How To Prevent That Annoying Ringing In Your Ears

Ringing in your ears all the time (called tinnitus in the medical world) can be an annoying experience. When you feel an attack coming on, it will often make you feel anxious and distressed. 

The good news is that there is quite a bit you can do to protect these attacks. As long as you get the process right, you can benefit enormously.
So, what do we suggest? 

Protect Your Ears Properly

Number one: you want to protect your ears properly when you’re out and about, especially at work or in loud environments. Tinnitus treatment often becomes necessary for people who’ve had constant exposure to high volumes and damaged the sensitive machinery in the middle or inner ear. 

If you know you're going to be at a concert or a building site, then make sure you wear earplugs or earmuffs. These reduce volumes significantly and help you have more fun without worrying. 

Also, if you listen to music through headphones, be careful. Keep the volume below 60% of the maximum and take regular breaks from sounds every 60 minutes or so. 

Stay In Quiet Places

At the same time, you can also protect your hearing by staying in quiet places as much as you can. Keeping the volume low is super helpful for everyday life.

Double-glazing is a great option for this purpose if you live in a loud city. The air gap doesn’t just prevent heat from escaping: it also makes it more difficult for noise pollution to get inside. 

Check Your Medications

Believe it or not, quite a few medicines are dangerous to your ears (although you’ve probably never heard anything about it). For example, some antibiotics and painkillers can actually damage the inner ear and cause hearing to worsen over time, especially if taken long-term. 

Therefore, check with your doctor. See what you can do to prevent medications from harming your ears. If you can take different types to manage other conditions, that’s great. 

Reduce Your Blood Pressure

Another thing you want to do is reduce your blood pressure. High blood pressure can actually make it more likely that you will damage your ears over time. 

Therefore, take plenty of exercise, reduce salt intake, and combat stress. All these factors will help to slash blood pressure and keep you focused on the prize. 

Get Your Hearing Checked If You’re Over Fifty

Preventing tinnitus requires getting your hearing checked at regular intervals, especially if you’re in the 50-plus category. You want to make sure you’re getting the support you need to prevent tinnitus from developing in the first place. 

Usually, you’ll notice tinnitus comes after a period of being hard of hearing. The brain, in the absence of external noise signals, begins to create its own. However, you can avoid this by wearing the right hearing aids and so on to protect yourself. 

Use CBT

Finally, if you’re stressed and worried about getting tinnitus because of it, use CBT. Cognitive behavioral therapy can be highly beneficial for many people because it reduces anxiety about tinnitus.