Tinnitus. Worrying?
Tinnitus or tinnitus is just the sensation of sound that you hear, but which is not there. Often described as a murmur, squeak, hum, chirp or whine. Tinnitus can be permanent or temporary and vary in intensity.
Tinnitus is one of the most common hearing disorders affecting 10-15% of the world’s population. Although tinnitus does not cause hearing loss, it can severely affect your ability to concentrate, cause stress and sleep problems. To get rid of this unpleasant consequence, it is important to discover the causes and discuss them with your hearing care professional so that he or she can help you deal with tinnitus.
Causes of tinnitus:
- Ageing processes – hearing loss in old age.
- Prolonged exposure to loud noises such as music, guns, construction noise.
- Head and neck injuries.
- Neurological disorders.
- Side effects of medicines.
Hearing loss and tinnitus
More than 80% of tinnitus sufferers also have a hearing loss. The most common reason for this is prolonged exposure to noisy environments. High levels of noise over a long period of time damage certain hearing cells in the cochlea, which can no longer transmit signals to the brain. The brain then creates a new sound, which we hear as tinnitus.
Do you experience persistent or sudden onset tinnitus?
Don’t delay and make an appointment at your nearest Optics World vision and hearing centre.
Frequently asked questions
Ar spengimas ausyse sukelia klausos praradimą?
Spengimo garso pojūtis ausyse nesukelia klausos praradimo, tačiau jis neigiamai veikia žmogaus dėmesingumą, kadangi suvokiami garsai gali stipriai blaškyti ir trukdyti sutelkti dėmesį į svarbius garsus.
Ar yra vaistai nuo spengimo ausyse?
Spengimas ausyse ne liga, o simptomas, kurį sukelia daugybė priežaščių, todėl vaistų nuo spengimo ausyse nėra, tačiau klausos aparatų naudojimas gali palengvinti simptomus.
Kaip apsisaugoti nuo spengimo ausyse pojūčio?
Dažniausia spengimo ausyse atsiradimo priežastis – ilgalaikis buvimas dideliame triukšme. Norėdami apsaugoti savo klausą venkite didelio triukšmo arba naudokite triukšmą slopinančius ausų kištukus.
Kaip spengimas ausyse paveikia žmones?
Kai kurie žmonės gali ignoruoti spengimą ausyse, kitiems simptomai sukelia stresą, miego sutrikimus, nervingumą, depresiją.
