There are many people who have experienced hearing loss and tinnitus and are not aware of it. Top five signs of hearing loss include:
- You find that you are missing out on parts of conversations when people talk
- You need to ask people to repeat things
- Your friends or relatives complain that your television/radio is too loud
- When you speak on the telephone, you can’t hear the person clearly
- You find yourself participating in group conversations less often because you won’t be able to follow them
If any of the above applies to you, it is recommended that you see an audiologist to assess your hearing.
If you hear noises in your ears that don’t exist, then you are also suffering from tinnitus. It may be a ringing, hissing, or whooshing sound.
Both hearing loss and tinnitus can be prevented by using hearing protection when exposed to loud noises, as well as lowering the volume of music generating devices. Both noises from construction equipment and music have been clinically proven to cause hearing loss and tinnitus.
If you are exposed to a loud noise and has no hearing protection on hand, you should move as far away from the source as possible. The further away you move, the less likely the sound will damage your ears.
It is also advised that you should not insert foreign objects into your ears, such as toothpicks, when trying to clean the ears. This can accidentally destroy the lining of the ear canal or perforate the eardrum, which will cause hearing loss.
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The Journal of Noise & Health (February 2008) discusses a study done by Vishakha W. Rawool and Lynda A. Colligon-Wayne. Rawool and Wayne distributed a survey among college students to determine their life styles and beliefs regarding exposure to loud noises.
The survey was distributed to 40 male college students and 198 female college students.
Some of the findings of this study were as follows:
- Twenty-nine percent of these students reported that they worked in noisy environments. Only 15% of these used hearing protection.
- About 50% of the students agreed that when they were using personal music devices, that people next to them could hear their music.
- Over 75% of students believed that they were not at risk for losing their hearing until later on in life.
- About 68% of the students have had ringing in their ears, which is symptomatic of tinnitus.
Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that educating students in schools would likely motivate students to use hearing protection when exposed to loud noises, and to lower the volume on their personal music devices.
Tinnitus is a Latin word which means “ringing”. We use tinnitus to refer to ringing of the ears, a sound that is heard but does not exist outside a person’s head. A person with tinnitus may also hear sounds of buzzing, hissing, high-pitched whistling or other sounds. There are approximately 50 million Americans who are afflicted, according to the American Tinnitus Association (ATA).
Many people suffering from tinnitus try to get information about this condition from Google. On average, 450,000 searches each month are performed on Google using the word “tinnitus.” Other search terms used in this endeavor include, “causes tinnitus” (9,900 searches) and “tinnitus cure” (14,800 searches).
Some people are not sure how to spell tinnitus. This results in many creative ways that they will search for information about this condition.
The search term “tinitus” is used 22,200 times each month in Google, and the misspelled “tinnitis” is used 18,100 times each month. The variation “tenitis” is searched by 1,900 users each month.
So, if you don’t know how to spell “tinnitus,” don’t feel bad because you are in good company.
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