High Frequency Hearing Loss
Extensive use of cellular phones and other gadgets lead to high frequency hearing loss. Research have shown that people who have been exposed to such loss is characterized by the inability to hear consonants such as s, f, t, and z. Consequently, people hear sounds but cannot make out what is being said. Sounds come off as blurry or unclear.
Loosing our sense of hearing is alarming news. Somehow this is one of the things that people nowadays tend to forget about or fail to give importance to. Fortunately, people having been exposed to such noise still have some chance to avoid such disaster. However, if you have been having tinnitus, which is a hearing disorder, some of the things that we will discuss might help you cope up.
Using a hearing aid may help suppress tinnitus. By doing so, the degree of hearing loss can be compensated by the use of the hearing aid. Listening to other people talk and hearing such important sounds can be done clearly. Also, by using hearing aids, the annoying sensation of ear ringing noises can be lessened. This is possible since the hearing aid will let you be aware of outside or external sounds and lets you focus on them rather than on the internal sound of ringing in your ear.
Another relief or remedy that can be done to mask the tinnitus sound in your ear is by playing and listening to background music. Such procedure is called masking. This procedure is done by using other sounds to “mask” or cover up the annoying noises associated with tinnitus. For some people, they find this procedure soothing, calming, and really effective. However, there are also other people who reject this type of treatment even without a trial. They somehow assume that one sound is as bad as another. Fortunately, there is a possible way of getting to know if the process of masking works for a particular individual. This test is the faucet test. Simply just turn on the faucet on full force and just let it flow to the sink. Stand near the sink and observe the sound of the rushing water. If water sounds mask their tinnitus, it is possible that masking may relieve it.
When water sounds fail to mask up or cover the sound of the tinnitus, it may mean that the person is unable to hear that portion of the water sound needed to mask their tinnitus. If a person has high frequency hearing loss, it is advisable to make use of hearing aids when attempting to relieve their tinnitus through masking. Clinical studies have shown that some people can only pass the faucet test while wearing hearing aids.
People exposed to such hearing loss conditions can make use of the masking technology in relieving annoying and unpleasant sounds brought about by tinnitus. They can have the choice of turning to mask the sounds on or off. Masking indeed is one of the many tinnitus cure remedies that can help patients with auditory problems.
