IMPACT OF TINNITUS

 Tinnitus affects everyone differently. The most common areas in which tinnitus has a direct influence are:

• THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.  Some are annoyed, bothered, depressed, anxious or angry about their tinnitus.  They think and focus on their tinnitus often. 
• HEARING.  For some, the sound of tinnitus competes with or masks speech of environmental sound perception. 
• SLEEP.  Many tinnitus sufferers report that their tinnitus interferes with their sleep. It also makes it more difficult to get back to sleep when they wake up during the night.
• CONCENTRATION.  Some tinnitus sufferers report that they have difficulty focusing on a task because of their tinnitus.  This might include reading a book or the newspaper.

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Dr. Sarah Nelson