Hello everyone, welcome to my channel today. If you're new, my name is Emily. I created Definite
Hearing as a way to increase awareness for the deaf and hard of hearing. Why
would I do something like that? Well I am hard of hearing myself. I wear hearing aids in both ears
and wow I love them so much. Hearing loss is defined as an invisible disability and
there are lots of misconceptions around them so I created this channel to hopefully negate
some of those misconceptions. If you haven't already, please like this video and subscribe
to my channel so you can learn more about hearing loss and help me increase awareness for the deaf
and hard of hearing. Alright so for today's video, I want to talk about tinnitus. What is tinnitus?
Have you ever experienced any sort of ringing, buzzing, clicking, or ocean sounds, in your
ears? It can be super weird and super annoying and this is what tinnitus is. But what exactly
is tinnitus? Tinnitus is actually damage to the inner hair cells in your inner ear.
This means that when sound enters your ear, these little hairs transfer the sound into an electric
pulse and send it to your brain the problem is the brain incorrectly reads this pulse because
of the way that it was transmitted by those damaged hairs and therefore interprets the
electronic pulses as buzzing and annoying ringing. Essentially, these damaged hair cells cause
a leak in the connection to the brain and it's like feedback from a hearing aid.
Have you ever heard the feedback of a hearing aid? Let me show you what it sounds like:
Wow so as you can see tinnitus or a leak in the sound connection to the brain can
be quite annoying after it goes on for some time. Other causes of tinnitus can include age, noise,
exposure, wax buildup, inner ear bone changes and chronic diseases or health concerns in addition to
various viruses and injuries. Sadly, there is not a one-size-fits-all cure for tinnitus. It comes
and goes for many people. There are things that make it worse. As you consult with your doctor,
they will recommend ways to mitigate the symptoms of tinnitus. There are two different types of
tinnitus: subjective and objective. Subjective tinnitus is tinnitus that only you can hear.
Objective tinnitus is tinnitus that your doctor could hear through performing a test
due to blood vessel pressure in your ear. This objective form of tinnitus is super rare and most
likely, you will have the subjective tinnitus. Regardless, if you're experiencing any kind of
ringing or buzzing in your ears, definitely talk to your doctor about it so that you can get that
taken care of and make sure you definitely talk to your doctor if your tinnitus is due to the onset
of a cold or respiratory issue or other health concern. It is not uncommon that hearing loss is
comorbid with other underlying health conditions. This could include any kind of health condition
from kidney disease to a tumor in the brain. Don't be alarmed, but definitely be aware that if you're
experiencing an onset of ringing in your ears and it continues, you should definitely consult with
the doctor. Your health and safety is of the utmost importance. I just find tinnitus really
interesting because it is due to the damaged inner ear cell hairs and I have a sensorineural hearing
loss which also means that my inner ear is not either formed correctly or it just doesn't work
properly to translate that sound and send it to my brain but I don't experience tinnitus but I
still have that damage in my inner ear... so it's interesting that bodies are so different and ears
are so different and it's amazing that we have technology like hearing aids nowadays to help
address hearing losses and hearing problems and also that we have doctors that study these things
so they may not know everything or have answers for everything but they certainly know more than
say I do. Do you experience tinnitus? If so, I would like to hear in the comments below about
what does it sound like for you? How do you treat it? Does it bug you a lot? I know several
different people that experience tinnitus and it's annoying for all of them and they each
cope in different ways so as you consult with your doctor and you try different things you'll
find the best way to cope with your tinnitus. If you have any questions for me, please let
me know in the comments below and if you haven't already please like this video and subscribe to
my channel. I look forward to making more great videos and growing the Definite Hearing community
so that we can increase awareness for the deaf and hard of hearing. I hope you have a great day! Bye!