Tinnitus Specialist by Punjab Optical House

The word ‘tinnitus’ comes from the Latin word for ‘ringing’. It is the perception of sound in the absence of any corresponding external sound. The sound may be a ringing, swishing or other type of noise that seem to originate in the ear or the head. The noise may be low, medium or high pitched with varying loudness. It may be continuous or may come and go. It is fairly common and studies conducted on people aged 55 to 65 years old have found it to be present in every 2 out of 10 individuals.

Tinnitus can result from a wide range of underlying causes some of which are
a. ear infections
b. foreign objects in the ear 
c. wax build up 
d. nasal allergies leading to fluid accumulation in the ear, 
e. exposure to loud sounds 
f. neurological damage. 
One of the most common causes of tinnitus is damage to the microscopic endings of the hearing nerve in the inner ear. Tinnitus may be accompanied with some degree of hearing loss or may be due to side effects of certain medications.

At Prime, tinnitus is evaluated in a bid to identify the root cause of the same. Based on this information various solutions are offered to the patient for the management of tinnitus. These are chiefly based on the principle of TRT (Tinnitus Retraining Therapy).