Can Hearing Aids Help with Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a phantom ringing, roaring, whistling, hissing, humming or buzzing sound with no external source. Affecting approximately 50 million people across the nation, tinnitus symptoms are different for everybody. It can be in one ear or both, and range in severity from a mild nuisance to a debilitating experience. Many people are especially bothered…
Tips for Living with Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the sensation of ringing, buzzing, hissing or whistling in the ears with no external sound source. Approximately 15-20 percent of the population is affected by tinnitus. While for some it is a minor nuisance, for others it is debilitating. There is no cure for tinnitus, but fortunately there are techniques to help find…
Top Tinnitus Myths
If you experience the pesky ringing, hissing, whistling or buzzing in your ears known as tinnitus, you understand how bothersome it can be. According to the CDC, as many as 50 million Americans – about 15 percent of the population – experience this condition. There are many myths surrounding tinnitus; below are the top ones…
How Meditation Can Help Reduce Tinnitus
An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from some degree of tinnitus, a condition marked by pesky ringing, buzzing, whistling or humming in the ears that has no external source. According to the American Tinnitus Association, approximately 12 million people experience tinnitus chronically, and two million find it debilitating. Unfortunately, there is currently no known cure…
Decoding the Mysteries of Tinnitus
A lot of people in South Carolina hear a ringing in their ears, and it’s got nothing to do with telephones or doorbells. Tinnitus affects Charelston residents at a rate of about one in every five individuals, but despite its prevalence is still largely understood in the medical community. There’s Still a Lot We Don’t…
Sound Therapy: Music to Tinnitus Sufferers’ Ears
Tinnitus is common in Charleston and across the country. Characterized by a phantom noise in the ears—most often described as a ringing but also taking other forms including roaring, hissing, buzzing, whooshing or clicking—tinnitus has no cure, but there are strategies for managing the condition and reducing its impact on your life. Using Sound Therapy…
Tinnitus: What to Know About That Ringing in Your Ears
Why Do Your Ears Ring? Ever experience a ringing in your ears in a perfectly quiet setting? That’s a sign of tinnitus, a hearing problem that affects an estimated one in five people in Hilton Head and across the U.S. Tinnitus varies greatly between individuals; for some it is an occasional nuisance, while others find…