| Service | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT specialist consultation | from USD 20 | — | — |
Prices in the “Ukraine” column come from MediUkraine’s partner clinics. The Czech Republic and Turkey columns show the lower bounds of prices published by clinics there (for Turkey, also the Turkish Dental Association’s recommended 2026 tariff), collected in August 2026 and converted to US dollars at the rate on the day of collection. A dash means we could not find a comparable published price. In any country, the final cost is set by the clinic after an examination.
Tinnitus is a sound a person hears without an external source. It can be subjective, heard only by the patient, or objective, which the doctor can detect during an examination. It is described as ringing, rumbling, whistling or rustling, and depending on the cause it may point to different conditions, from otitis media with effusion to sensorineural hearing loss. For some patients the sound noticeably reduces quality of life.
The examination is therefore not limited to symptoms: audiological testing, otoscopy and a review of associated conditions are carried out. Depending on the cause found, doctors use sound therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, medication and device-based methods. The result depends on the accuracy of diagnosis and on how consistently you follow the prescribed treatment.
Sound therapy and noise masking train the brain to push the signal into the background, so it is perceived as quieter. Cognitive behavioural methods reduce anxiety and the emotional reaction to the sound. Combining these approaches usually gives a better result than any single method.
MediUkraine will arrange a consultation at the partner clinic in Uzhhorod, where an ENT specialist will assess your hearing, order tests if needed and advise where and how to continue treatment.
Travel. Ukrainian airspace is closed, so there are no commercial flights. Uzhhorod lies right on the border with Slovakia and close to Hungary, so patients usually arrive overland from one of these two countries, by car, bus or train.
Visas. Citizens of the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States do not need a visa for short stays in Ukraine. Rules depend on your citizenship, so check your own before booking.
Safety, plainly. Ukraine is at war. Air raid alerts occur across the country, including in Uzhhorod, and an appointment can be interrupted by one. Several governments advise against travel to Ukraine, and while that advice stands, ordinary travel and medical insurance is often void — confirm your cover with your insurer before you commit to anything.
Language. MediUkraine handles correspondence, scheduling, the written treatment plan and the quote in English. The clinic's team communicates with international patients in English.
Payment. You pay the clinic directly. Our coordination service is free of charge for you.
More on travel, safety and insurance: Safety and travel.
Medication may be used when the noise is linked to vascular and metabolic disorders. Vasoactive medicines (pentoxifylline, betahistine), antioxidants and neurotrophic agents may be prescribed, depending on the cause. When the noise has a neurogenic origin, anxiolytics and other psychotropic medicines may be added to reduce the emotional reaction to the sound.
Physiotherapy and audiological methods include transcranial magnetic stimulation, tone therapy and sound enrichment. An audiologist may recommend a hearing aid with a noise-masking function and a programme to retrain auditory perception. This way you gradually adapt to the sound, and it fades into the background.
Combined and psychological rehabilitation includes cognitive behavioural therapy and consultations with a psychotherapist to address the emotional component. For chronic tinnitus, a multidisciplinary approach gives a more stable result than any single method. At the partner clinic in Uzhhorod, an ENT specialist assesses your case and advises which specialists to involve and where to continue treatment.
After the main course, the intensity of the noise decreases gradually rather than disappearing all at once. The first weeks require discipline: avoid sudden changes in sound exposure, take the prescribed medicines as directed and pay attention to your sleep and stress levels.
During rehabilitation, physiotherapy procedures are added; they are chosen individually depending on the cause of the noise. For the next 3–6 months you are followed up by an ENT specialist, who assesses the result at these appointments and adjusts the treatment plan if needed. The psychosomatic side should not be ignored either: sound therapy or a consultation with a psychologist makes it easier to adapt to any remaining noise.
MediUkraine will arrange a consultation at the partner clinic and organise follow-up at all stages of rehabilitation. We keep you in touch with the clinic so that check-ups happen on time and changes to your treatment are not put off.
The treatment plan is based on examination results, not on the complaint alone. Pure-tone audiometry, impedance testing and tympanometry show the nature of the noise, its frequency and its link to hearing loss, for both subjective and objective tinnitus. It is on these data that the ENT specialist draws up an individual plan rather than a standard set of procedures.
The medication part may include vasodilators, B vitamin complexes and nootropics. At the same time, physiotherapy may be prescribed: microwave therapy, laser therapy and manual therapy of the cervical spine. If there is a psychosomatic component, a psychologist or psychiatrist is involved, sometimes with anxiolytics.
A separate area is audiological rehabilitation with sound masking and TRT (Tinnitus Retraining Therapy). The course lasts 4–8 weeks, and at each stage the effect is checked. MediUkraine will book a consultation with an experienced ENT specialist at the partner clinic.
Why it is more affordable in Ukraine
Medical care in Ukraine is usually more affordable than at European clinics, with a comparable level of quality. The difference comes from lower running costs at private clinics and lower salaries, not from less competent staff.
Ukrainian clinics offer pure-tone audiometry, tympanometry, sound therapy and eardrum massage.
Through MediUkraine you get advice on the clinic, coordination of appointments and support in communicating with the doctor. The clinic's team communicates with international patients in English. This takes care of the organisational side and adds nothing to the bill for treatment.
The safety of tinnitus treatment rests on following established diagnostic and treatment protocols. ENT specialists and audiologists perform pure-tone audiometry, impedance testing and the Weber and Rinne tuning fork tests. The more precisely the cause of the noise is identified, the more personalised the treatment, and the lower the risk of side effects.
The MediUkraine partner clinic meets the sanitary and epidemiological standards of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and is licensed to provide medical services. The staff have specialist training in otoneurology and audiology. Diagnostic and treatment rooms are equipped with approved devices with a documented maintenance history.
The MediUkraine platform checks the clinic's documents before listing it, so you can see its licences, the doctors' qualifications and patient reviews. The service is provided within an agreed estimate, and if something goes wrong, there is a channel for making a complaint.
📍 Uzhhorod, Ukraine
A multidisciplinary hospital in Uzhhorod, part of a network of medical facilities in western Ukraine: an outpatient clinic, a surgical centre covering 15 specialties and a 30-bed inpatient unit. Its 52 doctors include professors and PhDs; many operations are done as day surgery, with discharge after 1–2 days.
It is not a single procedure but a set of methods chosen according to the cause of the noise: sound therapy, medication, physiotherapy and work with a psychologist. The aim is to reduce ringing, whistling or humming, stabilise hearing function and restore normal sleep and concentration. No surgery is needed.
The first step is an ENT specialist consultation at the partner clinic, from USD 20. The doctor gives the treatment plan and its cost after the examination: they depend on the scope of diagnostics and the content of the programme. MediUkraine will help you get a cost estimate before you travel.
Entry requirements depend on your citizenship. For citizens of most European countries, a short-term stay is possible without complicated visa procedures.
Therapy is recommended for patients with constant or intermittent ringing in the ears that lasts longer than a few weeks and interferes with sleep or concentration or affects their emotional state. The doctor makes the final decision after diagnostics.
Pure-tone audiometry, tympanometry and impedance testing are performed, with a CT or MRI scan added if needed. Together they show the state of the auditory system and the nature of the noise itself.
A course usually lasts 4–8 weeks, and some patients notice the first changes earlier. This is followed by monitoring by an ENT specialist for 3–6 months. No hospital stay is needed.
Sound therapy, device-based and cognitive behavioural methods are non-invasive and do not act on other body systems. If the plan includes medicines, the doctor selects them taking into account any associated conditions.
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