Browsing the archives for the Tinnitus tag
The New Yorker recently published an interesting article about Tinnitus. They quoted some very interesting statistics, which I emphisised in the quotes below.
Tinnitus—the false perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus, a phantom noise—is one of the most common clinical syndromes in the United States, affecting twelve per cent of men and [...]
Tinnitus is the medical term for the perception of sound in one or both ears or in the head when no external sound is present. It is often referred to as “ringing in the ears,” although some people hear hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking. Tinnitus can be intermittent or constant-with single or multiple tones-and [...]
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 [...]
If you’re coping with ear noise like ringing, buzzing, crackling, popping, or even hissing sound in one or both ears, you’re not alone. It’s called tinnitus, and can be described as the brain attempting to rewire itself when either one or both ears become damaged, resulting in ear noise. Severity can range from a minor [...]
We live in an environment where sound is coming at us from all directions during most of our waking hours. In our normal day-to-day activities, we hear sounds from television; radio; normal household appliances such as blender, garbage disposal, and oven timers; and normal traffic sounds while on-the-go in our cars. Those sounds typically occur [...]
Imagine having a ringing, swooshing, or otherwise annoying sound that seems to originate in your ear. It’s like trying to have conversations with others or listen to something while you have earphones on or other distractions nearby. It’s difficult. It’s annoying. And, in many cases, it greatly affects the quality of your life.
The condition described [...]
It’s no surprise that yesterday’s rockers are suffering from hearing loss today. With a slogan akin to “the louder, the better” rock legends Eric Clapton and Neil Young are both victims of hearing loss.
Eric Clapton – “My hearing isn’t ruined, but if I stop and listen I’ve got whistling all the time which I suppose [...]
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