What for ?
* Tinnitus
* Menieres disease
* Otosclerosis
* Minimal hearing loss
* Hearing loss not suitable for hearing aid
* Difficulty coming to terms with hearing loss
* Sudden onset hearing loss
* Communication tactics
Counselling
10% of adults have had tinnitus for longer than five minutes.
7% of adults have been to see a GP about their tinnitus.
4% of adults have tinnitus that annoys them moderately or severely.
1% of adults have had tinnitus that severely affects their quality of life
0.5% of adults have tinnitus that affects their ability to lead a normal life
The word 'Tinnitus' comes from the Latin word for 'ringing' and is the perception of sound in the absence of any corresponding external sound.
Tinnitus is the medical term for any noise that people hear in one ear, both ears or in their head. These sounds do not come from outside the head, although they may occasionally sound as if they do. People experience tinnitus in many different ways but it is normally described as a ringing sound. However, some people will hear other sounds such as buzzing, humming, whistling, tunes or songs. Sometimes tinnitus noise beats in time with your pulse - this is known as pulsatile tinnitus
