Tinnitus: MedlinePlus

Tinnitus: MedlinePlus

Treatment Options

11/10/2016 04:13 PM EST

Source: American Tinnitus Association
Related MedlinePlus Page: Tinnitus

Are There Treatments That Can Help Me?

11/10/2016 04:13 PM EST

Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - 
Related MedlinePlus Page: Tinnitus

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• Tinnitus

Related Health Topics

• Hearing Disorders and Deafness

National Institutes of Health

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Summary

Tinnitus is often described as a ringing in the ears. It also can sound like roaring, clicking, hissing, or buzzing. It may be soft or loud, high pitched or low pitched. You might hear it in either one or both ears.

Millions of Americans have tinnitus. People with severe tinnitus may have trouble hearing, working or even sleeping.

Causes of tinnitus include

• Hearing loss in older people
• Exposure to loud noises
• Ear and sinus infections
• Heart or blood vessel problems
• Meniere's disease
• Brain tumors
• Hormonal changes in women
• Thyroid problems
• Certain medicines

Treatment depends on the cause. Treatments may include hearing aids, sound-masking devices, medicines, and ways to learn how to cope with the noise.

NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Start Here

• Ringing in Your Ears?  (National Institutes of Health)
• Tinnitus (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)Also in Spanish
• Tinnitus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Tinnitus  (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)Also in Spanish
• Tinnitus -- The Noise in Your Head that Won't Go Away  (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Latest News

• The 'Love Hormone' May Quiet Tinnitus (09/23/2016, HealthDay)

Prevention and Risk Factors

• Noise and Hearing Protection (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)

Treatments and Therapies

•  Are There Treatments That Can Help Me?  (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
• Ginkgo  (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
•  Treatment Options (American Tinnitus Association)

Related Issues

• Hyperacusis: An Increased Sensitivity to Everyday Sounds (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)

Health Check Tools

• Noises in the Ears (DSHI Systems)

Statistics and Research

• Can Magnetic Coil Ease Tinnitus? (Department of Veterans Affairs)
• Tinnitus: Is This What Happens When the Brain's Gatekeeper Breaks Down?  (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Tinnitus  (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in tinnitus with normal hearing in association...
• Article: The Agreement between Protocols for the Investigation of Asymmetrical Audiovestibular...
• Article: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) I/D and Alpha-Adducin (ADD1) G460W Gene Polymorphisms...
• Tinnitus -- see more articles

Find an Expert

• American Tinnitus Association 
• Find an Audiologist (American Academy of Audiology)
• Find an ENT (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 

Children

• Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears? (Nemours Foundation)Also in Spanish
• When Your Child Has Tinnitus (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)

Patient Handouts

• Tinnitus (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish