TINNITUS

Tinnitus is defined as a sensation of sound in your ears, sometimes in your head. Each person with Tinnitus has a different sound experience; for some its ‘ringing', some it's a ‘whooshing', and for others it sounds like the inside of a ‘seashell'. Tinnitus is experienced by 80% of people with hearing loss. Some of these people only notice the Tinnitus in a quiet room, whereas many others experience the sound all day long - and it can interfere with daily life... The prevailing theory on why people with hearing loss experience Tinnitus is called the ‘Central Gain' theory. The ‘sound in your ears / head' is the result of a loss of proper stimulation present in normal hearing individuals. More simply - because the brain is not properly stimulated by the ear, the brain attempts to make up for the missing stimulation, which results in over-exciting the system. This neurological phenomenon has been likened to ‘phantom limb' experience... Fortunately, there is a treatment option. In fact,..