There are different treatments available for tinnitus. If an underlying medical cause of tinnitus (eg. outer/middle ear infection) is found, the appropriate treatment for this cause will be prescribed. Successful treatment of the underlying cause can lead to resolution of tinnitus. General treatment for tinnitus includes:
Medications
Your doctor may give you medications to improve blood circulation to the cochlea, and medications to reduce stress, depression, insomnia and anxiety.
Hearing aids
Use of hearing aids can help to relieve tinnitus in people also found to have hearing loss.
Modulated-sound therapy
There are devices that produce modulated sounds which are music based. Such sounds help the auditory neural elements to adapt and adjust, which may bring about tinnitus relief with time. There are also devices that produce white noise which serves to mask the irritating sounds of tinnitus.
For tinnitus, there is no one treatment that fits all. A comprehensive assessment leading to an accurate diagnosis is crucial, so that the most appropriate treatment can be recommended for each patient by the ENT specialist.
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