There are a lot of things to love about our corner of Louisiana, and one of them is all the sounds of nature we get to experience in our woods and on river walks. But this joy can be spoiled if we have tinnitus. Tinnitus, pronounced tin-ny-tus or tin-u-tus, is any...
Hearing loss is only a problem for older adults, right? So young people are often surprised when they find out that WHO estimates that more than 1.1 billion individuals between the ages of 13 and 35 are at risk of hearing loss worldwide. Many young people assume that...
Do you hear ringing, buzzing, or other phantom noises in your head? It may be tinnitus, which is the perception of noise. According to the American Tinnitus Association, nearly 50 million Americans suffer from tinnitus. Tinnitus is actually a symptom of an underlying...
Do you hear a ringing or buzzing when no-one else does? Maybe it’s more of a whooshing, throbbing, hissing or humming in your ears? It could be persistent, come and go, be in one ear or both. These are the signs of tinnitus. For some, tinnitus barely registers, but...
