Ask the Doctor: ‘I’m 61 and have recently started getting a siren-like sound in my ear — could it be something serious?’ | IMAGE.ie

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“I am a 61-year-old woman, and have recently been getting this odd sound in my ear. What could be causing this? I am terrified it could be something very serious.'

“I am a 61-year-old woman, and have recently been getting this odd sound in my ear. It’s like an annoying ringing, almost siren-like, but more even pitched and hard to describe. I have never had any problems with my ears.

Hearing aids: If you have hearing loss along with tinnitus, wearing hearing aids can amplify external sounds and make your tinnitus less noticeable. Tinnitus retraining therapy : This is a specialised form of sound therapy that that combines counselling and sound generators that produce low level noise to help you habituate to your tinnitus over time.

 

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