{"id":164,"date":"2019-07-10T08:49:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T15:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.67\/sandiegoent\/tinnitus\/tinnitus-treatments\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T23:39:31","slug":"tinnitus-treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandiegoent.com\/ear\/tinnitus\/tinnitus-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinnitus Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n   \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is acoustic therapy?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Sounds are used to cover up, or mask, the tinnitus. This distracts your brain and helps you tune out the ringing in your ears. Electronic devices that produce white noise, air conditioners, fans, soft music, etc. can all be employed. Audio files, sleep noise generators, tinnitus specific earbuds can all be used. \"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is tinnitus retraining therapy?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Tinnitus retraining therapy utilizes a portable sound generator that produces soft patterned tones to help desensitize the brain to the sounds of tinnitus.\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Are steroid injections helpful?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Meniere\u2019s disease has a number of symptoms, including hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo that fluctuate due to increased fluid pressures in the ear organs. The resulting hearing loss and tinnitus can be treated with a series of injections of a potent steroid, which has an 85 percent chance of reducing symptoms.\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Can surgery treat tinnitus?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Those with a benign tumor of the cranial nerve that connects the inner ear and the brain known as an acoustic neuroma also suffer from tinnitus. The tinnitus may be resolved through a surgical removal of the acoustic neuroma.\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Can hearing aids help manage tinnitus?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Hearing aids are used to amplify background sounds, which can mask tinnitus. These devices can also help you distinguish one sound from another, improving communication and helping with focus and concentration difficulties. \"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Can counseling be used to help manage tinnitus?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be practical in helping you manage your tinnitus symptoms by reducing the stress, anxiety and sleeplessness that are often associated with tinnitus.\"\n }\n}\n ]\n  }\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegoent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iStock-510578766-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-833\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no universal cure for tinnitus, but there are treatments that make it less of a distraction. Because tinnitus is a side effect of an underlying condition, identifying the problem may lead to a medical or surgical solution. The cure rates for pulsatile tinnitus are quite high once the problem has been identified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, in many cases the exact cause of tinnitus can\u2019t be identified, or treatment is not possible. However, symptoms can often be managed successfully through a number of different strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Acoustic Therapy <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sounds are used to cover up, or mask, the tinnitus. This distracts your brain and helps you \u201ctune out\u201d the ringing in your ears. Electronic devices that produce white noise, air conditioners, fans, soft music, etc. can all be employed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Steroid Injections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegoent.com\/ear\/balance\/menieres-disease\/\">Meniere\u2019s disease<\/a> (also known as endolympatic hydrops) has a triad of symptoms (hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo) that fluctuate due to increased fluid pressures in the ear organs. Fluctuation of hearing and resulting tinnitus can be treated with a series of injections of Dexamethasone (a potent steroid) with an 85 percent chance of reduction in tinnitus symptoms<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Surgery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an acoustic neuroma and suffer from tinnitus, the tinnitus may be resolved through a surgical removal of the acoustic neuroma. In a 1981 research study of more than 400 patients, 45 percent improved their tinnitus with the surgical removal of the acoustic neuroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Hearing Aids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearing loss causes maladaptive neuroplastic changes in the brain. Hearing aids are used to stimulate the auditory pathways received by the brain. Background sounds can mask tinnitus. <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegoent.com\/hearing\/hearing-aids\/\">Hearing aids<\/a> can also help the patient better distinguish one sound from another, improving communication and helping with focus and concentration difficulties. Many devices also come packaged with noise generators to replace ambient sounds if amplification alone does not reduce tinnitus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Counseling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Counseling, sleep and cognitive behavioral or relaxation methods can be practical in helping you manage your tinnitus symptoms by reducing the stress, anxiety and sleeplessness that are often associated with tinnitus. <span class=\"company-name \">San Diego ENT<\/span> providers teach methods to help you manage your tinnitus symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you experience a ringing in your ears? If so, you are not alone. Tinnitus affects an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ata.org\/understanding-facts\">50 million Americans<\/a>\u2014about 20 percent of the population. It can range from a mild annoyance to a full-fledged problem that severely impacts your quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Call <span class=\"company-name \">San Diego ENT<\/span> at <a href=\"tel:+18589267010\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(858) 926-7010<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no universal cure for tinnitus, but there are treatments that make it less of a distraction. Because tinnitus is a side effect of an underlying condition, identifying the problem may lead to a medical or surgical solution. The cure rates for pulsatile tinnitus are quite high once the problem has been identified. 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