Tinnitus can be addressed in ways that lessen its impact on your life. Effective treatment, which often depends on the underlying cause, can range from earwax removal, hearing technology, or sound devices, to medication adjustments, lifestyle changes, or interventions such...
The Silent Hearing Danger
Can Aspirin Hurt Your Hearing? What Is Ototoxicity? The definition of ototoxicity, in its simplest form, is ear poisoning (“oto” = ear, “toxicity” = poisoning). A substance is considered ototoxic if it is known to cause hearing loss, balance disorders,...
Musical Ear Syndrome
My Tinnitus Has a Melody — Is That Possible? You probably know someone who experiences tinnitus — a ringing, buzzing, pulsing, hissing, or humming with no external source. People often call it “ringing in the ears,” and it affects approximately...
Tinnitus-Friendly Recipes
From sound-based therapies to mindfulness-based exercises, new ways to manage or reduce the sounds associated with tinnitus — a ringing, buzzing, or pulsing that has no external sound source — are being developed every day. Though there’s no cure, treatment...
Tackling Hearing Loss: Hope for Tomorrow, Help Right Now
Let’s hear it for science! As long as hearing loss — one of the most commonly reported chronic conditions — continues to affect millions of people around the globe, researchers aim to leave no stone unturned in investigating treatment innovations...
Tinnitus 101
Do you hear a constant ringing, pulsing, or buzzing in your ears? You’re not alone. This phenomenon affects more 50 million Americans, and it’s called tinnitus. Many people don’t realize tinnitus is a common problem, so they don’t know there...
Myth Busting: 5 Facts About Your Hearing Health
Is hearing loss an isolated issue that doesn’t affect my overall health? Can a simple sound amplifier take the place of hearing aids? Is there nothing I can do about that ringing in my ears? Nearly all hearing problems can...
Can Prescription Drugs Cause Ringing In the Ears?
Tinnitus, or a ringing in the ears (this can also be a whooshing or pulsing), is generally the first symptom of ototoxicity and is generally short lived, but it can have more permanent symptoms. About Tinnitus Simply defined, tinnitus is...
Is It “TIN-uh-tis” or “tin-EYE-tis”?
Americans love to debate how to say certain words: Is “tomato” pronounced “tuh-MAY-toe” or “tuh-MAH-toe”? Does the “ee” in “creek” sound like “sneak” or “pick”? By the 1930s, this kind of debate had become so common that it was immortalized...
The 4 Different Types of Tinnitus
Tinnitus: Common, Constant, Treatable, and Manageable Do you hear a phantom ringing, whooshing, or buzzing noise — but no one else hears it? You’re not alone. It’s a common condition known as tinnitus. For some people, tinnitus is a simple...