Tinnitis Clinic Home

Contact Us

Services
Dot What Is Tinnitus
Dot Our Clinic
Dot Treatment Options
Dot General Recommendations

Patients
Dot Patient and Visitor Information
Dot Hospital Directions
Dot Clinic Location
Dot Staff and Faculty
Dot Glossary

Patient Surveys
Dot Dietary Supplements and Herbal Supplements
Dot Cochlear Implants and Tinnitus
Dot Tinnitus Global Questionnaires

Providers
Dot Referring Physician Resources
Dot Tinnitus Questionnaires

Tinnitus Activities Therapy
Dot Pictures

Research

UI Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery


   

 

General Recommendations

  • Have a medical examination and be certain that there is no medical treatment for your tinnitus.

  • Use hearing protection whenever you are in the presence of intense noise.

  • If you are having difficulty communicating, you should use a hearing aid or hearing aids.

  • If you are annoyed by loud sounds, this may be related to your tinnitus and you should consider desensitization therapy.

  • See if the presence of low-level background sound can reduce the annoying aspects of tinnitus.

  • Try to refocus your attention away from your tinnitus and on something that you enjoy and that occupies your mind.

  • If this is not sufficient, consider counseling, sound therapy, hearing aids, psychological therapies or medications.  Contact an audiologist, otologist or psychologist who has experience with tinnitus patients.

 

 

 

 

Email this Page | We Welcome Your Comments | Site Index A-Z
The University of Iowa | Copyright & Disclaimer Statements

Last modification date: Wed Dec 13 14:46:28 2006
URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com /depts/med/otolaryngology/clinics/tinnitus/recommendations.html