Finding relief from tinnitus
White noise can help chronic ringing in the ears, says UCI Health otolaryngologist
IN THE NEWS: More than 50 million U.S. adults live with the condition called tinnitus, which causes ringing, buzzing or hissing inside the ears. According to the American Tinnitus Association, it is an audiological and neurological condition that can be acute, temporary or chronic.
Dr. Hamid Djalilian, a board-certified otolaryngologist at UCI Health Hearing and Ear Disorders recently spoke with Woman’s World about how white noise can relieve the condition.
“This helps cover up or mask the ringing sound so the brain pays less attention to it. It allows the brain to calm down and not focus on the ringing.”
Djalilian is the director of otology, neurotology and skull base surgery at UCI Health. His areas of expertise include complex ear surgery, hearing loss, balance disorders, facial nerve paralysis and skull base surgery. As a professor of otolaryngology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, Djalilian’s research is related to cochlear implants, acoustic neuroma and chronic ear disease. He has developed several innovative devices for the treatment of hearing loss, imbalance and tinnitus.
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