Due to the grueling work-life balance the city offers, combined with the constant noise, even at night, individuals experience higher stress levels and sleep less, which can lead to tinnitus, according to Louisiana ENT Specialists.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTinnitus, the ringing in your ears, is often believed to be tied to loud music and constant headphone usage. But there are countless triggers that spark tinnitus, stress being one of them,\u201d NYC-based audiologist Dr. Seth Weible told amNY.\u00a0<\/p>\n Weible has worked in private practice for 10 years as an audiologist.\n<\/p>\n Growing up with special needs siblings, Weible signed up for the Special Olympics<\/a>, where he met a deaf individual. He became fascinated with sign language and later began taking courses in hearing science.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOnce I found hearing sciences and communication disorders, I really liked it, so that was it,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Now Weible is the director of Manhattan Audio South<\/a>. And he has found that younger people are now more likely to come in to get their hearing checked.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYounger generations are getting in tune with it because it\u2019s becoming more active in stress,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have normal hearing, so it\u2019s just really affecting their ability to concentrate and work.\u201d<\/p>\n Tinnitus is not always linked to hearing loss, so when someone has ringing in the ears, it can affect their ability to concentrate, which in turn can disrupt work performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n While there are ways to reverse or reduce the symptoms, in many cases, once it starts, it cannot be undone.\u00a0<\/p>\n Weible has often seen individuals with tinnitus try to limit their sound, but this could make the ears worse, as the ears need to be stimulated.\n<\/p>\n \u201cYour brain has nowhere else to go but focus on that sound that\u2019s bothering you and then I actually can make it worse,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you want to keep yourself stimulated even when you\u2019re going to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n While Weible treats the ringing of the ears, he also has them during the holidays. Every Christmas, his mother makes ham that is very salty and causes his ears to ring for two weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cMy ears will ring nonstop for like two weeks and then two weeks later it just stops,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n![\"NYC-based](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Seth-Weible-AuD-CCC-A-FAAA.jpg\" "\\"New")
<\/a>NYC-based audiologist Dr. Seth Weible.Photo courtesy of Dr. Seth Weible<\/p>\n