February 2014 Archive
Browse all posts from February 2014.
Tinnitus Turning into Musical Hallucinations?
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 27, 2014
Categories: Tinnitus
Tags: medical case report musical hallucinations
I found the following story, but couldn't get a good source on the anecdote: Teacher has musical hallucinations A maths teacher who persistently hears music playing in her head has teamed up with scientists to learn more about the condition. Sylvia, 69, has suffered from the rare condition of musical hallucinations for...
AudioNotch Releases Another Major Tuner Update
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 25, 2014
Categories: Tinnitus
Tags: AudioNotch audionotch tinnitus tuner frequency generator tinnitus tuner
AudioNotch is pleased to announce another update to our highly popular free tinnitus tuner. Under the option "wave type," a new type of sound has been added. The new type of sound is "BB Noise," which is short for "Broadband Noise." Many individuals have atypical tinnitus tones which do not sound like the classic "pure...
Tinnitus Coping Course Launched in the UK
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 20, 2014
Tinnitus is a difficult illness for people who don't have it to understand. Articulating the particular flavor of distress to someone who doesn't have it is inherently difficult. Being "driven to madness" by noise is an affliction that can be difficult to garner empathy with - Van Gogh anecdotes aside. That's why it's...
DJ Paul Oakenfeld Urges Hearing Protection
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 18, 2014
Categories: HearingTinnitusUncategorized
Tags: paul oakenfeld Tinnitus tinnitus paul oakenfeld
If you know anything about electronic music, you'll know that Paul Oakenfeld is a huge name. One of the bigger DJ's from the 90's, he was one of the predecessors to the new Electronic Dance Music trend that's risen in recent popularity. As with any concert venue, the noise levels at such performances are always unsafe....
Doctors and Tinnitus Treatment Options
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 11, 2014
Categories: AnnouncementTreatment Review
Tags: tinnitus treatment options
Based on the anecdotes I've received from a lot of AudioNotch users, I've come to believe that many physicians are not very well versed in the treatment options available for tinnitus and the level of research behind them. Consider the following response to a patient's query on a popular "Ask the Doctor" column: Dear...
More on the Michigan Research
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 6, 2014
Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research
Tags: dorsal cochlear nucleus tinnitus
There's a fantastic article available that provides a great overview of the research that's coming out of Michigan. We've posted on it before , but this particular research is exciting because it offers a possible avenue for treatment. Susan Shore, the senior author of the paper, explains that her team has confirmed...
Another Paper from the Pioneers of Notched Music Therapy for Tinnitus
Written by AudioNotch Team on February 4, 2014
Categories: HearingTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review
Tags: Notched Music Notched music therapy tinnitus
The original discoverers of Notched Music therapy have released another paper that provides an excellent theoretical overview of the conceptual underpinnings of the therapy. Rather than rehash what the authors have already done a great job of writing about, I'll post the abstract below: Over the past 15 years, we have...