Tinnitus Treatment In Central Indiana | Relieve Ringing & Discomfort

What is Tinnitus?

Have you been experiencing a buzzing, ringing, or whooshing sound in your ears even when the world around you is completely silent? You’re suffering from tinnitus, and seeking treatment as soon as possible is the best way to manage your symptoms and find relief. The American Tinnitus Association defines tinnitus as “the perception of sound when no actual external noise is present,” and many people describe it as a hissing, whistling, ringing, or clicking sound. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, roughly 15% of the general public — over 45 million Americans — experience some form of tinnitus. While tinnitus is a symptom of a wide range of conditions, it is most frequently the result of some level of hearing loss. To learn more about tinnitus treatment, visit one of our ten convenient locations: Carmel, IN Office, Greenfield, IN Office, Greenwood, IN Office, NE Indianapolis Office, Nora Indianapolis Office, South Indianapolis Office, Kokomo, IN Office, Mooresville, IN Office, Noblesville, IN Office, and Shelbyville, IN Office.

Causes of Tinnitus

Tinnitus has several causes, including sensorineural hearing loss and exposure to very loud noise. It can also be caused by an ear infection or injury, or even a buildup of earwax in the ear canal. You’ll experience tinnitus when the delicate cells of your inner ear have been damaged or destroyed. Despite being damaged, the cells will still send auditory information to the brain, even when everything around you is quiet. Your brain interprets these signals as sound, and that’s why you hear the ringing, buzzing, or clicking of tinnitus. Causes of tinnitus include:

Sensorineural hearing loss
Over exposure to potentially damaging noise
Impacted Ear Wax
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
High blood pressure
Atherosclerosis

Stress
Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
Idiopathic
Ototoxic drugs
Meniere’s Disease
Acoustic Neuroma

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Tinnitus Treatment

There is presently no known cure for tinnitus, and once the cells in your ear are damaged, they can’t be restored. That doesn’t mean you have to live with tinnitus! There are excellent, well-established tools and treatment programs that can significantly reduce the perceived burden of tinnitus and bring you relief. With perseverance and support from audiologists, these options can help you manage even the most severe tinnitus.

The first step is testing your hearing, since tinnitus and hearing loss often occur together. If you have a hearing loss, digital hearing aids will improve your ability to communicate and hear clearly, and hearing aids will also provide relief from your tinnitus. Hearing aids help you focus on what you want to hear, decrease background noise, and help all the cells in your ear hear clearly. Treating hearing loss can often reduce your experience of tinnitus.

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Treatment Options for Tinnitus

At Whisper Hearing Centers, we use a multi-faceted approach to tinnitus treatment that is individualized to each patient. The use of sound therapy and counseling have proven to be the two most important components of any management protocol. The addition of the Lenire at-home tinnitus treatment provides additional options for tinnitus.

Sound Therapy

Sound therapy is one of the most effective tinnitus treatment options, and we have a number of hearing aids with building sound therapy programs. After we’ve determined the pitch and quality of your tinnitus, we can calibrate your sound therapy to perfectly mask your tinnitus. When you activate your sound therapy program, your tinnitus will be masked by the sound of your choice, including white noise, pink noise, nature sounds, or even music. The tinnitus will fade into the background, and you’ll find relief. You can enjoy your day and your night without tinnitus.

Lenire At-Home Tinnitus Treatment

(provided only at our Carmel, Indy - Nora and Indy - South office locations)

Lenire is scientifically proven to reduce tinnitus severity leading to an overall improved quality of life. Lenire is a new approach to treating tinnitus using bimodal neuromodulation with a combination of tongue and hearing stimulation. The paired stimulation retrains the brain to reduce the severity of tinnitus.

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Counseling

Living with tinnitus is stressful. There’s a negative feedback loop in your experience of tinnitus, and the more stressed you feel, the worse your tinnitus will become, which will in turn make you even more stressed! Managing tinnitus is more effective with counseling, and you’ll learn how to deal with stress, break this negative cycle, and explore coping mechanisms like relaxation, stress management techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, and breathing exercises.