Tinnitus has been around for a long time. But it might be the first time you have had to deal with it. Usually, though not always, tinnitus reveals itself as an incessant ringing or buzzing in the ears. The sound can be, at times, extremely loud. Symptoms vary substantially, but here’s the point: if tinnitus is bothering you, you might be searching for some new ways to deal with your symptoms.
In that, you’re in luck because while tinnitus doesn’t yet have a universal cure, there are a few new therapies that can help you manage symptoms. Some of those therapies even concern your tongue.
The Newest Way to Handle Tinnitus
One of the latest therapies for tinnitus sounds a bit strange at first but does appear to show some hope. Both the ear and the tongue are stimulated with this device designed at the Trinity School of Medicine in Dublin. Bi-modal neurostimulation is the technical term for this approach.
The results were fairly striking with this device according to the first tests. Most individuals underwent treatments for a duration of twelve weeks or so. Over those 12 months, those same people noticed a dramatic decrease in tinnitus symptoms. But this kind of therapy is still in testing and not extensively available yet.
What Can I do Now to Find Tinnitus Relief?
Regrettably, it will probably be quite a while before novel therapies such as this are widely accessible. So how can you manage your tinnitus right now?
There are, fortunately, some tinnitus management technology that has recently been released. And the most prevalent way to handle your tinnitus is a modern hearing aid.
It works like this:
Your hearing aid can give you something else to listen to. One reason why tinnitus becomes more noticeable as your hearing wanes is that the ringing is the only thing that stays loud while everything else gets quieter. A hearing aid can boost the volume on the rest of the audio spectrum. That doesn’t change the volume of your tinnitus, but it could make the ringing less obvious.
Your hearing aid can mask the sound. A masking device may be the answer if your hearing loss is minor. A masking device basically looks like a hearing aid. And masking technology can be integrated into modern hearing aids. Your tinnitus symptoms can be obscured by sounds emitted by this kind of technology. At times this will be a tone, in other situations, it may be some white noise. Whatever will best hide the humming in your ears.
Needless to say, this is only a starting point. We can help you discover the best option for you so call us for a consultation.