voice is covered up, which can also be said to be one of the additional values of the hearing aid.

What should I do when I have tinnitus?

Please seek the assistance of otolaryngologist to evaluate the medical history and refer relevant examination; if there is hearing loss, please follow the doctor’s advice to select Jinghao hearing aid.