{"id":1012,"date":"2020-07-23T17:11:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2020-07-23T17:11:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T17:11:50","slug":"your-tinnitus-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/your-tinnitus-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Tinnitus Questions, Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tinnitus is that pesky ringing, buzzing, hissing, clicking, roaring, whistling or whooshing in your ears with no external sound source. Tinnitus may be soft or loud, low pitch or high pitch, in one or both ears, and range from a nuisance to debilitating. Approximately 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is important to note that tinnitus is a symptom rather than a disease itself<\/a>. Therefore, there are many possible underlying causes. Some of the common causes include:<\/p>\n While a number of conditions can trigger tinnitus, it is unclear exactly what is going on in the ears and the brain that create the sounds. However, there are a few theories.<\/p>\n One theory is that tinnitus is the result of a brain\u2019s neural circuit trying to overcompensate for loss of hearing by turning up sensitivity to sound. This could be why some people with tinnitus have hypersensitivity to loud noises.<\/p>\n Another theory is that damage to the inner ear can throw neural circuits out of balance, essentially, they\u2019re sending incorrect signals to the auditory cortex.<\/p>\n In some cases, yes, and in other cases, no. The best thing you can do to prevent tinnitus is to wear ear protection when attending concerts, watching fireworks, shooting firearms, using power tools and participating in any other noisy activity. This will help preserve the sensory nerve cells in the inner ears.<\/p>\n Some people report that their tinnitus is triggered by stress. Practicing stress management techniques like yoga, meditation and breathing exercises may prevent episodes.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, there is no cure for tinnitus. However, there are plenty of options to help you manage symptoms. An audiologist may recommend one or a combination of the treatments below:<\/p>\n For more information about tinnitus management<\/a> or to schedule an appointment with an expert, call Audiology Center Northwest today.<\/p>\n Tinnitus is that pesky ringing, buzzing, hissing, clicking, roaring, whistling or whooshing in your ears with no external sound source. Tinnitus may be soft or loud, low pitch or high pitch, in one or both ears, and range from a nuisance to debilitating. Approximately 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus. What Causes Tinnitus? It is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What Causes Tinnitus?<\/h2>\n
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