Editing Tinnitus (section)

==Prevention==
[[File:HSR 1996 II 3.3c.svg|thumb|Safety sign from the UK Government Regulations requiring ear protection]]
[[Acoustic trauma|Prolonged exposure]] to loud [[Sound pressure#Examples of sound pressure and sound pressure levels|sound or noise levels]] can lead to tinnitus.<ref name=CPG2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Tunkel DE, Bauer CA, Sun GH |display-authors=etal | title = Clinical practice guideline: tinnitus | journal =   Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery | volume = 151 | issue = 2 Suppl | pages = S1–40 | year = 2014 | pmid = 25273878 | doi = 10.1177/0194599814545325 |s2cid=206468767 }}</ref> Custom made [[ear plug]]s or other measures can help with prevention. Employers may use hearing loss prevention programs to help educate and prevent dangerous levels of exposure to noise. Government organizations set regulations to ensure employees, if following the protocol, should have minimal risk to permanent damage to their hearing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/hlp/default.html|title= NIOSH Program Portfolio : Hearing Loss Prevention : Program Description|date=5 February 2019|website=www.cdc.gov – CDC|language=en-us|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

Certain groups are advised to wear ear plugs to avoid the risk of tinnitus, such as that caused by overexposure to loud noises like wind noise for motorcycle riders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolenash.com/news/bike-news/detail/bikers-warned-wear-earplugs-avoid-lifetime-tinnitus|title= Bike news|date= |website=www.carolenash.com|language=en-us|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> This includes military personnel,<ref name="pmid32334867"/> musicians,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burns-O'Connell |first1=Georgina |last2=Stockdale |first2=David |last3=Cassidy |first3=Oscar |last4=Knowles |first4=Victoria |last5=Hoare |first5=Derek J. |title=Surrounded by Sound: The Impact of Tinnitus on Musicians |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |date=27 August 2021 |volume=18 |issue=17 |pages=9036 |doi=10.3390/ijerph18179036 |pmid=34501628 |pmc=8431046 |doi-access=free }}</ref> DJs,<ref>{{cite web |last=Boles |first=Benjamin |title=DJs Shouldn't Have to Live With Constant Ringing in Their Ears |website=VICE |date=9 August 2016 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/hearing-loss-tinnitus-laidback-luke-roger-sanchez-feature/ |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> agricultural workers,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Couth |first1=Samuel |last2=Mazlan |first2=Naadia |last3=Moore |first3=David R. |last4=Munro |first4=Kevin J. |last5=Dawes |first5=Piers |title=Hearing Difficulties and Tinnitus in Construction, Agricultural, Music, and Finance Industries: Contributions of Demographic, Health, and Lifestyle Factors |journal=Trends in Hearing |date=January 2019 |volume=23 |doi=10.1177/2331216519885571 |pmid=31747526 |pmc=6868580 }}</ref> and construction workers<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ohl/construction.html | title=Construction Statistics – Occupational Hearing Loss Surveillance &#124; NIOSH &#124; CDC | date=12 November 2021 }}</ref> as people in those occupations are at a greater risk compared to the general population.

Several medicines have [[ototoxic]] effects, which can have a cumulative effect that increases the damage done by noise.<ref name="pmid32334867"/> If ototoxic medications must be administered, close attention by the physician to prescription details, such as dose and dosage interval, can reduce the damage done.<ref name="pmid33080070"/><ref name="pmid21796866">{{cite journal |last1=Cianfrone |first1=G |last2=Pentangelo |first2=D |last3=Cianfrone |first3=F |last4=Mazzei |first4=F |last5=Turchetta |first5=R |last6=Orlando |first6=MP |last7=Altissimi |first7=G |title=Pharmacological drugs inducing ototoxicity, vestibular symptoms and tinnitus: a reasoned and updated guide. |journal=European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences |date=June 2011 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=601–636 |pmid=21796866 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Palomar García |first=V |author2=Abdulghani Martínez, F |author3=Bodet Agustí, E |author4=Andreu Mencía, L |author5=Palomar Asenjo, V |title=Drug-induced otoxicity: current status |journal=Acta Oto-Laryngologica |date=July 2001 |volume=121 |issue=5 |pages=569–572 |pmid=11583387 |doi=10.1080/00016480121545|s2cid=218879738 }}</ref><ref name="pmid8934581">{{cite journal | vauthors = Seligmann H, Podoshin L, Ben-David J, Fradis M, Goldsher M | title = Drug-induced tinnitus and other hearing disorders | journal = Drug Safety | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 198–212 | year = 1996 | pmid = 8934581 | doi = 10.2165/00002018-199614030-00006| s2cid = 23522352 }}</ref>