Tinnitus is a common condition and can be managed in a number of ways.

Cork clinic treating tinnitus

A specialist audiology clinic in Cork is encouraging anyone suffering with tinnitus to come in for an assessment and to explore management strategies.

Medico Audiology Services on Bishopstown Road in Cork city offers diagnostic assessment and management options to those suffering with tinnitus.

Tinnitus is a common condition defined as hearing or perceiving a sound in the ears or head in the absence of any external sound.

According to experts at the clinic, the description of tinnitus can vary between people with some sufferers describing it as a buzzing, ringing, whooshing, humming or musical sound while others are unable describe the sound at all.

Tinnitus can be intermittent or there all the time.

It can be heard in the ears, in the head or outside of the head or it can be difficult to pinpoint its location.

The condition may resolve by itself or it may be persistent and is commonly associated with hearing loss however it can be present in the absence of hearing loss too.

Many people manage their tinnitus well while others need help to cope with the condition.

There are a variety of strategies to manage tinnitus that enable one to live well with it.

Anyone with tinnitus and who would like to explore management options, can call Medico Audiology Services on 085-2653136.