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Tinnitus: I can’t escape it…

I dread going to bed. I pace the floor at night trying to get to sleep. If I wake up in the early morning hours, I try to read a book to distract myself. I just walk around, to get tired in hopes to get back to sleep. There’s no escaping it….

These words, of true frustration with how negatively tinnitus is having on a person’s life, are real. Anxiety, depression, stress, and lack of quiet are overbearing in life when one is dealing with tinnitus to this degree. Our practice goal is to alleviate the negative attention that tinnitus has on patients’ lives. Other professionals and counselors are an important part of the tinnitus management team, where need be. We focus all efforts to quality of life and helping each patient do as well as they can. Our goals are to begin lessening the daily attention of the non-wanted noises in the ears and head, creating better moments of relaxation, as well as nighttime to be a time of rest. The ways to reach these goals are varied depending on a hearing loss component, degree and severity, in addition to day or nighttime tinnitus.

Written by:
Rich
Published on:
May 19, 2022
Thoughts:
8 Comments

Categories: Blog Categories Go Here, Community Outreach, Educational, Hearing, Hearing Aids, Miscellaneous, Misophonia, New Technology, Patient care, Philosophy, Slider, Testimonials, TinnitusTags: American Tinnitus Association, Audiologist, audiology, Dr. Richard S. Reikowski, ear doctor, family hearing and balance center.cardinal hearing centers, Hearing Aids, hearing doctor, hearing loss, Hearing Testing, Levo and Otoharmonics, Neuromonics Oasis, OasisPro

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  1. Elizabeth

    May 19, 2022 at 11:39 am

    There is no need to suffer in silence when help is available!

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    • Rich

      May 24, 2022 at 5:57 am

      How true this is. Thank you for sharing Elizabeth!

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  2. Gail Reagan

    May 19, 2022 at 12:27 pm

    It makes me sad to hear how so many people suffer with this. But, it makes me glad to know that we can help them!!

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    • Rich

      May 24, 2022 at 5:58 am

      It is quite sad Gail. We sure can try our best to help.

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  3. Dale Hansen

    May 24, 2022 at 11:35 am

    I can truly relate.

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    • Rich

      May 26, 2022 at 6:55 am

      I can imagine Dale.

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  4. Kara Merchant

    May 24, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    How hard that must be to deal with!! Proud to be a part of a company making a difference in people’s lives.

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    • Rich

      May 26, 2022 at 6:56 am

      It sure can be Kara. Thank you for being with us as well!

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