Tag: Tinnitus Treatment

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Little Ears, Big Sound: Nurturing Healthy Hearing Habits in Kids

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to overlook the importance of maintaining our children’s hearing health. Little ears may seem resilient, but they deserve just as much attention as any other aspect of their well-being. In this blog post, we’ll delve into essential practices for nurturing healthy hearing habits in kids, touching upon topics such as ear wax removal, tinnitus treatment, hearing tests for kids, and the expertise provided by Eastern Audiology. The Impact of Earwax: Ear wax is a natural and protective substance produced by the ear. However,...

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Best Hearing Aids to Combat the Effects of Tinnitus

Just like any technology, there are many different hearing aid manufacturers out there. It is reassuring to know that Eastern Audiology and Gippsland Audiology are independently owned and operated clinics. This means that we are not obligated to prescribe any specific hearing aid manufacturer or nor do we have sales commission. We have access to any hearing aid manufacturer on the market and are able to recommend the best suited device to our patients hearing and communication needs.  Hearing technology is rapidly advancing, and our audiologists remain up to date with the newest hearing...

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What is the most effective treatment available for tinnitus?

The most effective tinnitus management strategy will be different for every individual and will depend on the cause and severity of their tinnitus awareness. The aim of tinnitus management is not to stop the tinnitus, but to achieve habituation (where the tinnitus is heard but does not intrude on everyday life and activities).The first step in the management of tinnitus is to assess hearing and ear structures and look for obvious causes of tinnitus awareness.  Tinnitus is usually not a sign of something serious but can indicate the presence of certain ear conditions in some cases. Therefore,...

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Tinnitus management strategies

Although there is no cure for tinnitus, it can be managed well with various management strategies. Adapting to your tinnitus awareness can take a period of time, but most people are able to adapt and achieve habituation in time. The use of hearing aids- If there is a hearing loss present, the use of hearing aids often can reduce tinnitus awareness. The hearing aids work by amplifying external sounds that are usually missed due to the hearing loss. This helps “mask” the tinnitus and divert your attention away from it, and instead focus on environmental sounds. Sound enrichment-  Often...

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What is Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is known as the perception of a sound when there is no external sound present. It can commonly be described as a ringing, hissing, whooshing, or buzzing sound that is heard in one, or both ears. Have you heard something like this before? The tinnitus can often fluctuate in volume and frequency. Many will experience tinnitus at some point in their lifetime, however, others experience it more frequently. Symptoms often vary from person to person. Many may only become aware of their tinnitus when in quiet environments (for example, at night going to sleep or when relaxing reading a book)....

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