Children and infants with this condition may fall down, cry, cover their ears, or scream loudly. A thorough evaluation by a tinnitus and hyperacusis specialist is in order, and most often you will need a referral from your pediatrician or primary care physician. Depending on the age and abilities of the child, different tests will be performed to judge the degree and severity of the conditions. Several sessions may be required to complete the tests. A thorough briefing by the audiologist or specialist is in order to educate the parents or care givers about these conditions and remedies.
Several children are now in treatment and progressing very well.
T here are instances where this happens, but for the majority of individuals who suffer from tinnitus, the condition will not disappear. Therapies for these conditions focus on habituation, or environmental remediation.