Noises in the head (tinnitus) bother some people to the point where their life is personally affected. If untreated, tinnitus can lead to irritability, fatigue and even depression. But according to the American Tinnitus Association, a successful solution to treating the symptoms of tinnitus is to wear hearing aids.
A study of 230 hearing care professionals indicated that 60 percent of patients in their care experience minor to major relief of tinnitus when wearing hearing aids, and 22 percent receiving major relief. Less than 2 percent experience a worsening of their tinnitus when wearing hearing aids, while 39 percent receive no benefit.
The online study on tinnitus mitigation of the Bear Hearing Institute’s e-newsletter was sent in August 2008 to hearing professionals. Of those who responded about whether hearing aids can help alleviate symptoms of tinnitus, 76 percent were audiologists, 21 percent were hearing instrument specialists, 1 percent were otolaryngologists, and 1 percent were other.
Findings from the researchers were published in The Hearing Review and include these key points:
- Nearly everyone with tinnitus also has a hearing loss. While hearing aids are an obvious solution to improve hearing and communication, many sufferers don’t understand that hearing aids can also improve tinnitus.
- Improving communication from wearing hearing aids can also reduce stress, making it easier to accept or cope with tinnitus.
- Amplifying background sound, or producing background ambient noise, reduces the loudness or prominence of tinnitus.
- Nearly 9 million people with hearing loss have not sought the services of a hearing care professional because they have tinnitus and believe nothing can be done about it.
- Providing effective treatment for tinnitus can also be instrumental in motivating people to concurrently treat their hearing loss, as many sufferers don’t currently seek solutions for either hearing or tinnitus.
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