TINNITUS

Tinnitus: About

Do you ever...

Have a constant ringing, buzzing or humming in your ears?
Go to concerts, and leave with a high pitched ringing in your ears?

You might be experiencing tinnitus. It is recommended that you talk to your healthcare provider about these symptoms.

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What is tinnitus?

Tinnitus, defined as "the perception of sound without an external auditory stimulus" (Tunkel et al., 2014).

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MUSICIANS ARE AT A HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING TINNITUS THAN OTHER PEOPLE

See below

MUSICIANS WITH TINNITUS WHO PRACTICE WITH SPEAKERS

MUSICIANS WITH TINNITUS WHO PRACTICE WITH AMPLIFICATION

Dinakaran, T. et. al., (2018). Awareness

Tinnitus: Products

Out of 36 musicians in the age of 20-35 years who played at least one musical instrument, 38.2% reported tinnitus. Of those with tinnitus, 7.7% practiced with amplification for more than eight hours (figure 1) and 30.8% of them listened to music through loud speakers for more than eight hours a week (figure 2) (Dinakaran, Deborah & RejoyThadathil, 2018).

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Citations

Tunkel, D., Bauer, C., Sun, G.H., Rosenfeld, R.M., Chandrasekhar, S.S., Cunningham, E.R., Archer, S.M., Blakley, B.W., … Whamond, E.J., (2014). Clinical practice guidelines: tinnitus. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 15,(2S) S1-S40.

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