Tinnitus and Hearing Clinic

Tinnitus symptoms can make life difficult, with ringing, buzzing, or hissing disrupting your hearing. It’s common for tinnitus symptoms to increase feelings of stress and anxiety over time, affecting your sleep, focus or confidence. 

Our tinnitus assessment package offers diagnostic testing and a management pathway together. We aim to help clarify what is wrong in fewer appointments, with no referral required and no waiting list.

How We Can Help

When ear or hearing symptoms don’t settle, a clear, straightforward approach is best. Our consultants support adults with tinnitus symptoms to find answers with as few delays and investigative stages as possible.

We can help if you’re experiencing:

• Tinnitus symptoms: ringing, buzzing or hissing
• Unexplained or persistent hearing loss
• Dizziness or balance issues
• Ear-related symptoms needing clearer diagnosis direction and next steps

Our tinnitus assessment pathway includes:

• Diagnostic audiogram: a hearing test used to diagnose tinnitus
• ENT consultation with specialist assessment
• Further MRI imaging when clinically appropriate
• A clear explanation of findings and practical next steps
• Access to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) if appropriate
• Ongoing care and digital support, including access to a leading tinnitus management app, Oto

Do I Need an Appointment?

You may hesitate to book if you’re not sure whether your symptoms are severe enough. This is completely understandable. A tinnitus assessment is simply a way to get your symptoms properly reviewed.

This pathway may be suitable for:

• Adults with unexplained or persistent hearing loss
• People experiencing tinnitus, dizziness, or balance problems
• Anyone seeking a comprehensive private assessment rather than staged investigations

Midland Health can accept referrals from a GP for further investigation, but this is not a requirement if you are seeking an assessment.

Our Approach

Our consultant-led assessment is a comprehensive package designed to provide diagnosis and clarity about the cause and severity of your tinnitus symptoms. When we know what exactly is causing the problem, we’ll be able to suggest effective ways to manage symptoms. 

We aim to create a calm, supportive environment, where departments work together to avoid delays or unnecessary appointments.

You’ll get a full understanding of what the tests indicate, and what options are available.

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What Happens During Your Tinnitus Assessment?

You’ll have time to talk things through properly, including what you’ve noticed, what’s changed, and what you’re most concerned about. Your appointments are structured to support a clear, straightforward diagnosis.

Our Pathway Includes

• Diagnostic audiogram to assess your hearing levels, speech understanding and hearing patterns
• Symptoms and medical history review, including onset and timeline, triggers, and the impact on your daily life
• ENT examination, ruling out possible causes

Follow-up Appointments As Needed

• MRI scan, where clinically indicated, to investigate specific underlying concerns
• Discussion of results and next steps, including management options, timelines, and a follow-up

You’ll go home with a clearer explanation of what’s most likely causing your symptoms, and a practical plan for managing them going forward.

About the Hearing Test

The diagnostic audiogram is the hearing test used to assess tinnitus. Our audiology team will talk you through the process, which involves pressing a button when you hear computer-generated tones at different pitches and volumes. The results are plotted on a graph, which the consultant will explain clearly, in the context of your history and symptoms. 

Why Choose Midland Health?

Our Tinnitus Assessment is a combined pathway, bringing together expertise from ENT consultants, Audiology and Imaging departments to reduce delays and staged appointments.

Specialist-led and coordinated

• Our ENT surgeon decides the best approach, supported by audiology and radiology teams
• Testing and imaging are arranged as part of one joined-up pathway, only when they are indicated

Private, patient-centred experience

• Time to ask questions and understand your options
• Clear next steps you can act on and share with your GP if you choose

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Visit Our Tinnitus And Hearing Clinic in Birmingham

Our Tinnitus and Hearing assessments are held at Midland Health's clinic on Francis Road in Birmingham. Situated in Edgbaston, just outside the city centre, our modern, purpose-built clinic is easily accessible via Broad Street, the A4540 or the A456 (Hagley Road). Drivers can park free for up to two hours at the neighbouring Broadway Plaza car park, simply validate your registration at reception on arrival. Public transport links to the area are excellent, with several bus routes stopping nearby on Francis Road and Five Ways station just a short walk away.

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