Tinnitus Treatment

Your plan depends on your hearing and on how much the tinnitus gets in the way of daily life. Options include hearing aids with built-in tinnitus sound therapy, sound maskers, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT), and counseling based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps change how your brain reacts to the sound.

For patients who want a more structured program, we're an approved provider of Lenire, which pairs sound through headphones with gentle tongue stimulation. You use it at home for at least 12 weeks. Between visits, many patients add Oto, an at-home smartphone program that pairs sound therapy with CBT-based sessions of five to ten minutes a day. We'll explain the pros and cons of each option before you decide, and you're welcome to bring a family member to that conversation. Learn more on our Lenire tinnitus treatment page.

Many patients with both tinnitus and hearing loss find real relief with hearing aids. When the aids bring back sounds your brain has been missing, like voices, birds, and the hum of a room, the ringing has less silence to fill and often fades into the background.

A lot of current models from all major manufacturers also include sound therapy features that play soft, adjustable sounds you can turn on when the ringing flares. Hearing aids won't make tinnitus disappear, and they aren't right for everyone. We'll look at your audiogram and tell you honestly whether tinnitus hearing aids make sense for you. See our hearing aids page, or read about payment options.

See your physician promptly if tinnitus is in only one ear, pulses in time with your heartbeat, or arrives with sudden hearing loss, dizziness, or ear pain. Those signs can point to a medical problem that needs attention before anything else.

For ringing that has hung around for weeks, keeps coming back, or makes it hard to sleep or concentrate, a hearing and tinnitus evaluation is the right next step. HMO plans need a doctor's referral first. We see patients in Apple Valley, Jess Ranch, La Verne, and Visalia, and Veterans and federal workers with noise-related tinnitus may have coverage through VA Community Care or OWCP. Call or text (760) 503-1700 to book.

Yes. Tinnitus is often hardest when things go quiet, at bedtime, while you're trying to concentrate, or in the weeks between visits. A fan or other background sound can make ringing less noticeable at night, and hearing aids with sound therapy features help during the day.

For more structure, we can set you up with Oto, an at-home tinnitus management program that uses sound therapy, with exercises drawing on CBT techniques alongside, in short daily sessions of about five to ten minutes. It includes sessions made for bedtime, and we follow your progress between visits. Learn more about Oto.