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New Guest Article on DJ Tech Tools about Tinnitus Treatments
AudioNotch has written a guest article on the DJ Tech Tools blog about tinnitus treatments. Check it out!
Study Suggests Tinnitus Significantly Disrupts Sleeping
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that tinnitus causes increased sleep latency and insomnia. What’s surprising to me is this recent study, which seems to suggest that tinnitus patients may suffer from disruption of multiple sleep stages, including a significant reduction in REM sleep:
All tinnitus patients had a statistically significant alteration in sleep stages. Average percentage of stage 1 + stage 2 was 85.4% ± 6.3, whereas, in the control group, the average percentage of stage 1 + stage 2 was 54.9 ± 11.2 (p < 0.001). Stages 3 and 4 and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep was lacking in … Continue Reading
Company Researching Vagal Nerve Therapy for Tinnitus Acquires
Some individuals are fairly excited about the new research being done on Vagal Nerve Therapy. My current understanding is that this involves playing paired auditory tones with vagal nerve stimulation, in an effort to reverse the neuroplastic changes that occur from tinnitus. This firm has released a press release indicating that they are continuing to acquire successful funding to acquire clinical trials.
The Serenity® System is a neurostimulation based system with a small implanted battery and wires that internally connect to the vagus nerve in the neck. As part of the therapy, the patient … Continue Reading