The question regarding the severity of tinnitus sound and depression has been extensively researched. In our experience at Regain Hearing, when treating tinnitus, many of our patients tell us they also struggle with stress, anxiety, and depression due to their tinnitus symptoms. But we wanted to look into this further. In this post, we look
Healthy hearing is vital to living a fulfilling life, and even mild hearing loss has been scientifically proven to increase cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and dementia. Hearing loss can make one feel isolated from friends and family and less likely to participate in social activities. It can begin as a minor problem but have severe consequences later on.
Tinnitus is an often misunderstood hearing condition. It is common to wake up to the sounds of tinnitus, which might sound louder, more intense, or more noticeable first thing in the morning. There are lots of reasons for this, which we’ll discuss. Still, our advice is never to suffer in silence or resign yourself to
Swishing sounds in your ear can be distracting, irritating, and persistent – and could be due to something as simple as a build-up of wax or may be linked to an ongoing condition or hearing loss problem such as tinnitus. But what causes a swishing sound in the ear? Thousands of people experience unusual noises
Tinnitus sound therapy is an innovative, personalised and effective way to manage the often debilitating symptoms of tinnitus. Rather than masking the noises generated within your ears or trying to distract you, sound therapy filters out the noise, using dynamic treatments that alter how your brain perceives the sounds. The science behind this modern therapy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently shared some alarming news. It is thought that 1.1 billion young people are at risk of potentially life-altering hearing loss due to loud noise exposure. Wearing headphones can cause hearing loss, but it’s not the headphones themselves that are the problem. It’s the volume of the audio that the user
If you’ve been exposed to extremely loud noise, such as an explosion, or you stood beside massive speakers at a rock concert and now have pain in your ears and difficulty hearing properly, you may be suffering from a ruptured eardrum.
In a modern world where we’ve become more aware, conscientious and proactive about addressing health risks, such as protecting our eyes from over-exposure to direct sunlight, our ears continue to remain almost entirely undefended. Sadly, this is leading to hearing loss caused by long-term exposure to loud noise, as well as conditions such as tinnitus,
Tinnitus is often described as a low or high-pitch ringing, hissing, roaring, whooshing, buzzing or similar noise in one or both ears. It has no external source, and only the sufferer can hear it. The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) estimates that 1 in 8 (13.2%) people in the UK live with the condition.
Healthy hearing is vital to living a fulfilling life, and even mild hearing loss has been scientifically proven to increase cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and dementia. Hearing loss can make one feel isolated from friends and family and less likely to participate in social activities. It can begin as a minor problem but have severe consequences later on.
Tinnitus can be incredibly frustrating and hard to get rid of, but hearing aids that mask the unwanted noise may help cancel it out. Do Hearing Aids Help Tinnitus? Tinnitus Masking Explained There’s no doubt about it — tinnitus can drive you crazy. The persistent ringing or buzzing in your ears can interfere with your
Hearing loss is exceptionally common. Around 5% of the world’s total population has severe and disabling hearing loss. In the UK alone, 12 million people suffer from hearing loss, which is roughly one in six. These are concerning statistics, but it’s not all doom and gloom. Hearing loss can be prevented. Many causes of hearing loss, as well