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    • 3.1.1 Tinnitus
      • 3.1.1.1 Tinnitus basic facts
      • 3.1.1.2 Subjective tinnitus
      • 3.1.1.3 Impact on daily life
      • 3.1.1.4 Treatment options
      • 3.1.1.5 Practical ways to cope
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Practical tips

Acute tinnitus is a warning signal, and should be examined by a doctor. Only rarely will an organic cause be found; if so, this can be treated. Few therapy options exist for chronic, subjective tinnitus, and these often work in individual cases only.

Tinnitus patients who experience severe hearing loss should have a hearing aid fitted as soon as possible, and should make sure they wear it.

If tinnitus has no measurable, physical cause and is accompanied by symptoms like by depression or sleep disruption, various kinds of behavioral therapy can prove helpful.

Most patients, however, have to learn to live with their tinnitus. The following tips have proved useful:

A healthy lifestyle including enough sleep, moderate use of stimulants such as coffee, alcohol and nicotine as well as plenty of exercise can help keep tinnitus noise levels down. Patients who take medicines should ask their physician or pharmacist whether these can cause damage to their ears.
Quiet music when working, or when falling asleep, can help take patients' minds off tinnitus. Patients who don't like music can use devices and CDs with natural sounds such as birdsong or waves instead. Noise and loud music should be avoided.

Many people affected manage to ignore or 'overhear' their tinnitus in this way. Some people even come to see it as a useful warning sound that tells them when they have been overdoing things physically or mentally.

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