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
