It’s not uncommon to experience a ringing in your ears every now and then that seems to be coming from nowhere. Old wives tales explained it as a sign that someone was speaking of you. However, technically this ring is called tinnitus – a phantom sound which affects an estimated 50 million people in the United States. While in most … Read More
A Link between Tinnitus, Anxiety, and Sleep Issues
If you have had ringing in your ears, you will be familiar with the stress it can cause you. Not only is it distracting from the activities you need to complete in your day, but you can find it difficult to achieve the mental rest you need to fall asleep. Particularly in the quiet hours just before falling asleep, you … Read More
Hearing Loss and Sleep
Sleep is an essential function of the brain, and researchers have been curious to understand how we are able to turn off our senses in order to rest our consciousness. With the eyes, it is a bit simpler. The phrase “get some shut eye” connects directly with this ability, and our vision is perfectly equipped to facilitate the mind in … Read More
Tinnitus Treatment Options
We’ve all experienced a brief ringing in the ears, a minor annoyance that we’re glad to see pass. Unfortunately, however, almost 1 in 5 Americans live with a constant ringing in their ears that never goes away. This condition is tinnitus, and it introduces a (sometimes) debilitating layer of complexity into people’s lives. What is tinnitus? Tinnitus doesn’t exist in … Read More
