How Ear Protection Prevents Tinnitus

Are you interested in preventing tinnitus for yourself or someone you know? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Tinnitus is not curable, but it is treatable and preventable. One of the best ways to prevent tinnitus is to use ear protection when you attend loud events or use loud machines.

Causes of Tinnitus

Tinnitus has many causes, sometimes, it is related to a person’s age and other times it is caused by environmental factors or genetic and medical conditions. There are different types of tinnitus as well, some forms are linked to cilia destruction, and others are caused by circulation.

The most common type of tinnitus is caused by the destruction of the tiny hairs in the ear called cilia; these hairs are responsible for sending sound waves down the ear canal to the cochlea when they are transmuted to electrical signals. Where there are gaps, the brain compensates.

Symptoms of Tinnitus

People who experience tinnitus might hear a ringing, hissing or buzzing in the background of their awareness; this is the sound of the brain compensation for sound signals that should be there but aren’t. If it’s a mild case, a person might only hear the sounds when in a quiet place.

Tinnitus symptoms can range from extremely mild to severe. Mild cases have symptoms you can probably ignore, while severe cases will seriously impact your quality of life. If you have severe tinnitus symptoms, they can be resolved using earbuds with noise-canceling capabilities.

Types of Ear Protection

There are various forms of ear protection; there are earplugs, earmuffs and earbuds. Choosing the best ear protection for your tinnitus or your environment to avoid the condition arising is very important. Long-term tinnitus is caused by regular exposure to noise above 70 decibels.

When it comes to tinnitus, the best cure is prevention. Once the cilia hairs have been damaged or destroyed, hearing loss becomes a normal part of life, so make sure you protect your hearing when you’re younger and avoid tinnitus symptoms. That said, there are effective treatments.

Ear Protection and Tinnitus

Wearing earplugs or earmuffs in loud environments like construction sites or music festivals reduces the decibel levels by between 15-30 decibels. This means that if you are at a music concert that has 100 decibels, you bring it down to a safer listening level and avoid a tinnitus condition.

Ear protection is the best line of defense against tinnitus, but if your start to experience the condition, there are also effective treatments. Earbuds are different from earplugs; they fit in the ear canal and use technology to cancel out the background noise, reducing tinnitus symptoms.

Tinnitus is a very common hearing condition, and while it has no cure, there are ways to reduce the symptoms and improve your quality of life. If you have tinnitus and are interested in helping a younger family member to avoid it in later life, you might suggest they use ear protection when attending loud events or use it when operating machines – it’s better to avoid tinnitus completely.

Do you need help managing your tinnitus? Call Park Place Hearing Center today to setup an appointment at (707) 283-7853.