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Tinnitus is often described as ringing in the ear, though people may also use words like hissing, clicking, whistling or whirring. Unfortunately, for many people, tinnitus is a daily and ongoing permanent condition that affects their concentration, ability to sleep and their overall quality of life. Here’s what you should know about tinnitus and how wearing hearing aids can help.
Tinnitus is not actually a disease in and of itself, but rather a symptom of some underlying health condition. For most people, tinnitus is the result of damage to the sensory cells of the cochlea. This is part of the inner ear where sounds are converted into electrical signals. Damage to these hair cells is associated with both age-related hearing loss and noise induced hearing loss.
Some other people who experience tinnitus don’t have hearing loss. In fact they are many other potential causes for tinnitus. For example, tinnitus can be caused by obstructions of the middle ear including, middle ear infections, earwax build-up, head congestion and dirt or foreign objects in the ear canal. Tinnitus may also be the result of head and neck trauma, inflamed blood vessels around the ear, Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) problems, medications, and other Ototoxic drugs, as well as anxiety and stress.
There is currently no known cure for tinnitus. Instead, tinnitus treatments are focussed on treating the symptoms to reduce or eliminate the sensation of whistling or buzzing experienced by the client.
At Hearing Institute of Ontario we specialize in helping patients who are suffering from both hearing loss and tinnitus. Our treatment of tinnitus will involve treating the patient’s hearing loss and the first step in this treatment is a comprehensive hearing and tinnitus evaluation. This evaluation includes four different components:
Based upon the results of this evaluation our audiologist will be able to determine if using hearing aids is likely to provide improvement in your tinnitus symptoms or if you should pursue another treatment option.
While there is no permanent cure for tinnitus, studies have consistently demonstrated that wearing hearing aids can be an effective way to manage symptoms. This is because tinnitus is normally accompanied by hearing loss. Wearing hearing aids will restore your ability to hear a wider range of sounds, which can allow you to tune out the ringing, whistling and buzzing sounds that are so distracting and annoying.
A hearing aid can also amplify background noises, which can help reduce the sensation of ringing or whistling noises. In addition, modern hearing aid technology with speech focus and directional microphones can allow you to focus on the sounds you want to hear.
Hearing Institute also offers hearing aids with integrated sound therapy programs. Combined with the information obtained from our specific tinnitus tests, these devices can be programmed to introduce sounds designed specifically to drown out the annoying tinnitus sounds or distract your brain from noticing these buzzing or whistling noises.
At Hearing Institute of Ontario, we specialize in treating patients who experience both Hearing Loss and Tinnitus. If you believe you fall into this category, we recommend a Comprehensive Hearing and Tinnitus Evaluation with our audiologist. Because of the extra time required for this evaluation we charge a fee of $170 for this appointment. This fee will be credited towards any hearing aid purchase that you make from our clinic.
Our clinics are equipped with hospital grade testing equipment and real ear measurement systems to ensure the accurate diagnosis of your hearing loss and the most precise fitting of your hearing aids to suit your hearing needs. No other clinic in our area is better equipped to provide you with better hearing care.
In addition, some of our clinics offer our Hearing Experience showroom where you can drop in without an appointment to learn about the latest advances in hearing technology through interactive displays.
Upper Oakville Shopping Centre
1011 Upper Middle Rd E, Unit A6
Oakville, ON L6H 4L2
(Upper Middle at 8th Line
Between Metro and Swiss Chalet)
Applewood Shopping Centre
1077 N Service Rd, Unit 27
Mississauga, ON L4Y 1A6
(Between Cawthra and Dixie – Beside Dollarama)
Victoria Terrace Shopping Centre
(Offices Building)
1448 Lawrence Ave East, Suite 203
North York, ON M4A 2V6
(NW corner of Victoria Park / Lawrence)
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Wednesday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Thursday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Friday: 8:30AM – 1:30PM
Saturday: Closed
Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Specialists are both professionals trained to evaluate, diagnose, and treat hearing and balance issues, but their roles, educational backgrounds, and scopes of practice differ. Here are some key differences:
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All client care at Hearing Institute of Ontario is provided by certified Audiologists who are registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario
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