What Exactly is Tinnitus in Mesa?
Tinnitus most often presents itself as a ringing in the ears. However, humming, buzzing, hissing, whistling, and whooshing sounds are also commonly experienced with tinnitus. There are a number of potential causes of tinnitus, and the options for treatment will be based upon the cause of your tinnitus.
Before you can get treatment for your tinnitus in Mesa it’s important that you and your doctor work together to understand what may be causing it. Dr. Cassandra Fynes has been a practicing audiologist treating patients with hearing loss and tinnitus in Mesa for more than a decade.
What causes tinnitus?
One of the challenges that face patients and their doctor alike is that everyone who experiences tinnitus does so in a manner that is unique to them. It can be quite difficult to measure an experience that is subjective. During your appointment with Dr. Fynes, she will start by asking you a series of questions about your symptoms.
- Can you describe your tinnitus?
- How long have you been experiencing tinnitus symptoms?
- Is it a constant noise?
- Does it feel worse during certain times of your day?
- Do you experience it in one ear or both?
- How loud is the noise that you hear?
- Is it a high pitch sound, or a lower pitch?
- Does exposure to noise or certain foods and drinks make it worse?
These questions will help Dr. Fynes to identify what might be causing your tinnitus in Mesa.
Are there tests for tinnitus?
There are some hearing tests that Dr. Fynes may conduct in order to get a thorough understanding of your tinnitus. She may conduct a pitch match test. This test will help to identify the sound frequency that you are hearing. You’ll be asked to identify the pitch of the tinnitus you’re experiencing by comparing it to tones that are presented to you.
You may undergo a loudness match test, to help you quantify the loudness of the sound that you are experiencing. The sounds experienced by those with tinnitus in Mesa can range from a soft whisper to a loud shout.
What tinnitus treatments work?
The treatment you receive for your tinnitus will depend on the results of your testing and evaluation during your examination with Dr. Fynes.
It is possible that your tinnitus is a symptom of an underlying medical concern. Treating these medical conditions may be the answer to eliminating your tinnitus. It is also possible that your tinnitus could be a side effect of a medication that you are on.
Hearing aid therapy can often offer relief for tinnitus. Hearing aids can mask or suppress the sounds that you are experiencing.
Schedule time with Dr. Fynes to find a solution for the tinnitus that you are struggling with. Call (480) 456-0176 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Fynes. Fill out the online form to have a member of the team reach out to you.
