Tinnitus is not just annoying — it can disrupt sleep, concentration, and mood. It's also one of the most misunderstood conditions in hearing care. We start with a real evaluation and a real plan, not generic advice.
Tinnitus can sound like ringing, buzzing, humming, hissing, or even music — in one ear, both, or inside your head. It can be constant or intermittent, loud or soft, triggered by silence or by noise.
For some people, it's background noise. For others, it makes sleep impossible, concentration difficult, and quiet rooms unbearable. Both experiences are real.
A thorough tinnitus evaluation rules out medical causes, maps your specific tinnitus to its pitch and loudness, screens for underlying hearing loss, and identifies what makes it better or worse.
That work informs a realistic treatment plan — and sets expectations. Most patients can significantly reduce the daily impact of tinnitus, even if the sound itself doesn't fully disappear.
There is no single cure for tinnitus. But there are several well-studied approaches — and the right combination, tuned to you, can dramatically reduce how much of your attention tinnitus takes up each day.
Calibrated background sound — from dedicated sound generators or hearing aid masking programs — shifts tinnitus from the foreground to the background over time. Habituation is real and measurable.
When tinnitus is paired with hearing loss (as it often is), properly fit hearing aids reduce tinnitus perception in most patients. The brain's sound-seeking turns off when you can actually hear.
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques change how your brain reacts to the sound. We provide counseling in-office and refer to trusted CBT specialists when appropriate.