Nick Chitty
Hearing Care
The tinnitus acupuncture protocol
Consultation.
As a previous tinnitus sufferer Nick will take time to discuss your personal concerns, exploring how and when it started. He will also go through the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) this is a simple questionaire to discover the scale of the problem you are experiencing
Video otoscopy.
This allows you to see your ear canal, and ear drum on a large TV screen.This will enable us to eliminate various external factors that could be causing tinnitus such as ear wax, outer or middle ear infections or eustachian tube dysfunction.
Diagnostic Audiometry and tympanometry testing
A full hearing test is conducted using insert ear tips and a diagnostic audiometer. This allows us to check for middle ear conditions, eustachian tube dysfunction and any possible hearing loss. Where possible tinnitus scaling to discover the volume and frequency of the sound you experience .
Nick will then talk to you about the test results and advise you if he thinks that auricular acupuncture could be of benefit to you.
NICK CHITTY
Has fulfilled the requirement of, and
admitted the right and privileges
belonging to that training and
achievement given under the Training
Board seal, to practice as a
Nada Practitioner
Ask Nick about the benefits of auricular acupuncture to help
migraines
anxiety management and panic disorder
post traumatic stress syndrome
smoking cessation
ameliorating side effects from drug treatment in cancer
trauma recovery