{"id":936,"date":"2011-11-04T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fondationgroupeforget.ca\/?p=936"},"modified":"2022-10-16T13:46:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T17:46:30","slug":"is-tinnitus-a-ghost-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationgroupeforget.ca\/en\/the-hearing-in-brief-en\/is-tinnitus-a-ghost-sound","title":{"rendered":"Is Tinnitus a Ghost Sound\u00a0?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In collaboration with Maril\u00e8ne Roy, Audiologist<\/p>\n<p>Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a sound that does not come from outside the ear and is not heard by other people. It can be permanent or only occasional, and can be heard in one ear or both. The sound may resemble <strong>bells ringing, bees buzzing, the sound of waves<\/strong> or <strong>pulsing<\/strong>, or it may sound like <strong>ringing, whistling, whooshing, creaking<\/strong> or even <strong>rumbling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may be at risk for tinnitus if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are <strong>over 60<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You work in a very <strong>loud environment<\/strong> (e.g. construction worker, musician).<\/li>\n<li>You <strong>hunt, shoot<\/strong> or attend <strong>rock concerts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You have <strong>vascular problems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You have <strong>health problems<\/strong> such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, high uric acid, or oestro-progestagen or thyroid disorders.<\/li>\n<li>You are taking <strong>medications or antibiotics that are harmful to the ears<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You suffer from <strong>stress, anxiety<\/strong> or <strong>depression<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Consuming large amounts of caffeine, alcohol, drugs or spicy foods may also cause tinnitus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unfortunately, the exact causes of tinnitus are still not fully understood. We know that it is not an illness, but rather a disturbing symptom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to manage and control the discomfort of tinnitus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One way to lessen the annoyance of tinnitus is through sound or camouflage therapy, which fills the environment with a different sound, such as music or a fan, to reduce the contrast between silence and the sound caused by tinnitus.<\/li>\n<li>Practise relaxation techniques (e.g. think positively, breathe deeply, visualize).<\/li>\n<li>Consult and audiologist who will monitor you and show you how to do various techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In collaboration with Maril\u00e8ne Roy, Audiologist Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a sound that does not come from outside the ear and is not heard by other people&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Tinnitus a Ghost Sound\u00a0? 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