Tinnitus is the perception of noise or ringing in the ears. Around 14% of us suffer from persistent tinnitus, and about 8 in 10 people affected by tinnitus also have hearing loss. If you’re suffering from tinnitus, here's our expert's recommendations and advice to help.
Hidden Hearing audiologist and tinnitus expert, Fiona Idriss, explains, “Tinnitus can make you feel isolated and alone – other people can’t hear these sounds, or understand what it’s like to live with them day in and day out.
“This can often lead to emotional stress such as frustration, fear and anger, as well as problems with sleep and general wellbeing. It can cause you to withdraw from social situations, and can even trigger depression. And since stress is a major contributing factor towards making tinnitus symptoms worse, sufferers can end up in a vicious circle.
“There is no cure for tinnitus, but there are ways you can manage it and reduce its impact on your life. There are also measures you can take to help prevent it.”
To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (February 3–9), we’ve put together a quick guide to some tinnitus management techniques that could help ease your symptoms.
People with tinnitus often experience hearing loss too. Our quick online tinnitus test can help give you an idea of whether you might have tinnitus and/or hearing loss, and what steps to take next.
