It is a condition which is related to hearing loss.
However, it can have many causes, including exposure to loud noise, aging, ear infections, and injury.
It can also be experienced as hissing, roaring, or buzzing sounds. While there is no direct cure for ringing in the ears, there are several ways that you can reduce the impact it has on your quality of life.
Take a free hearing test at your nearest HearingLife clinic to find out whether you are experiencing tinnitus or hearing loss.
Our online test can help you test for tinnitus and understand what you can do about it if you have tinnitus/hearing loss.
The symptoms of tinnitus include noises in the ears or head that can sound like:
The symptoms of tinnitus can vary depending on the underlying causes of the tinnitus and its severity. The phantom noise may vary in pitch from a low roar to a high squeal, and you may hear it in one or both ears. Tinnitus may be present all the time, or it may come and go intermittently.
What can tinnitus be a symptom of?
Tinnitus is rarely a sign of a serious underlying condition, but in the case of severe tinnitus, sounds can be so loud that they interfere with your ability to concentrate or hear actual, external sounds. When it lasts more than six months, it's known as chronic tinnitus.1
Please consult an ENT or hearing care professional if you are concerned about your tinnitus or if it is affecting your daily life.
People with this condition often experience hearing loss too. Our quick online test can help you test for tinnitus and understand what you can do about it if you have tinnitus/hearing loss.
* The result of the test may only be used for guidance. Official conclusions about hearing loss/tinnitus can be provided by our certified hearing care experts.
* The result of the test may only be used for guidance. Official conclusions about hearing loss/tinnitus can be provided by our certified hearing care experts.
Your answers indicate that you do not have tinnitus - or that you have non-bothersome tinnitus that is not currently affecting your everyday life. If you experience symptoms of tinnitus in the future, we recommend visiting your local health care provider.
* The result of the test may only be used for guidance. Official conclusions about hearing loss/tinnitus can be provided by our certified hearing care experts.
Tinnitus and hearing loss are closely linked. An estimated 90% of people who experience tinnitus have some degree of hearing loss.2
Hearing
aids can be a great help for people with tinnitus. When you hear better, your brain is given more sound information to process, just as it is supposed to have.3
Hearing aids help process the sound in a natural way so that you can listen with less effort. Many hearing aids today also come equipped with soothing tinnitus relief sounds
We know tinnitus can be mentally taxing,4 especially because other people may not experience it themselves or understand what it’s like to live with it. Since stress can exacerbate tinnitus symptoms, it can become a vicious cycle.
Fortunately, there are ways to alleviate the symptoms and take charge of your well-being. If your tinnitus is due to hearing loss, modern hearing technology can be a great help for you.
Learn about the helpful remedies for tinnitus
Last reviewed 2024-02-07
If you experience sudden onset of hearing
loss or tinnitus, contact an ENT doctor today.
1. https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/tinnitus-ringing-in-the-ears-and-what-to-do-about-it
2. https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/hearing-loss-tinnitus-statistics
3. https://www.oticon.global/hearing-aid-users/blog/2020/all-about-tinnitus
4. Fetoni, A. R., Lucidi, D., De Corso, E., Fiorita, A., Conti, G., & Paludetti, G. (2016). Relationship between subjective tinnitus perception and psychiatric discomfort. The international tinnitus journal, 20(2), 76-82.
