Medical History & Ear Exam
We review your symptoms, health history, medications, and noise exposure, and examine your ears to look for treatable causes.
Hearing Services
Tinnitus Management
Ringing, buzzing, hissing, or humming in your ears can be frustrating and exhausting. Our audiologists and physicians work together to find the cause of your tinnitus and create a personalized plan to help you feel more in control.
What Is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no outside sound is present. It may be constant or come and go, and it can be heard in one or both ears. Tinnitus is very common, affecting millions of adults, and for many people it is a sign of changes in the hearing system.
While there is no single cure for most types of tinnitus, there are proven ways to make it less noticeable and less bothersome, so it has less impact on your sleep, concentration, and quality of life.
Common Causes
- Age-related hearing loss
- Exposure to loud noise
- Earwax buildup or ear infections
- Certain medications
- Ménière's disease and other inner ear conditions
- Jaw (TMJ), head, or neck injuries
- Stress, anxiety, and poor sleep, which can make tinnitus more noticeable
Your Tinnitus Evaluation
Comprehensive Hearing Test
Most people with tinnitus have some degree of hearing loss. A full hearing evaluation helps us understand how your hearing and tinnitus are connected.
Tinnitus Assessment
We measure the pitch and loudness of your tinnitus and use questionnaires to understand how it affects your sleep, focus, mood, and daily life.
Physician Review When Needed
If your tinnitus is in one ear only, pulses with your heartbeat, or comes with other symptoms, our physicians can evaluate you further, including imaging when appropriate.
Treatment Options
Hearing Aids
When hearing loss is present, hearing aids can make everyday sounds easier to hear, which often makes tinnitus less noticeable. Many modern hearing aids also include built-in tinnitus sound programs.
Sound Therapy
Gentle background sounds, such as soft noise, nature sounds, or music, can reduce the contrast between tinnitus and silence and help your brain pay less attention to it.
Counseling & Education
Understanding tinnitus is a powerful first step. We teach practical strategies to reduce stress, improve sleep, and change how you respond to the sound over time.
Treating Underlying Causes
When tinnitus is linked to earwax, infection, or another medical condition, treating that cause may reduce or resolve the tinnitus.
Hearing Protection
Custom-molded hearing protection helps prevent further noise damage that can make tinnitus worse.
Lifestyle Guidance
Managing stress, getting good sleep, and limiting caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine can help some people notice their tinnitus less.
When to Be Seen Promptly
Call us soon if your tinnitus is only in one ear, pulses with your heartbeat, started after a head injury, or comes with sudden hearing loss, dizziness, or ear pain. Sudden hearing loss should be evaluated as soon as possible.
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