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    Mild to severe anxiety
    Insomnia
    Triggered fight or flight

  Depression
  Negative thinking
  Crying spells

  Hopelessness
  Suicidal thoughts
  Ringing in the ears

Do you feel your family and friends don’t understand?
Are you growing more isolated?
Do you feel like life will never be the same?
Are you refraining from activities that you enjoy?
Are you fearful of losing your job?
Do you find that your thoughts tend to be negative?

If you answered yes to 3 or more of these questions or symptoms, then we can help.

You may be a candidate for Tinnitus Cognitive Retraining Therapy, or TCRT.  Stephen Geller Katz, LCSW-R, with over 20 years of clinical experience, a New York University graduate, developed Tinnitus Cognitive Retraining Therapy and founded Tinnitus Cognitive Center™ in response to the growing number of Tinnitus sufferers coming to his private practice. He discovered that by helping people to retrain and reinterpret the thoughts around their Tinnitus, anxiety and depression symptoms began to improve. But even more important so did the Tinnitus.

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Category Archives: Ear & Hearing

TINNITUS AND HEARING LOSS

What is the relationship between tinnitus and hearing loss? The main reason for Tinnitus isn’t yet fully understood, but the link leads to many different conditions. One of these conditions is hearing loss. Tinnitus is a symptom, and it mostly relates to hearing loss. There are many ways to define Tinnitus, such as the pulsating or constant presence of high- or low-frequency sounds or more complicated sounds. These symptoms can point toward one of the following: High-Frequency Hearing Loss Tinnitus, or Low-Frequency Hearing Loss and Tinnitus.

Tinnitus link with following ear-related conditions:

  • Ear-wax blockage
  • A torn eardrum
  • Ear infections like glue ear
  • Otosclerosis
  • Ménière’s disease
  • Neurological disorders

Tinnitus sometimes also occurs with the following health conditions:

  • Neck and head injuries
  • Metabolic disorders like hyperthyroidism, diabetes, and hypothyroidism
  • Cardiovascular disorders particularly high blood pressure
  • Medications like ototoxic drugs

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The Link Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss

Almost two-thirds of people suffering from Tinnitus also have hearing loss. The most common cause of Tinnitus is a loss in hearing. Sound waves travel into the cochlea, which is a hearing organ inside the inner ear. Thousands of hair cells in the cochlea change sound waves into electrical signals and these hair cells are sound-sensing cells lined up in cochlea.

If a part of your hearing or ear nerve doesn’t work or gets damaged, it will limit the number of electrical signals transmitted to the brain. According to researchers, when the brain does not receive some indication, it fills the gap of the sounds, which causes Tinnitus.

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Sensorineural hearing loss or (SNHL) is a hearing loss condition, which is a result of damage to the auditory nerve or cochlea. Your ear consists of three parts: the inner, middle, and outer ear. SNHL affects the inner ear. Soft sounds can be hard to hear, or louder sound can be unclear. SNHL is a common type of loss of hearing. In most cases, surgeries and medicine cannot help; you may need a hearing aid to help you hear.

The following things can cause SNHL hearing loss:

  • Illnesses
  • Certain drugs
  • Hearing loss inheritance
  • Aging
  • Head injury
  • Any problem in the inner ear
  • Loud noises or explosions

Conductive Hearing Loss

Conductive hearing loss is a condition when sounds do not pass through the outer and middle ear. It is hard to hear a soft sound.

Causes of Conductive Hearing Loss

Conductive hearing loss occurs due to the following reasons:

  • Fluid-filled in the middle ear due to allergies or cold.
  • Otitis media or ear infection: Otitis is also known as ear infection, and media means middle, and this occurs due to infection in the middle ear.
  • Poor functioning of the Eustachian tube – the Eustachian tube joins together your nose and your middle ear. This tube drains out fluid in the middle ear. If the tube is not working correctly, the fluid will remain in the middle ear.
  • A hole in the eardrum
  • Benign tumors. These tumors can block the middle or outer ear. These are not cancer.
  • Cerumen, or earwax blockage in your ear canal
  • External otitis is an infection of the ear canal, and this is also called swimmer’s ear.
  • If an object is stuck in the outer ear, for example; which could be a situation where a child inserted a pebble inside his/her ear
  • A problem with the structure of the outer and middle ear – for instance, people born without an external ear, having a deformed ear canal, or having a problem with bones in their middle ear.

Conclusion

Hearing loss and Tinnitus cannot be deadly, but it can affect the way of living. It would be beneficial for you if you treat Tinnitus at earliest. If the condition remains untreated for too long, it can lead to permanent hearing loss. If you need a Tinnitus treatment specialist, you should contact us at (646) 213-2321 or visit our clinic for an appointment. Our specialist, Stephen Katz, can help you manage your Tinnitus.

Physiology of Ear

What is physiology of ear? Can you imagine your life without hearing? Bless those souls who are leading their lives wonderfully without the sense of hearing. Your ears are one of the most vital parts of your body. They give you the gift of one of the five senses. Your ears have a perfectly shape to transmit and transduce the sounds to your brain.  Let us have a thorough understanding of the physiology of ear to appreciate its miraculous working.

The Outer Ear

An ear has three main parts: the outer ear, middle ear, and the inner. Let us understand the parts of an outer ear first. The outer inner is mainly the visible part of the ear. The outer ear is the entryway of the sound waves into the ear. Following are the parts of an outer ear.

Pinna

Most of the outer ear comprises of the pinna or an auricle, which is the visible fleshy part. Helix is the curving and outer rim of the pinna. As the curving of the pinna goes inward, the sound waves reach the antihelix, which opens in the ear canal. Pinna consists of single elastic cartilage that helps to hold and support the ear.

Ear Canal

It is the pathway between the outer ear and the middle ear through which the sound waves travel.

Tragus

The tragus is a small protruding opening that partially covers the ear canal. Interestingly tragus is also the name of the hair at the entrance of the ear.  The parallel side of the tragus is the antitragus.

The Middle Ear

The middle ear lies between the outer and inner ear. It has an air-filled cavity, the tympanic cavity and includes the ossicles.

Ossicles

The ossicles are the three bones Anvil, Hammer, and Stirrup present in the middle ear. The bones attach to the ear with their ligaments. These bones are the smallest bones of the human body. Ossicles help to direct and transmit the sound waves to the cochlea (the inner ear).

Eustachian Tube/Auditory Tube

This part of the middle ear connects to the throat and nasopharynx through the pharyngeal opening.

Round and Oval Windows

These two small windows provide openings to the inner ear.

Inner Ear

The inner ear is the area where the action starts. It sits in the bony labyrinth cavity of the ear. The inner ear has inter-connected tubes and chambers. The cochlea is the most important part of the inner ear. The other chambers with the fluid inside are the vestibular tubules or the semi-circular canals. These structures together form the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.

Cochlea

This snail-shaped chamber receives sound waves from the middle ear. Any damage to the cochlea can partially or completely deafen you. Sound waves reach the brain through vestibulocochlear nerves present in the cochlea. The interpretation of the sounds waves takes place in the brain. The hairs in the cochlea also help in the transmission of the sound waves.

Conclusion

This was a simple and easy understanding of the physiology of the ear, highlighting the important components of the ears. As remarkable and well functioning the human ear is, it is also very delicate. Too much noise exposure can damage the cochlea and other important components of the ear.

If you experience ear-related problems, then contact us at 646-213-2321 to schedule a consultation. We at Tinnitus Cognitive Therapy have the best tinnitus specialist in NYC who offers advanced cognitive therapies for treating your ear-related problems.

Category Archives: Ear & Hearing

TINNITUS AND HEARING LOSS

What is the relationship between tinnitus and hearing loss? The main reason for Tinnitus isn’t yet fully understood, but the link leads to many different conditions. One of these conditions is hearing loss. Tinnitus is a symptom, and it mostly relates to hearing loss. There are many ways to define Tinnitus, such as the pulsating or constant presence of high- or low-frequency sounds or more complicated sounds. These symptoms can point toward one of the following: High-Frequency Hearing Loss Tinnitus, or Low-Frequency Hearing Loss and Tinnitus.

Tinnitus link with following ear-related conditions:

  • Ear-wax blockage
  • A torn eardrum
  • Ear infections like glue ear
  • Otosclerosis
  • Ménière’s disease
  • Neurological disorders

Tinnitus sometimes also occurs with the following health conditions:

  • Neck and head injuries
  • Metabolic disorders like hyperthyroidism, diabetes, and hypothyroidism
  • Cardiovascular disorders particularly high blood pressure
  • Medications like ototoxic drugs

TINNITUS AND HEARING LOSS-01

(Source)

The Link Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss

Almost two-thirds of people suffering from Tinnitus also have hearing loss. The most common cause of Tinnitus is a loss in hearing. Sound waves travel into the cochlea, which is a hearing organ inside the inner ear. Thousands of hair cells in the cochlea change sound waves into electrical signals and these hair cells are sound-sensing cells lined up in cochlea.

If a part of your hearing or ear nerve doesn’t work or gets damaged, it will limit the number of electrical signals transmitted to the brain. According to researchers, when the brain does not receive some indication, it fills the gap of the sounds, which causes Tinnitus.

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Sensorineural hearing loss or (SNHL) is a hearing loss condition, which is a result of damage to the auditory nerve or cochlea. Your ear consists of three parts: the inner, middle, and outer ear. SNHL affects the inner ear. Soft sounds can be hard to hear, or louder sound can be unclear. SNHL is a common type of loss of hearing. In most cases, surgeries and medicine cannot help; you may need a hearing aid to help you hear.

The following things can cause SNHL hearing loss:

  • Illnesses
  • Certain drugs
  • Hearing loss inheritance
  • Aging
  • Head injury
  • Any problem in the inner ear
  • Loud noises or explosions

Conductive Hearing Loss

Conductive hearing loss is a condition when sounds do not pass through the outer and middle ear. It is hard to hear a soft sound.

Causes of Conductive Hearing Loss

Conductive hearing loss occurs due to the following reasons:

  • Fluid-filled in the middle ear due to allergies or cold.
  • Otitis media or ear infection: Otitis is also known as ear infection, and media means middle, and this occurs due to infection in the middle ear.
  • Poor functioning of the Eustachian tube – the Eustachian tube joins together your nose and your middle ear. This tube drains out fluid in the middle ear. If the tube is not working correctly, the fluid will remain in the middle ear.
  • A hole in the eardrum
  • Benign tumors. These tumors can block the middle or outer ear. These are not cancer.
  • Cerumen, or earwax blockage in your ear canal
  • External otitis is an infection of the ear canal, and this is also called swimmer’s ear.
  • If an object is stuck in the outer ear, for example; which could be a situation where a child inserted a pebble inside his/her ear
  • A problem with the structure of the outer and middle ear – for instance, people born without an external ear, having a deformed ear canal, or having a problem with bones in their middle ear.

Conclusion

Hearing loss and Tinnitus cannot be deadly, but it can affect the way of living. It would be beneficial for you if you treat Tinnitus at earliest. If the condition remains untreated for too long, it can lead to permanent hearing loss. If you need a Tinnitus treatment specialist, you should contact us at (646) 213-2321 or visit our clinic for an appointment. Our specialist, Stephen Katz, can help you manage your Tinnitus.

Physiology of Ear

What is physiology of ear? Can you imagine your life without hearing? Bless those souls who are leading their lives wonderfully without the sense of hearing. Your ears are one of the most vital parts of your body. They give you the gift of one of the five senses. Your ears have a perfectly shape to transmit and transduce the sounds to your brain.  Let us have a thorough understanding of the physiology of ear to appreciate its miraculous working.

The Outer Ear

An ear has three main parts: the outer ear, middle ear, and the inner. Let us understand the parts of an outer ear first. The outer inner is mainly the visible part of the ear. The outer ear is the entryway of the sound waves into the ear. Following are the parts of an outer ear.

Pinna

Most of the outer ear comprises of the pinna or an auricle, which is the visible fleshy part. Helix is the curving and outer rim of the pinna. As the curving of the pinna goes inward, the sound waves reach the antihelix, which opens in the ear canal. Pinna consists of single elastic cartilage that helps to hold and support the ear.

Ear Canal

It is the pathway between the outer ear and the middle ear through which the sound waves travel.

Tragus

The tragus is a small protruding opening that partially covers the ear canal. Interestingly tragus is also the name of the hair at the entrance of the ear.  The parallel side of the tragus is the antitragus.

The Middle Ear

The middle ear lies between the outer and inner ear. It has an air-filled cavity, the tympanic cavity and includes the ossicles.

Ossicles

The ossicles are the three bones Anvil, Hammer, and Stirrup present in the middle ear. The bones attach to the ear with their ligaments. These bones are the smallest bones of the human body. Ossicles help to direct and transmit the sound waves to the cochlea (the inner ear).

Eustachian Tube/Auditory Tube

This part of the middle ear connects to the throat and nasopharynx through the pharyngeal opening.

Round and Oval Windows

These two small windows provide openings to the inner ear.

Inner Ear

The inner ear is the area where the action starts. It sits in the bony labyrinth cavity of the ear. The inner ear has inter-connected tubes and chambers. The cochlea is the most important part of the inner ear. The other chambers with the fluid inside are the vestibular tubules or the semi-circular canals. These structures together form the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.

Cochlea

This snail-shaped chamber receives sound waves from the middle ear. Any damage to the cochlea can partially or completely deafen you. Sound waves reach the brain through vestibulocochlear nerves present in the cochlea. The interpretation of the sounds waves takes place in the brain. The hairs in the cochlea also help in the transmission of the sound waves.

Conclusion

This was a simple and easy understanding of the physiology of the ear, highlighting the important components of the ears. As remarkable and well functioning the human ear is, it is also very delicate. Too much noise exposure can damage the cochlea and other important components of the ear.

If you experience ear-related problems, then contact us at 646-213-2321 to schedule a consultation. We at Tinnitus Cognitive Therapy have the best tinnitus specialist in NYC who offers advanced cognitive therapies for treating your ear-related problems.

Tinnitus Cognitive Center

Stephen Geller Katz, LCSW-R
19 West 34th Street
Penthouse Floor
New York, NY 10001


Call today for a consultation
646-213-2321