In this episode, Qualified Audiologist & tinnitus specialist Sasha Benatar helps us understand this common condition.
What it is, what causes it and how can it be treated.
In this episode, you will learn
1:10 | Overview of tinnitus
2:30 | Is it curable?
3:06 | What causes tinnitus?
5:50 | How do people experience tinnitus?
7.28 | Non-invasive tinnitus, versus those for whom their tinnitus is impacting their quality of life
10.00 | Do you just have to “live with it”?
10.20 | What is the Lions Hearing Clinic approach to Tinnitus management?
15.55 | How can parents help mitigate the risk of their children developing tinnitus?
19.30 | What happens during a tinnitus appointment
27.55 | What does the future hold for tinnitus?
29:05 | Key takeaways from this episode.
Glossary of terms
2:40 | Heterogenic – consisting of parts or things that are very different from each other.
4:30 | Limbic System – the limbic system is the part of the brain involved in our behavioural and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviours we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.
6:10 | Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS) – TTS is a change in hearing threshold that recovers to pre-exposure levels (baseline) over time.
11:15 | Habituation – the process of people or animals becoming used to something so that they no longer find it unpleasant or think it is a threat.
17: 10 | Cilia (Stereocilia) – Cochlear hair cells are the sensory cells of the auditory system. These cells possess stereocilia connected to the tectorial membrane. During auditory stimulation, sound waves in the cochlea cause deflection of the hair cell stereocilia, which creates an electrical signal in the hair cell.
More information on Tinnitus
Do Your Ears Ring? Don’t Let Tinnitus Affect Your Peace
Tinnitus – Take our tinnitus quiz
Hearing and Tinnitus Advice Line
GP Alert | Over 60% of your patients may have tinnitus. How can you help them?
Resources mentioned
HealthDirect. (2021). Tinnitus. Healthdirect.gov.au
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