About Tinnitus (Ear Ringing) Management
If you keep hearing noise in the ears and don’t have an outside source, you may suffer from ear ringing, medically known as tinnitus. Most people experience ringing in their ears occasionally, for example entering a completely quiet room or after exposure to an extremely loud noise. It will only be a concern when ear ringing occurs frequently or repeatedly, lasts for a long period of time, or is associated with other symptoms such as dizziness or hearing loss.
Tinnitus is very common, affecting about 15% to 20% populations, and more likely in elderly people. Most people tolerate it well, only 1 to 2% of the cases are seriously disturbed. It is important to seek medical professionals and let them evaluate the possible causes, they will help you find ways to cope with the problem too.
The experience of tinnitus is different from person to person. The hearing noises may sound like ringing, buzzing, whistling, whooshing, humming, hissing, blowing, throbbing or roaring, that vary in degree of loudness, and occur in intermittent or constant patterns. You should pay attention to your own details and then report to your doctor, to help find the underlying causes.
Tinnitus is a subjective perception, doctors have inadequate objective and accurate instruments to evaluate and diagnose their patients, thus the situation is often treated as a clinical difficulty. However, it has changed in recent years, the evaluation skills for tinnitus have improved, and many new diagnostic tools can help identify the possible risk factors for tinnitus. A wide range of treatment options are now available to manage individual conditions.
Individual levels of distress and interference, coping responses and perceptions of tinnitus are the key for treatment options and monitoring progress. A better understanding about tinnitus and working closely with doctors may offer the best hope.
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