Posts by AudioNotch Team

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The Definitive Guide To Detecting Your Tinnitus Frequency

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 1, 2019

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: AudioNotch tinnitus frequency matching tinnitus tuning


Detecting your tinnitus frequency isn't easy. Data shows that about fifty percent of users will be able to consistently and reliably identify a tinnitus frequency that matches their own. This process is called "pitch-masking," "frequency-matching," or "tinnitus tuning" (all of these terms are interchangeable). The...

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Sound Of Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 29, 2018

Categories: Uncategorized


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. According to the latest figures, one out of every five Americans suffers from tinnitus, better known as a ringing in the...

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Suicide Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 6, 2018

Categories: DoctorHearingSpecialistTinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus and depression tinnitus and suicide


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. There are many instances when unbearable health conditions have driven people to take their own lives. For example, pain may...

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Tinnitus and Ketamine

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 30, 2018

Categories: DoctorTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTinnitus Treatment

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus and depression tinnitus cure tinnitus treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. With one in five Americans suffering from chronic ringing in the ears, better known as tinnitus, there's no doubt this is a...

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Test Tone Generator

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 16, 2018

Categories: AudioNotchHearingTinnitusTinnitus TreatmentUncategorized

Tags: Notched Music Tinnitus tinnitus tuner


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Individuals who have tinnitus may experience a ringing or high-pitched sound on a constant basis. This may be true even in a...

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Tinnitus Link Roundup

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 25, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus research


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Here's some interesting links about tinnitus and tinnitus-related news: Resident Advisor, a web site for DJ's, has written a...

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When Should You see a Hearing Specialist?

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 23, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchDoctorHearingSpecialistTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTinnitus Treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. The question that everybody with tinitus is asking, Temporary Tinnitus or Serious Damage: When Should I see the Specialist?...

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Treatment For Ringing In Ears

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 23, 2017

Categories: AnnouncementHearingTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTinnitus TreatmentTreatment Review


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. A sense of a “ringing” sound in the ears is referred to as Tinnitus. Tinnitus isn’t really an illness in and of itself. The...

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AudioNotch Web App Step 3 Walkthrough: Listening to Notched Sound Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2017

Categories: AudioNotch

Tags: notched sound therapy


Below is a video walkthrough for how to listen to Notched Sound Therapy: Step 3 Walkthrough from AudioNotch on Vimeo .

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AudioNotch Step 2 Web App Walkthrough: Creating Notched Sound Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2017

Categories: AudioNotch

Tags: notched sound therapy


Below is a video walkthrough for Step 2 of the AudioNotch web application: a guide for how to create Notched Sound Therapy that's customized for your tinnitus frequency: Step 2 Walkthrough from AudioNotch on Vimeo .

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AudioNotch Web App Step 1 Walkthrough: Detecting Your Tinnitus Frequency

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2017

Categories: AudioNotch

Tags: notched sound therapy


Below is a video walkthrough of Step 1 of AudioNotch's web application, where you will match your tinnitus frequency to a computer generated tinnitus frequency: Step 1 Walkthrough from AudioNotch on Vimeo .

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AudioNotch Mobile App Walkthrough

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2017

Categories: AudioNotch

Tags: notched sound therapy


Below is a video walkthrough of our mobile app: AudioNotch Mobile App Walkthrough from AudioNotch on Vimeo .

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Treatment For Ringing In Ears

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 16, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTinnitus TreatmentWhite NoiseWhite Noise Machine


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For tinnitus sufferers, the constant ringing in the ears can be life-altering. Buzzing, hissing, and other sounds that only...

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White Noise Machine Tinnitus - What It Is and How Does It Help

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 13, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchHearingTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTinnitus TreatmentWhite NoiseWhite Noise Machine


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For people who suffer from tinnitus, each day can be difficult to say the least. While most people can carry on normal lives,...

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Zinc Deficiency And Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 9, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitusTinnitus TreatmentTreatment ReviewZincZinc Deficiency


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. According to statistics, the hearing disorder known as tinnitus affects approximately 17 percent of the population. The...

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6 Steps to Treating Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 24, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchHearingTinnitusTinnitus TreatmentTreatment Review


Tinnitus Causes Strange Sounds Inside the Inner Ear. If you have tinnitus, then the constant sounds inside your ear canals can disrupt your life. Tinnitus affects numerous individuals worldwide, but researchers are still trying to understand this condition. In many cases, the cause of the strange sounds inside the ears...

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Tinnitus Cure in Homeopathy

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 1, 2017

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Tinnitus Cure in Homeopathy


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. People who experience tinnitus are always hoping for some way to reduce or eliminate the almost constant noise they are...

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Video Roundup: Celebrities Talk About their Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 30, 2017

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: Barbara Streisand Celebrities Tinnitus Chris Martin Coldplay Tinnitus Will.i.am William Shatner


Even though tinnitus sufferers often feel alone, tinnitus is a remarkably common symptom. Below, we've rounded up a number of video interviews about celebrities talking about their tinnitus: Here's Chris Martin of the band Coldplay talking about his tinnitus: Below, actor William Shatner talks about his experience with...

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Tinnitus Retraining Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 26, 2017

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus retraining therapy


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What is Tinnitus Retraining Therapy? Tinnitus retraining therapy is a form of therapy that is used to help people who suffer...

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Homeopathy For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 21, 2017

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Homeopathy For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is the extremely annoying experience of spontaneous noise that is heard in one or in both ears. The sound might be a...

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Sinus Tone Generator

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 18, 2017

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: sinus tone generator


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Use our free sinus tone generator here! Tinnitus is a ringing or similar sound that can last for hours or days at a time....

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A movie where the hero has tinnitus... and it's good?

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 10, 2017

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus

Tags: ansel elgort baby driver


Baby Driver is a movie about a getaway car driver who has tinnitus. From what I can tell, it's the first Hollywood movie where the hero has tinnitus. Seeing tinnitus sufferers represented onscreen is a really wonderful thing, and humanizes us further. Currently, the film has an 86% rating on MetaCritic, a review...

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AudioNotch launches new mobile app!

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 9, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchTinnitus

Tags: AudioNotch Google Play iOS mobile app


Hey everyone, We're super pumped to announce that we've completed a mobile app, which is available for both Android and iOS devices! Click here to download the iOS app for Apple devices Click here to download the Android app from the Google Play store One AudioNotch account allows you to access both the mobile app and...

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Ginkgo Biloba Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 13, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Ginkgo Biloba Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For those who suffer from the devastating effects of tinnitus, they are always on the lookout for a new type of treatment...

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Acoustic Trauma Symptoms

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 10, 2017

Categories: Hearing

Tags: Acoustic Trauma Symptoms acoustic trauma treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. An Overview of Acoustic Trauma Acoustic trauma is a condition that occurs as the result of being exposed to loud noise. It...

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Meditation Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 31, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: meditation tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is one of the most common medical issues in the world. It is an affliction that leaves some people debilitated while...

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Tinnitus With Normal Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 6, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: tinnitus with normal hearing loss


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. You Might Have Tinnitus Combined With Hearing Loss Tinnitus with normal hearing loss is a common occurrence, but you might...

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Ringing In Ears When Quiet

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 3, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: ringing in the ears when quiet


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have experienced ringing in ears when quiet, then you may have a condition that is known as tinnitus. You may also...

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Tinnitus Masker

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 29, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchTinnitus

Tags: tinnitus masker


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What does a Tinnitus Masker do? A masker of tinnitus is a device or white noise machine that generates sounds in order to...

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Evidence for Notched Sound Therapy: Does it Actually Lower Tinnitus Volume?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 9, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: notched sound therapy Tailor-Made Notched Music Therapy Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy tinnitus treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Here's a summary of experimental research that has demonstrated a reduction in tinnitus volume with Notched Sound Therapy:...

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New Research on Notched Sound Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 6, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: notched sound therapy Tailor-Made Notched Music Therapy tinnitus treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Notched Sound Therapy is an ongoing area of clinical research. With scientists examining its therapeutic potential in...

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Tinnitus Gone After A Year

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 25, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus gone after a year


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is an audiological condition commonly described as either a ringing in the ear for no known reason. Some experience...

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Tinnitus With No Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 23, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus With No Hearing Loss


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition that may cause someone to hear continuous hissing, buzzing or humming noises even in quiet or silent...

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Amazing Tinnitus TED Talk: "Help is on the way"

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 17, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Josef Rauschecker


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. I'd encourage all of you to watch this wonderful lecture from Josef Rauschecker, a tinnitus researcher with decades of...

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Tinnitus Frequency Test

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 16, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Frequency Test


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. In late 2016, news of the tragic suicide of Craig Gill, drummer of the influential British band Inspiral Carpets, shocked...

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Stem Cell Cure For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 11, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Stem Cell Cure For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For those who suffer from tinnitus, life can be a very frustrating experience. As day after day goes by, those with this...

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Celebrities With Menieres

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 9, 2017

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusHearingTinnitus

Tags: Celebrities With Menieres


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Meniere's disease is a condition that can affect the inner ear. It causes vertigo, ear pressure and tinnitus. It was first...

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How To Cure Tinnitus Permanently

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 5, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchTinnitus

Tags: How To Cure Tinnitus Permanently


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you suffer from tinnitus, then you know how stressful it can be. It is a noise that simply won't go away. In your pursuit...

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Celebrities Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 3, 2017

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus

Tags: Celebrities Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Dealing with tinnitus can be difficult. Many people who suffer from tinnitus feel as though they are alone. However, there...

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Baby Driver: A Movie where the Hero Has Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 18, 2017

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. They did it! They finally made a movie about a hero who suffers from Tinnitus. Ansel Elgort plays a getaway driver who...

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Tinnitus Went After 4 Years

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 30, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Went After 4 Years


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For those who suffer from tinnitus, life can be very frustrating. A constant ringing, humming, or buzzing in the ears can...

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Unilateral Tinnitus Without Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 28, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Unilateral Tinnitus Without Hearing Loss


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Different disorders are associated with tinnitus. However, it is not unique to have unilateral tinnitus without hearing loss....

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Tinnitus Retraining Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 23, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus retraining therapy


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Studies suggest that approximately 20 percent of people in the United States have experienced or live with chronic tinnitus....

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Tinnitus 2017

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 21, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus 2017


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Groups of researchers from the University of Buffalo, Southeast University in China and the Dalhousie University in Canada...

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Itunes Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 16, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Itunes Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What Is Tinnitus? Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a condition in which you hear phantom sounds that other people do not...

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Schumann Frequenzgenerator

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 14, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Schumann Frequenzgenerator


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. The Schumann resonator, which is also called the Schumann Frequenzgenerator, is a machine that generates a magnetic pulse at...

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Tinnitus Terminator Sale Price

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 9, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus Terminator Sale Price


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. You no longer have to suffer from the constant irritation of tinnitus. Take advantage of the current Tinnitus Terminator sale...

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Ringing Ear Frequency

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 7, 2017

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: Ringing Ear Frequency


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, the uncomfortable hearing condition that causes a constant droning, buzzing or ringing in heads of sufferers,...

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Another AudioNotch Testimonial

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 5, 2017

Categories: AudioNotchTinnitus

Tags: audionotch testimonial


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Here's a wonderful message from one of our users: Mr. Phua, I've had tinnitus for most of my adult life - now 69. I've been...

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Braunes Rauschen Download

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 2, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Braunes Rauschen Download


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What Is Brown Noise? Brown noise is a type of noise that is used to soothe people. It can also be used to treat tinnitus....

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Tinnitus Cure Found

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 28, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Cure Found


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people are wondering whether there has been a tinnitus cure found. Unfortunately, as of yet, no tinnitus cure exists....

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Testimonial from a satisfied AudioNotch user

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 26, 2017

Categories: Uncategorized


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Recently - we sent out an e-mail asking AudioNotch users what we could do better. I received this lovely reply: I don't...

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Tinnitus Cure Very Soon

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 23, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus Cure Very Soon


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. According to a story reported by London's Express, there could be a tinnitus cure very soon. Scientists Believe They are...

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New Cures For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 21, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: New Cures For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a frustrating and often debilitating condition in which you perceive sounds within your ears. These sounds are...

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Tinnitus Cure 2017

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 16, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Cure 2017


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus Cure 2017 For people trying to find a tinnitus cure 2017 may be the greatest year ever. There is more hope for an...

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Tinnitus Therapy Music

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 15, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Therapy Music


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a problem for many. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated...

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Tinnitus: "Just Get Used to It?!"

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 12, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: habituation


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Ever been frustrated when others tell you to "just get used" to your tinnitus? Originally, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy was...

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2016 News on Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 24, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: 2016 news on tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. One of the most common service-related health conditions of veterans is tinnitus, or uncontrollable ringing in the ears. Yet,...

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Remission of Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 19, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: remission of tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition in which sufferers hear sounds without anything that might be causing the sound. It often manifests...

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Tinnius Clicking Sound

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 17, 2017

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnius clicking sound


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For many people, tinnitus can be a debilitating and frustrating condition. Characterized by numerous sounds in the ears such...

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Sound Retrains the Tinnitus Brain

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 12, 2017

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: sound retrains the tinnitus brain


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a poorly-understood medical condition that presents itself as an unpleasant, distressing, and sometimes outright...

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Huey Lewis Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 10, 2017

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: Huey Lewis Hearing Loss


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If I had to pick a song title to describe hearing loss associated tinnitus, it would be Huey Lewis' Stuck With You . The song...

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Testimonial from a user in Japan

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 28, 2016

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Keiichi, an AudioNotch user from Japan, sent us the following message: Thank you for offering us tinnitus sound therapy.I...

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Sounds For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 17, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Sounds For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. It is believed that millions of people throughout the world have a condition called tinnitus. Someone who has tinnitus...

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Tinnitus Composer

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 15, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Composer


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Have you ever been to an extremely loud live musical performance? How about a shooting range without ear protection, or to a...

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Tinnitus Habituation For Dummies

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: how to habituate to tinnitus Tinnitus Habituation For Dummies


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is an extremely irritating condition that varies widely in its symptoms. Some people hear loud noises that range...

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Tinnitus Habituation

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 8, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: how to habituate to tinnitus Tinnitus Habituation


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a problem where a person hears constant ringing, buzzing, humming or whistling in their ears that has nothing to...

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Celebrities with Menieres Disease

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 6, 2016

Categories: Hearing

Tags: celebrities with meniere's disease


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people may not be aware of what Menieres disease entails, much less just how many celebrities with Menieres disease...

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Tinnitus Disappears Completely

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 1, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Disappears Completely


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. As sufferers know, there are no cures for tinnitus. This is an ailment that sufferers have simply learned to manage. You can...

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Tinnitus Cd

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Cd


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Whether it's ringing, buzzing or other persistent sound, tinnitus is something that you are looking to find relief for....

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Best Treatments For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 25, 2016

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: Best Treatments For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have a job or a personal life that frequently places you in situations with loud music or noise, you may be suffering...

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Hearing Noise Notch

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 23, 2016

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Hearing Noise Notch


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you believe that you have tinnitus, the first thing that you need to do is to get an evaluation from a doctor. He or she...

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Tinnitus Disappears Completely

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 18, 2016

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Tinnitus Disappears Completely


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a ringing in the ears that sounds like a buzzing or humming noise even when there is no actual sound present....

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Tinnitus Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 16, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For those with moderate to severe tinnitus, the persistent ringing in your ears can degrade your quality of life. In some...

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Does Neuromonics Work?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 11, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. We often ask ourselves does Neuromonics work. Neuromonics is a therapy developed to minimize the mental, physical and...

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Zabell Hearing Centre

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 10, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. At the Zabell Hearing Centre, patients are able to work with audiology professionals who are genuinely concerned about their...

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Auris Medical

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 21, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Auris Medical


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For people who suffer from inner ear disorders such as tinnitus, life can be anything but pleasant. A constant ringing,...

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Sudden Ringing In Ear

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 19, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Sudden Ringing In Ear


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What Is Tinnitus? If you have experienced sudden ringing in the ear, then you may have a condition called tinnitus. This is a...

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MSRP On Neuromonics Oasis

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 14, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: MSRP On Neuromonics Oasis


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For those who experience tinnitus, the condition can be one that at times is debilitating. Constant ringing in the ears,...

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Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Online

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 14, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Online


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. The high-pitched persistent whining of tinnitus can range from irritating to maddening for many people. It may make it...

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Tinnitus Gone After 1 Year

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 7, 2016

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. There are millions of people who suffer from tinnitus. It's an annoying ringing in the ears that never seems to dissipate....

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Acoustic CR Modulation Calgary

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 5, 2016

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. In its continuing efforts to help sufferers manage tinnitus, the medical and therapeutic communities have produced a range of...

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Tinnitus Cures That Work

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you are a victim of tinnitus, you know how frustrating it can be. Tinnitus is a condition that causes a ringing or buzzing...

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University Of Colorado Menieres

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 23, 2016

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. As anyone who has ever experienced problems with hearing loss can attest, it can be one of the most frustrating and...

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Tms Therapy For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 21, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tms Therapy For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. An Overview Of Tinnitus Tinnitus is a debilitating condition that affects around 45 million people in America. It causes a...

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Cure Tinnitus Permanently & Naturally

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Can You Really Cure Tinnitus Permanently & Naturally? Many people are desperately trying to find ways to cure tinnitus...

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GABA Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 14, 2016

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people have never experienced tinnitus, so they have no concept of how irritating and frustrating this condition can be....

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Lidocaine Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 31, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. In the United States, up to 35 percent of adults will experience an episode of tinnitus. Although most cases of tinnitus are...

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Does Tinnitus Increase In Intensity?

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 26, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Does Tinnitus Increase In Intensity


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people with tinnitus wonder, "Does tinnitus increase in intensity over time?" There is no surefire way to determine...

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Mute button for tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 24, 2016

Categories: Hearing

Tags: Mute Button For Tinitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus involves sounds heard in the ear when there are no corresponding external conditions causing the sounds. It's often...

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Tinnitus Relief From Japan 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 19, 2016

Categories: Hearing

Tags: Tinnitus Relief From Japan 2014


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, can come in varying degrees. There are sufferers who experience the constant annoyance of a...

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Tinnitus Without Hearing Loss Causes

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 17, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have tinnitus, your first stop toward a solution may have been to visit an audiologist for hearing testing. However,...

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Tinnitus Treatment Toronto

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 12, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have experienced a ringing sound in your ear or hear sounds that others don't detect, you may be suffering from...

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Best Masking Sound For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 10, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Best Masking Sound For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. While tinnitus is an internal sound that doesn't have a matching exterior source, sufferers can often find relief through...

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Online Tone Generator

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 5, 2016

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: Online Tone Generator


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For people who suffer from tinnitus, it can be one of the most frustrating conditions they will ever experience. However, in...

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Auris Medical Am101

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 3, 2016

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Auris Medical AM101


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. The Swiss biopharmaceutical company Auris Medical is in the process of conducting the third clinical phase of trials on a...

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Mcmaster University Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 28, 2016

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a symptom of a problem with the ear that causes sufferers to hear a variety of ringing or buzzing noises inside...

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Tinnitus Talk

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 26, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus talk


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a common condition that affects approximately one out of five people at some point in their life. Yet, the...

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Tinnitus And Musical Genius

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 19, 2016

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. When you think of tinnitus, you usually don't think of musical genius as well. However, to the surprise of many people, some...

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Is Tinnitus Treatable?

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 8, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Is Tinnitus Treatable?


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is one of the most intrusive disorders known in our modern society. It is far more prevalent today than ever before...

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Is Tinnitus Treatable?

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 24, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Is Tinnitus Treatable?


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What Is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is a condition where a person frequently experiences buzzing, hissing or ringing in the ears. It...

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Tinnitus Relief From Japan 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 22, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Relief From Japan 2014


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is the medical condition of ringing in the ears. Although millions of people, including Beethoven, have suffered...

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University Of Colorado Menieres

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 17, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Thousands of people are diagnosed with Meniere’s disease each year. Meniere’s often impacts middle-aged adults, but the...

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Tinnitus Without Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 15, 2016

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Without Hearing Loss


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is characterized by a ringing sound in the ears, but it may also be heard as a buzzing, whirring, chirping or other...

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Noise Cancelling Headphones

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 10, 2016

Categories: Hearing


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a painful condition that causes people to experience a nearly constant ringing sound in their ears. Infections...

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Online Tone Generator

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 8, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Online Tone Generator


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a medical condition in which a person hears a sound from within their ears, but there is no external sound...

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Noise Damage Without Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 3, 2016

Categories: Hearing

Tags: Noise Damage Without Hearing Loss


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have occasional, regular or constant ringing in your ears, you are not alone. Up to 15 percent of American adults have...

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Best Masking Sound For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 1, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Best Masking Sound For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition often described as a “ringing” or “buzzing” sound in the ears. Tinnitus can be continuous or...

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Tinnitus And Musical Genius

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 25, 2016

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Famed German composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann both suffered from tinnitus. Beethoven eventually went deaf,...

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White Noise For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 23, 2016

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: White Noise For Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you are someone who has suffered with tinnitus, you know all too well how irritating it can be. Most people describe...

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Mcmaster University Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 18, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. An Overview Of Tinnitus Tinnitus is a condition that affects millions of people in the world and can have a negative impact...

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 16, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. People suffering from severe tinnitus have a hard time finding helpful therapies. Now, a new treatment using vagus nerve...

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Starkey Tinnitus Masker

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 11, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. New Device Brings Relief from Tinnitus Symptoms Tinnitus is an unusual condition that causes many individuals to suffer on a...

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Tinnitus Talk Support Forum

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 9, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. When you struggle with tinnitus and its associated symptoms, it can be hard to find others who understand what you are...

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Auris Medical AM101

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 3, 2016

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have tinnitus, you should be excited about the Auris medical AM101 treatment that is going through clinical testing....

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Tinnitus Talk

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 30, 2016

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus talk


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have ever experienced a constant ringing or hissing sound in the ears, you probably already know how annoying and...

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Tinnitus Suicide

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 29, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Suicide


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus can be a difficult condition to live with because it can impact you on a daily basis and prevent you from leading a...

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Mute Button For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 24, 2015

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: Mute Button For Tinitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you are searching for a mute button for tinitus, you are not alone. Tinnitus is one of the most bothersome auditory...

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Can Tinnitus Go Away

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 22, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Can Tinnitus Go Away


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you have tinnitus, you may want nothing more than for your hearing condition to go away. Tinnitus is sometimes confused...

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Cure Tinnitus By Meditating

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Cure Tinnitus By Meditating


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If you suffer from tinnitus, you may go to great lengths to find a cure. Many people will unfortunately try everything from...

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Tinnitus Pro

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 15, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Pro


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Auditory therapy is one of the more increasingly popular forms of treatment for tinnitus. Tinnitus, which is more commonly...

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William Shatner On Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 10, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. William Shatner on Tinnitus: When He Developed It Tinnitus is a condition that affects around 50 million people in the United...

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Audible 2 Tinnitus Review

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 8, 2015

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Audible 2 Tinnitus Review


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, also known as ringing of the ears, can be one of the most frustrating physical problems a person can deal with in...

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Grimes Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 3, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus can be a difficult condition to live with, and many who have this type of auditory dysfunction hear sounds that...

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Multi Tonal Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 1, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Multi Tonal Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people experience the periodic sensation of ringing in the ears as well as other transient noises that usually only last...

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Tinnitus From Loud Explosion

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 26, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus From Loud Explosion


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. One of the most common causes of tinnitus is exposure to loud sounds. In many cases, the sounds are heard on a recurring...

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Tinnitus Research 2015

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 24, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus research 2015 has brought some exciting news to people who suffer from this common and sometimes debilitating...

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Psychiatrist Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 21, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Psychiatrist Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a medical condition that is usually describing as a “ringing” sensation in the ears. Many patients report that...

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Excitoxtocity Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 17, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Excitoxtocity tinnitus is the constant phantom noise that appears in one's ears when no eternal source is producing any...

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What Is Neuromonics?

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: What Is Neuromonics?


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, the constant ringing sound that some people suffer from, is both distracting and detrimental to everyday life....

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Tactt2 Study

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 27, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tactt2 Study


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For people who suffer from tinnitus, life can be very difficult. Constant ringing in their ears can make it virtually...

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Tinnitus Relief From Japan 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 22, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Relief From Japan 2014


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, which is the medical terminology for ringing in the ears, is actually a symptom of a medical condition rather than...

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Famous People With Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 15, 2015

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: famous people with tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Those with tinnitus know the symptoms all too well. A constant ringing, buzzing or clicking heard in the ears can make it...

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Athletes With Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 13, 2015

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: Athletes With Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, also known as ringing in the ears, is a medical condition that affects a large group of people. Often caused by...

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Habituation To Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 8, 2015

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Habituation To Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Habituation is being credited as an excellent form of therapy for tinnitus. It applies the theory that appropriate stimulus...

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Moderate Noise Notch

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 7, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. [caption id="attachment_526" align="aligncenter" width="300"] An overview of how to "Notch Out" audio from unprocessed...

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Tinnitus With Ptsd

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 7, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus With Ptsd


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus and post-traumatic stress disorder are at the top of the list of reasons veterans seek help from the VA. People who...

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Tinnitus Developments

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 29, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus developments


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, the condition of constant ringing, buzzing or roaring in the ears, is a condition that affects 10 to 15 percent of...

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Theraputic Headphones And Mp3 Players

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 24, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a symptom that is characterized by a ringing sound in the ears, but some people may describe the sound as a...

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Tone To Cure Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 22, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition that causes a sense of noise in the ears, usually described as a kind of ringing sound, although the...

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Patient Comments Tinnitus 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 17, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Patient Comments Tinnitus 2014


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus, more commonly known as ringing in the ears, is one of the most common problems associated with hearing. Affecting...

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Noise notch

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 16, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What is the principle of notching audio and why does it help to treat tinnitus? Check it out below! [caption...

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Tinnitus Has A Wirey Sound

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 15, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people will hear an occasional sound from time to time that they cannot locate the source of, but some people may hear...

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9500 hz tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 9, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What do you do if you have 9500 hZ tinnitus? It's a tricky question - a lot of sound therapies are not specifically targeted...

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Es la tinnitus reversible?

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 2, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Este es sin duda una cuestión que está en la vanguardia de la mente de alguien si han adquirido recientemente el síntoma de...

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Do Audiologists work with AudioNotch to help people determine their tinnitus frequency?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 31, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Some of our users have asked us whether we have any audiology partners that will help users to determine their tinnitus...

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Should I listen to Notched Sound Therapy in both ears if I have tinnitus in one ear?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 31, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. A lot of people who have unilateral tinnitus (tinnitus in only one ear) write to ask me if they should listen to AudioNotch...

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Tinnitus finally went away

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 29, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus finally went away


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For how many people does tinnitus finally just go away? The scientific literature hints at the possibility: Spontaneous...

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What is a 4khz notch?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 22, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. A notch is a segment of audio that is "cut out" of a sample of audio. To understand what this looks like, check out the image...

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Multi Tonal Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 17, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. As far as I know, there are no effective treatments for multiple tinnitus tones. Almost all the research that has been...

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Tinnitus Mask

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 15, 2015

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Tags: tinnitus mask


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Check out the tinnitus talk Audio Player, which has a whole bunch of awesome tinnitus masking sounds. By the way, in my...

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Best sounds to mask tinnitus?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 8, 2015

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Tags: Best Sounds To Mask Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Are you interested in masking your tinnitus? Check out our free masker here! These sounds can be played through the player on...

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Free Acoustic Coordinated Modulation Reset Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 1, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. I'm not sure I'm sold on the actual efficacy of this, but here's a description: One recent development in this area is a...

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Tinnitus Promising Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 30, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Promising Treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is the medical name of the mysterious noise millions of people have suffered from for years. Some of the different...

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Audio Notch Filter

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 24, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What is the AudioNotch filter? Check out the infographic below for an explanation! [caption id="attachment_526"...

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What are the most common tinnitus frequencies?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 24, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus frequency distribution What are the most common tinnitus frequencies?


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. I've been reading the literature on tinnitus for several years, and I have yet to come across a paper that provided data on...

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Tinnitus Developments

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 24, 2015

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: tinnitus developments


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a hearing condition that is often referred to as a “ringing in the ears.” Though the condition is thought to...

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Tinnitus Developments

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 23, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus developments


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. The Newest Tinnitus Developments from Researchers Many individuals live with chronic tinnitus that causes the perception of...

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Can tinnitus suddenly go away?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 18, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Can tinnitus suddenly go away?


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. If there is a ringing noise in your ear, do not ignore it. This noise could lead to the common medical condition known as...

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Music To Block Out Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 18, 2015

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: Music To Block Out Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. More than 36 million people in the United States suffer from tinnitus that is characterized by hearing sounds within one or...

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Free sound therapies

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 17, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. There are free sound therapies that are available to treat your tinnitus. Here is a web site that shows you how to manually...

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Tinnitus curable?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Is tinnitus curable? While there are many purported treatments for tinnitus, a treatment is NOT the same thing as a cure. The...

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Mutebutton Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2015

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: Mutebutton Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a hearing affliction that affects millions of individuals. It manifests as a constant ringing, buzzing, or...

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Tinnitus Cure Remedy Remission New

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 12, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What does the scientific literature have to say about whether or not there is a tinnitus cure ? By the term cure , the...

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mp3 white noise frequency response

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 12, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: mp3 white noise frequency response


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. What kind of response can you get to our therapy using Notched White Noise therapy in the MP3 format? It's a question we get...

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averiguar frecuencia tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 12, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: averiguar frecuencia tinnitus


¿Cuál es la frecuencia de tinnitus más común que la gente tiene ? La mayoría de la gente tiene una frecuencia de tinnitus único que coincide con el patrón de pérdida auditiva de alguna manera. Sin embargo, nadie , hasta el momento, ha trazado lo que la distribución de frecuencias de tinnitus es en la población....

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principe therapie sonore

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 12, 2015

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Pour ceux d'entre vous avec un plus grand degré de connaissances en neurosciences , s'il vous plaît consulter les articles scientifiques revus par des pairs , nous avons liées à ci-dessus. Dans la section " Discussion " de chaque article , vous trouverez une explication technique du mécanisme proposé de notre...

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nouvelle treamtent des acouphènes

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 12, 2015

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: nouvelle treamtent des acouphènes


L'acouphène est un autre nom pour une sonnerie constante dans les oreilles. Alors que la gravité de la sonnerie peut varier, une personne sur cinq personnes est pensé à souffrir d'acouphènes. Cependant, il est pas une condition lui-même. L'acouphène est un symptôme d'une maladie sous-jacente, comme un trouble du...

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Can Coffee Help My Tinnitus?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 12, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Can Coffee Help My Tinnitus?


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Understanding Tinnitus Tinnitus is a condition that causes a person to frequently experience a ringing sensation in their...

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Dr Grant Searchfield Tinnitus Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 14, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition that affects many people over the course of their lives. It can range in severity from being mildly...

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Best Sounds To Mask Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 12, 2015

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Tags: Best Sounds To Mask Tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition that causes ringing in the ears. It is often a sign of noise-induced hearing loss, but it can also be...

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Tinnitus After Acoustic Trauma

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 28, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus After Acoustic Trauma


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Many people have experienced some level of tinnitus, a condition where they hear sounds that no one else can. These sounds...

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Best of Blog

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 23, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: best of the blog tinnitus Notched Sound Therapyb tinnitus treatment


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Stories of Tinnitus: Why Hope? And then it rained The Science of Tinnitus: Tinnitus but No Detectable Hearing Loss? You May...

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Psychiatrist For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 14, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For people who live with tinnitus, the world is a place that never gives them peace. The ringing in their ears is always with...

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Celebrities With Hyperacusis

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 10, 2015

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Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Hyperacusis is a disorder that causes a person to be oversensitive to certain volume ranges and frequencies of sounds. People...

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Tinnitus Sounds

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 8, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus sounds


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. A person's tinnitus tone is a unique entity. As far as we know, people's tones vary across a broad spectrum of human hearing...

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Notched Sound Therapy - How Strong is the Evidence, Really?

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 6, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Notched Music Therapy notched sound therapy Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy tinnitus research overview


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. For the average person with tinnitus, making sense of the scientific literature on treatments is a difficult task. Without...

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Homeopathy is not effective for treating any condition, study finds

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 31, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: homeopathy tinnitus


Please note: the following information does not constitute professional medical advice, and is provided for general informational purposes only. Please speak to your doctor if you have tinnitus. Highly relevant for those of us who have been duped by homeopathic "treatments" for tinnitus. Reminder: homeopathy is just...

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William Shatner on depression

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 26, 2015

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: william shatner on depression


William Shatner is one of the more well known celebrities that suffers from tinnitus. He's also a good case study on how to overcome the depression associated with tinnitus and to combat the psychological distress it can cause you. Shatner first got his tinnitus when he was exposed to a loud explosion on the set of...

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AM101 Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 21, 2015

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: AM101 Tinnitus


A lot of people are interested in the AM-101 medication for tinnitus. Here's a roundup of some of the posts I've written on it: New AM-101 Drug for Tinnitus AM101 Phase 3 Buy AM 101 Tinnitus AM-101 Tinnitus Results

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Normal Audiogram Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 21, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: normal audiogram tinnitus


I've written about this previously here, but I decided to reproduce the article below since it's coming up so frequently: The development of tinnitus has a strong association with hearing loss. The association is so strong that many researchers believe that hearing loss is the most common cause of tinnitus – the...

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Personalized Masking CD for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 21, 2015

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In order to create a personalized masking CD for Tinnitus, simply check out our masking sounds here . They can be downloaded and you can burn them manually onto a CD. However, if you want to actually lower the volume of your tinnitus, I suggest trying out Notched Sound Therapy, which can actually lower the volume of...

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New Research on Notched Music, Part 2

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 21, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: innovation up the ying yang Notched Music Therapy transcranial current


An interesting paper, also out of the original German research group headed by Dr. Christo Pantev, experimented with an interesting question: could the efficacy of Notched Music Therapy be increased by combining it with the direct application of transcranial current ? Unfortunately, the study did not find that adding a...

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New Research on Notched Music, Part 1

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 21, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Notched Music Therapy


Another small study from the original German group that discovered Notched Sound Therapy has validated its efficacy. The sample size was small, but they did replicate the previous therapeutic treatment effects. It was similar in design to previous studies, but it's still heartening to see that the efficacy was...

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Acoustic Co-ordinated Reset

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 9, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Acoustic Co-ordinated Reset


Tinnitus is a phantom auditory sensation which may be a transient or chronic condition. There are a number of factors that CAN cause tinnitus, but excessive exposure to noise and aging are the two most common. There are various theories concerning the biological processes that produce the sound that only the person...

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Acetylcysteine and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 5, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Acetylcysteine and Tinnitus


Tinnitus refers to the condition characterized by sounds heard in the ears that develop secondary to structural alterations. The noise varies from buzzing or ringing to chirping or thumping. The intensity also varies. The sounds may be continuous or intermittent based on possible pressure changes within the ear. Some...

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Tinnitus Promising Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 19, 2015

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Tens of millions of Americans have suffered for years with a hearing condition called Tinnitus. For those of you who know the symptoms, but do not know the name; Tinnitus is the medical name for that noise you are hearing when there is no logical reason to be hearing a noise. Prior studies of this condition have proven...

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Psychological Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 17, 2015

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Tags: Psychological Tinnitus


People with tinnitus suffer with noises in their heads or ears that nobody else can hear. They don't correspond with any outside sound. Tinnitus isn't a disease by itself. The ringing or noises are a symptom of something else entirely. What Causes Tinnitus? The underlying cause of the sounds can be wax in the ear,...

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Another satisfied user

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 17, 2015

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Tags: audionotch testimonial


Here's an e-mail from Mona, a user that recently shared her experience with AudioNotch with us: Hello -- My tinnitus began on Sept. 19, 2011. My dental hygienist was buffing a back tooth when the sound from that conducted through the tooth and into my ear. It was so loud I flinched; she stopped; started again and the...

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Tinnitus Talk

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 12, 2015

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Tags: tinnitus talk


I've said it before and I'll say it again - Tinnitus Talk is the best forum on the internet for the latest updates in Tinnitus research and news. What makes this forum good? In short, it has a couple of advantages: Site design: some of the older tinnitus forums are based off of another platform, and as such, there's no...

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Physical Trauma Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 10, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Physical Trauma Tinnitus


Of all the human senses, hearing is one of if not the most important. Being able to hear birds singing, a favorite song on the radio or simply the laughter of a child is something most people cherish, and when they experience hearing problems life can suddenly feel very lonely and depressing. For many people, tinnitus...

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Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment Review

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 5, 2015

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: neuromonics review neuromonics tinnitus treatment review


For those who suffer from tinnitus, it can be extremely frustrating. It is a condition that causes a buzzing or ringing in the ears that never goes away. Over 50 million Americans struggle with this condition on a daily basis, with even more on a worldwide level. The root cause of the problem is not clear and there is...

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Memantine For Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 4, 2015

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Memantine is an NMDA channel blocker and is undergoing intense research to determine if it has high potential for treating tinnitus through pharmacological solutions. Research is studying the effect of memantine on NMDA currents that impact neurotransmissions and is evaluating the impact of memantine on the auditory...

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Pilots With Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 17, 2015

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: pilots pilots and tinnitus Tinnitus


The noise and constant vibrations that are associated with air travel can take its toll on those who fly for a living. Pilots with tinnitus are very common. Pilots are one of the most notorious sufferers of ringing in the ears, a condition that is medically referred to as tinnitus. This condition is at best annoying....

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Trent Reznor Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 14, 2015

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: Trent Reznor Tinnitus


Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails fame, suffers from tinnitus. The popular musician/songwriter has written about the affliction in a number of lyrics including "Something I Can Never Have" and "The Becoming." Reznor is not alone. Dozens of famous people from the past and present had or have the condition. An estimated...

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Tinnitus Cure 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 12, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus Cure 2014


There are several factors that can cause ringing in the ears, or tinnitus. In some cases, tinnitus will go away on its own after a very short period of time, but others will suffer from this condition for a lengthy period of time. It can range from being irritating or bothersome to rather debilitating in terms of...

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Anthony Kiedis Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 8, 2015

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus

Tags: Anthony Kiedis Tinnitus


Long-Term Exposure to Loud Sounds Fans of the Red Hot Chili Peppers know this is a heavy-duty rock band that plays loud music at numerous venues each year. In existence since 1983, one of it first members was Anthony Kiedis who was born in 1962. After singing onstage with this band for over 30 years, Kiedis has openly...

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Will AudioNotch work on my iphone?

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 3, 2015

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus iphone


Yes! AudioNotch will work on an iPhone or any iOS device! You have two options: 1. You can access www.audionotch.com through the browser on your iphone, go to step 3, and click the "play" button. The audio will be streamed through your internet connection on your phone. 2. You can manually download the MP3 files onto...

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Is there evidence that caffeine can reduce tinnitus volume?

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 31, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: caffeine and tinnitus diet and tinnitus


Here is an idea that I've always found intuitively ridiculous: the concept that dietary changes can modify your tinnitus tone volume. Now - most of you are probably aware of "EBooks" that purport to "cure" your tinnitus in an "all-natural" way, usually involved some combination of dietary modifications and new-age...

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Tinnitus Volume Mayo Clinic

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 25, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: mayo clinic tinnitus tinnitus volume mayo clinic


The Mayo Clinic is considered a good resource for patients who want to acquire a basic understanding of their illness and also to seek clinical diagnosis and treatment for whatever symptoms they're experiencing. Lots of people seeking to reduce the volume of their tinnitus will likely look for resources like the mayo...

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Why Hope?

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 24, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: hope and illness stoicism suffering


Why hope? It's a simple question. Despite the best efforts of medical science, and despite the existence of treatments that can lessen your suffering, there still exists no cure for tinnitus. I regularly get e-mails from people who have slipped into despair. They tell me that they can't sleep because of the noise. They...

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Tinnitus Pillow

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 23, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: tinnitus insomnia tinnitus pillow


Some of our users have e-mailed us regarding the possibility of listening to Notched Sound Therapy in their sleep. Would this work? What would be the efficacy of this? Although we don't have any clinical evidence that Notched Sound Therapy would work overnight, it's not necessarily an unreasonable thing to try....

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Tinnitus Forum rTMS

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 18, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: rTMS forum tinnitus rTMS tinnitus


For people suffering from tinnitus, they often want to learn about the experience of others with a particular treatment. One good source for this information is forums. Consider the following forum links to discussions on rTMS: Tinnitus Talk Forum thread on rTMS Tinnitus Support Forum on rTMS Unfortunately, the...

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Famous People Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 16, 2014

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: famous people tinnitus


What are Symptoms of Tinnitus? Tinnitus is an unusual health condition that physicians do not completely understand. In addition to affecting ordinary everyday people, there are famous people tinnitus sufferers attempting to cope with the strange symptoms. Patients visiting physicians or audiologists describe hearing...

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AM101 Medication

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 13, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized


It's an exciting time in tinnitus research. Besides the regular basic science understanding of tinnitus making significant gains, translational research is moving more treatments to market. Here's a summary of our blog posts on the AM101 medication currently undergoing clinical trials: AM-101 Tinnitus Results New...

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And then it rained

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 13, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: personal story Tinnitus


When I was 22 years old, I went out with some friends to a nightclub. I was in my first year of medical school. Like most people my age, I wasn't concerned with noise trauma (despite being a medical student). The next day, I noticed the ringing in my ears wasn't gone. I started to research tinnitus. I became panicked -...

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Residual Inhibition for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 10, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: residual inhibition tinnitus Tinnitus


Some of our users have noticed that listening to their tinnitus frequency using our tinnitus tuner, and then turning the computer generate sound off, can result in a temporary reduction in their tinnitus tone. This is a known phenomenon that has been studied and is known as residual inhibition. To read more about this...

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Musical tonnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 27, 2014

Categories: AudioNotch

Tags: musical tonnitus


From the British Tinnitus Association, an interesting review of Musical Hallucinations - otherwise known as musical tinnitus: What is musical hallucination? Musical hallucination (MH) is the experience of hearing music when none is being played. Hearing sound that no-one else can hear is quite common, but the...

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Tinnitus Desperation

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 21, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus Desperation


What Can Cause Tinnitus? Anyone dealing with constant ringing and clanging noises in their ears will have tinnitus desperation that leads to visiting multiple physicians for medical treatments. No one knows exactly what causes tinnitus symptoms, but many medical experts have theories concerning the condition. In many...

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Tinnitus and Vagus Nerve

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 20, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus and Vagus Nerve tinnitus vagus nerve vagal nerve stimulation tinnitus vagal nerve therapy


Here's an overview of our posts on vagal nerve stimulation for tinnitus as a therapy: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Tinnitus New Vagal Nerve Therapy for Tinnitus Study Approved Promising Early Results for Vagal Nerve Therapy for Tinnitus Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Tinnitus Treatment Vagal Nerve Therapy Trial Recruiting...

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New tinnitus treatments 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 20, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: new tinnitus treatments 2014


Tinnitus is another name for a constant ringing in the ears. While the severity of the ringing will vary, one out of every five people is thought to suffer from tinnitus. However, it is not a condition itself. Tinnitus is a symptom of an underlying condition, such as a disorder of the circulatory system, an injury to...

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A musical composer copes with tinnitus through art

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 16, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: art and tinnitus tinnitus and composition


Tinnitus can be an extremely debilitating affliction. Sometimes people are devastated by the illness. Take, for example, the story of one young composer by the name of Fishkin, who was unable to continue in his field of work because of tinnitus. Creating an art show that incorporates sounds reminiscent of tinnitus was...

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Tinnitus Frequency Most Common Hz

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus Frequency Most Common Hz


Tinnitus, a chronic ringing in the ears, can be extremely frustrating for its victims. While some people are not negatively affected by this issue, others have serious problems. Anxiety, disrupted sleep patterns, and inability to concentrate are only a few of the issues experienced by those with tinnitus. It's a...

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Can an old drug (D-cycloserine) reduce the cognitive side effects of tinnitus?

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: D-cycloserine tinnitus tinnitus research


Extremely interesting new research indicates that some tinnitus patients found a subjective improvement in their cognition when they took D-cycloserine: People with tinnitus perceive ringing in their ears and this phantom noise can cause difficulty concentrating. A new noise doesn’t make the perceived noise go away—but...

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Another NMDA receptor antagonist for tinnitus is in clinical trials

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: NMDA receptor antagonist tinnitus


We've posted about another drug called AM-101 that acts in the same fashion, and here's a new one: Ear disease-focused firm Otonomy has entered an agreement with Ipsen allowing Otonomy to use Ipsen's gacyclidine data in the development and registration of OTO-311, Otonomy's sustained-exposure formulation of gacyclidine...

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Tinnitus may only be curable in an initial 6 week window

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: furosemide tinnitus


New research on animal models indicates that a commonly used drug, Furosemide, may be effective in treating tinnitus: Six-week treatment window Mulders’ research suggests furosemide is only therapeutically effective in the first six weeks after hearing loss, when auditory neurons appear hyper-excitable. “There is...

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AudioNotch Testimonial

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2014

Categories: AudioNotchTreatment Review

Tags: audionotch testimonial


A user by the name of Anthony sent us this e-mail recently: Hi all, just want you to know that I have been treating (listening) to your notched white noise now for about 13 months, its only been in the last month that I am having more than 1 T free day a week, in the last 2 weeks Im experiencing 2-3-4 days in a row...

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Maladaptive Plasticity

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 8, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: Maladaptive Plasticity


For centuries, the medical community was under the assumption that once the brain matured, the number of neurons and pathways between these delicate connections were permanent. However, beginning in the 1950s, the theory of neuroplasticity emerged. This theory suggested that among the approximately 100 billion nerve...

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Hearing Loss And Tinnitus Causes

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 18, 2014

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss tinnitus


Written by Max for AudioNotch at HitTail.com Hearing is one of the most important senses, but it unfortunately is also the sense that is most common for people to lose. Everyone loses some of their hearing ability as they get older. It is just a part of aging. One thing that many people don’t realize is that hearing...

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 14, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: vagal nerve stimulation vagus nerve stimulation tinnitus


Note: this article was written by Max, one of our partners at HitTail Tinnitus is a symptom of mal-adaptive changes in your brain following hearing loss. It’s a disorder where the brain registers non-existent sound. Tinnitus has stages that can range from minor nuisance right to a debilitating reaction that can lead to...

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TMS Treatment Blog

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 12, 2014

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation rTMS TMS Tinnitus TMS Treatment blog transcranial magnetic stimulation


The subject of TMS as a treatment for tinnitus has come up multiple times on the AudioNotch blog. Despite promising early small scale studies, we've repeatedly reviewed evidence that indicates that TransCranial Magnetic Stimulation is an ineffective treatment for tinnitus: Tinnitus Research: rTMS rTMS for Tinnitus: the...

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Audio Interviews About Spontaneous Remission

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 12, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: spontaneous remission tinnitus


It's difficult, if not impossible, to find audio interviews about individuals detailing their experience of spontaneous remission of tinnitus. Instead, what I've done here is compile of list of the two best blog posts I wrote on the subject: Does tinnitus go away? (part 1) Does tinnitus go away ? (part 2)

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Tinnitus TMS

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 12, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus TMS


重複經顱磁刺激是已經過測試,耳鳴治療。已經有一些有前途的文學與過去指導的rTMS 。在該過程中,磁體被用來修改神經元非侵入性地,通過保持它在患者的頭部。該技術已被用於治療抑鬱症。 最近的一項隨機對照試驗(實驗認為是最優質的類型)顯示, rTMS治療是無效的耳鳴的治療: 結果:在無後續評價的時刻,觀察相對於TQ變更或THI得分相對於治療前得分磁刺激和安慰劑之間的差異顯著。多級建模( MLM)的分析並沒有表現出一個全球性的治療效果不是。患者具有較高程度的負擔,表現出顱磁刺激後稍有較大的提高(僅在THI顯著傳銷分析) 。結論:聽覺皮層的雙側低頻磁刺激是沒有有效的治療耳鳴。

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Successful People With Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 12, 2014

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: successful people with tinnitus


Can you be successful and have a debilitating medical illness like tinnitus? Yes, absolutely. There are ways of coping with tinnitus that will allow you to focus and concentrate. If you want to feel inspired, check out this visual list of people who've attained great success, despite having tinnitus. A few of the more...

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Is Tinnitus under-appreciated by the Canadian Military?

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 12, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: tinnitus veteran veteran tinnitus


A sad case of a veteran unable to acquire effective treatment for his tinnitus: The couple has tried desperately to get help for tinnitus, which is treatable. Back in 2008, Veterans Affairs’ own medical examiner acknowledged that Rainville has tinnitus, and since then, they have been fighting for funding for...

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MDMA as Tinnitus Treatment?

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 12, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: MDMA tinnitus MDMA tinnitus treatment


Not recommended, but interesting nonetheless: An illegal party drug could hold the answer tinnitus sufferers have long been waiting to hear. This week, an international conference devotes three days of expert discussion to tinnitus research, a condition which causes a constant and long-term ringing within the ear drum....

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AudioNotch User Review: An example of when it didn't work out

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 4, 2014

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: tinnitus treatment user review


Below, I've reproduced a e-mail from one of our users. This user provided some really good feedback and I wanted the chance to discuss it. It's important for us to stress that we don't have a 100% success rate. Anyone who makes ridiculous claims like that is selling you snake oil. Below is an example of a user who...

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What if one has have multiple tinnitus tones?   

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 1, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus


If one has multiple tinnitus tones, you can match them as needed. However, our software was only designed to treat one tinnitus tone at a time. If you want, it’s possible to make a track with multiple notches. Let’s say you have two tinnitus tones t1 and t2 at two different frequencies, f1 and f2. To create a Notched...

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Tinnitus - Loud Silence - A documentary

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 1, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus documentary


This is a pretty interesting documentary we thought our readers would enjoy:

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Neve Campbell Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 22, 2014

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: neve campbell tinnitus


There's quite a few posts on-line claiming that actress Neve Campbell suffers from tinnitus, but I haven't been able to find anything solid. Sufficed to say there's quite a few articles on the subject, none substantial. What explains the preoccupation with celebrities having the same illnesses we do? I think it's a...

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Tinnitus Sound Therapy Download

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 22, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus sound therapy download


From our FAQ, an explanation of an evidence backed form of tinnitus sound therapy: What is Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy? Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy is a tinnitus treatment that lowers the volume of your tinnitus, and in doing so, reduces the pain and distress caused by the disease. There is no miracle...

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Personalized masking CD for tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 22, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: personalized masking CD for tinnitus


In order to burn a personalized masking CD for tinnitus, follow these steps: Download tinnitus masking sounds from our masker here Burn them onto a CD Viola! You're done!

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Barbra Streisand and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 22, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: barbra streisand barbra streisand and tinnitus tinnitusb


Here's an interview where Barbra Streisand talks about her tinnitus: There's something important about this anecdote: Streisand acquired tinnitus years before her singing career, and despite that, became tremendously successful. This isn't to disparage the very real, and individually variable suffering of tinnitus...

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The trouble with anecdotes: Desensitisation therapy for tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 22, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: tinnitus desenstitation therapy


The trouble with anecdotes is that you can use them to prove anything. As in, literally - anything. The scientific method came out of the realization that proving causality (i.e. A causes B ) couldn't be done from anecdotes alone. Teasing out the causality from a single linear sequence of events is logically...

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Tinnitus Clinic in Toronto

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 17, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus clinic in toronto tinnitus clinic toronto toronto tinnitus


There are multiple tinnitus clinics available in Toronto. If you're in the Toronto area, you may want to check some of them out! DISCLOSURE: We are not affiliated with any of these clinics and do not receive any funds from them for any reason. The clinics are as follows: YorkVille Audiology Canadian Tinnitus and...

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Celebrities with Meniere's Disease

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 17, 2014

Categories: Celebrities with TinnitusTinnitus

Tags: celebrities with meniere's disease Ryan Adams


Meniere's disease is an oftentimes debilitating condition that can cause bouts of intense vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss. Ryan Adams, a billboard top 100 singer, details his harrowing experience with this illness in US magazine: UsMagazine.com: Your last album of brand new material was Cardinology (with your band,...

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How To Use AudioNotch with an Audiologist

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 13, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: audiology tinnitus audionotch audiology tinnitus audiology partnership


Some users seek us out requesting help with AudioNotch by having their tinnitus frequency determined by an audiologist. To do so, Request a tinnitus evaluation that includes an evaluation of your tinnitus frequency. Some, but not all, audiologists provide this frequency matching as a service. Plug the value in hZ that...

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Tinnitus Tones Download

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 13, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus tones download


I've written a post that discusses the tones of tinnitus. Some of these tones are available for download (click on the first link in the post!). Written for all you cats looking to download sounds that sound like your tinnitus (according to HitTail , you're out there!). If you want to do something useful with tinnitus...

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Lidocaine Patch Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 13, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: lidocaine lidocaine patch tinnitus tinnitus treatment


Lidocaine patches are sometimes used for pain analgesia, such as for diabetic neuropathic pain. They can be applied locally to the skin and then diffuse into the affected area. There have been reports that intravenous administration of lidocaine can relieve tinnitus temporarily, but lidocaine isn't the kind of drug...

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Tinnitus Sounds

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 7, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: sounds of tinnitus tinnitus sounds tinnitus tones


There are many different types of tinnitus tones. The heterogeneity of tinnitus tones is one of the most commonly understood elements of the illness. People have tones of all sorts of different types of noises, along with tones of various frequencies, and various combinations thereof. As such, it can be difficult to...

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Audio Notch Filter

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 5, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: audio notch filter AudioNotch tinnitus filter


What is the Audio Notch Filter and how does it work? Check out the following infographic below to see - focus in on Step 2: The notch filter cuts out one equivalent rectangular bandwith on each side of the tinnitus frequency. The notch filter is based on this study (please note: the Notched Music study used a larger...

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Meditation Fixes Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: meditation fixes tinnitus meditation tinnitus


Does meditation "fix" tinnitus? A new program called Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction has been studied as a therapy. Instead of directly attacking the volume of the tinnitus tone, this therapy indirectly targets our brain's negative reaction to the tinnitus percept. It's a brilliant technique that leverages...

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Chris Martin Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2014

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: chris martin tinnitus coldplay tinnitus


Did you know that Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, suffers from tinnitus? Martin started playing in a band while in middle school. As you may know, the band he later formed, Coldplay, went on to become world famous. By the time Martin was 25 years old, though, he had begun to experience headaches and ringing...

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AM101 Phase 3

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: AM-101 AM101 phase 3 clinical trials


AM101, a drug for treating the acute development of tinnitus, is entering Phase 3 clinical trials. Auris Medical today announced enrollment of the first patient into the TACTT2 1 clinical trial. This phase 3 trial will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of intratympanic injections of AM-101 in the treatment...

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Buy AM 101 Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: AM-101 buy AM 101 tinnitus Tinnitus


AM 101 is a drug currently in clinical trials for the treatment of tinnitus. A press release explains how it functions: AM-101 is a small molecule N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist formulated in a biocompatible gel for intratympanic injection. Emerging evidence suggests that NMDA receptors in the cochlea...

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Tinnitus Noise Masker

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 27, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus noise masker


A tinnitus masker is a good tool for providing "masking" of your tinnitus tone - basically, using a sound to "drown out" the audio of your tinnitus. Masking has been studied but isn't really a true "treatment" for tinnitus - think of it more as a tool that can be used for certain purposes. We've provided a free...

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Notched Out

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 9, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Notched Music Therapy Notched out notched sound therapy


Tailor Made Notched Sound Therapy is created by "Notching Out" sound energy at and around a user's tinnitus frequency. Here's an infographic below which explains how it works: [caption id="attachment_526" align="aligncenter" width="300"] An overview of how to "Notch Out" audio from unprocessed audio[/caption] We...

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Is noise induced tinnitus reversible?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 9, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: is noise induced tinnitus reversible?


This question can be rephrased as follows: Does noise induced tinnitus spontaneously remit on its own? The answer is that it depends on the acuity. It's more likely to remit the more recently you've acquired it. I've written a detailed post on this very subject that is accessible here.

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Tinnitus Blog

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 9, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus blog


Now, we here at AudioNotch don't necessarily like to toot our own horn too much, but we've taken a look at some of the other blogs on the internet, and we feel pretty confident in stating that the AudioNotch Blog is one of the best ones out there. Things we cover here: Recent developments in tinnitus treatment...

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Tinnitus Talk

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 8, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus talk


Tinnitus Talk is by far the best tinnitus forum on the internet. They're commercially independent, so they don't money from certain companies to promote a product (ours included). If you want to check them out, click here. To read posts about AudioNotch on the Tinnitus Talk forum, click here.

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Forum Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 8, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: forum tinnitus


What's the best tinnitus forum on the internet? That's easy: Tinnitus Talk. Tinnitus Talk is a commercially independent tinnitus forum so you don't need to worry about conflict of interest. I'm aware of all the forums on-line and it's by far the best one. Click here to check out the forum. They have a great section on...

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Does Usually Tinnitus Go Away?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 1, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: does tinnitus go away? does usually tinnitus go away


Does usually Tinnitus Go Away? Click here to find out!

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Does Tinnitus Go Away?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 1, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: does tinnitus go away? does usually tinnitus go away spontaneous remission Tinnitus


This is definitely a question that's at the forefront of someone's mind if they've just recently acquired the symptom of tinnitus. First things first - if you develop tinnitus: seek the evaluation of a doctor. Some medical causes of tinnitus are reversible and some can be harbingers of serious illness (in rare cases,...

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Tinnitus and Suicide

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 30, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: mental health tinnitus and suicide


The topic of tinnitus and suicide is a complex one. I've taken a look at some of the information I could find and I think the following points are reasonable: Establishing a causal relationship between cases of tinnitus and suicide is methodologically extremely difficult, and likely impossible. We know that people who...

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AM-101 Tinnitus Results

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 23, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: AM-101 AM-101 tinnitus results tinnitus research


Some of you may be aware of a new drug in development for the treatment of acute tinnitus acquired due to noise trauma. Noise trauma actually kills inner ear hair cells not via direct physical trauma, but via excitotoxicity from an increase in glutamate neurotransmitters. The AM-101 drug is designed to specifically...

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Another Tinnitus Forum

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 5, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: deutsche tinnitus tinnitus forum


I think some forums can provide a good resource for people who suffer from tinnitus. They can act as a source of information as well as alleviate the sensation of isolation that people with tinnitus suffer. Previously I posted about Tinnitus Talk, which in my opinion, is the best internet forum on the internet....

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McMaster is Running A Music Therapy for Tinnitus Study

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 3, 2014

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus Research

Tags: mcmaster university music for tinnitus music therapy tinnitus tinnitus music


Good news! If you're in the Hamilton area, McMaster University (my former alma mater) is running a trial of a customized music therapy for tinnitus. Could it be Notched Music Therapy? We'll have to wait and see! McMaster University is currently running a study to test if a customized sound therapy can reduce a person's...

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An App That Can Help You With Meditation

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 29, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus and meditation


Here on AudioNotch, I've blogged in the past about how meditation can help you with your tinnitus. I just wanted to point out two resources that can help you meditate. The first one is the "Stop Breathe & Think" app which is available on iOS devices. This application is free, and will walk you through a guided...

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Tinnitus Masking Sound Generator: An Example of An Unnecessary Product

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 27, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus masker


Check out the $100 tinnitus masking sound generator available here: The Tinnitus Masking Sound Generator will make use of similar masking therapy which has been recommended by otolaryngologists and the American Tinnitus Association. The dozen tracks will incorporate specific white-noise frequencies (1,000-10,000 Hz) so...

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Tinnitus Focused CBT Can Help You Cope With Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 22, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: CBT for tinnitus


Obviously, it's not a cure, but a new article in CNN referencing a new variant of CBT for tinnitus has shown efficacy in reducing subjective distress caused by tinnitus: The study, conducted in the Netherlands, involved 492 patients. Half received an audiological work-up and no other structured treatment, while the...

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Very Cool Research on Hearing

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 20, 2014

Categories: Hearing

Tags: hearing research tinnitus


Incredible research from Johns Hopkins supports our anecdotal observations that being blind can improve your other senses: Music experts often say that blind performers like Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder are good examples of how not being able to see can enhance one's ability to hear. Now, a new neuroscience study...

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The Psychological Devastation of Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 15, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus and depression tinnitus and psychological distress


The mood disorders that can result after the onset of tinnitus are devastating for many people. I believe that some people are more predisposed than others to developing a crippling depression after the onset of tinnitus. There are likely a set of vulnerabilities in certain peoples' brains that make them more...

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How to Help a Child With Tinnitus: Birdsongs

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 13, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus birdsong masker tinnitus masker


Dealing with children who have developed tinnitus is a challenge. There's just not that much data out there in the scientific literature about how to help them. An eleven year old boy in the UK had particularly difficulty with insomnia: An 11-year-old with severe tinnitus is finally able to get a good night’s sleep...

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New Notched Music Research Trial Underway

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 8, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Notched Music Notched Music Therapy Notched Music tinnitus


At AudioNotch, we like to emphasize that we're based on scientific research. The majority of treatments marketed on-line for tinnitus are not actually scientifically supported, so it's important for us to differentiate ourselves from treatments that have no scientific basis. That said, "based on science" isn't the same...

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AudioNotch Featured on Medulous Blog

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 7, 2014

Categories: AudioNotchTinnitus


AudioNotch has been featured on the Medulous blog! Luckily, new online services coupled with the proliferation of mp3 technology, treatment is right around the corner for many people. Therapy for tinnitus has been made increasingly available over the last decade and has typically involved strategizing how to minimize...

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Predicting Depression after the onset of tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 6, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: depression and tinnitus


An interesting study in 2013 points towards some of the underlying psychological vulnerabilities that may predispose people towards developing depression secondary to tinnitus: Conclusion : Optimism influences depression in tinnitus patients both directly and indirectly. The indirect effect indicates that optimism is...

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It's not the tone, it's the brain's reaction to the tone

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 1, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus and neuroticism


The suffering caused by an everpresent tinnitus tone can be broken down into various subcomponents: The loss of concentration from the tone itself Anxiety caused by the tone Depression caused by the tone Psychological distress caused by the tone Insomnia caused by the tone The tone itself is just a tone - it's the...

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Meditating with Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 29, 2014

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: meditating with tinnitus tinnitus and meditation


Below is an excerpt from a great article written by a tinnitus sufferer on how to meditate with tinnitus. As a tinnitus sufferer herself, the author can speak to the difficult daily reality of a person suffering from tinnitus. I think this another example of why the internet is such a powerful advocacy tool for people...

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America Music for Tinnits 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 24, 2014

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: 2014 America music for tinnits 2014 music for tinnitus tinnitus music


The majority of our customers right now are from the United States, although as we continue to translate our site into other languages, this is changing. Lots of Americans search for music for tinnitus with the tagline "America Music for Tinnits 2014,*" and we're able to point them towards Notched Music Therapy as an...

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Tinnitus Research Initiative

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 22, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus research initiative


The Tinnitus Research Initiative is a global research effort that brings together multidisciplinary expertise into the field of tinnitus research. One of the challenges about tinnitus is that understanding it seems to require a combination of "bottom-up" cellular biology and "top-down" neural circuitry. Combined these...

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Vagal Nerve Therapy Trial Recruiting Patients

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 17, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: clinical trial vagal nerve therapy


An American clinical trial is being launched for Vagal Nerve Therapy for tinnitus. This is pretty exciting news (although the research thus far is limited). A summary below: The new study uses a technique known as vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) that takes advantage of the brain’s ability to reconfigure itself...

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New AM-101 Drug for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 15, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: AM-101 tinnitus new tinnitus drug Tinnitus


One of the challenging things for patients who acutely develop tinnitus is the absence of therapeutic interventions available in the acute phase (i.e. shortly after a person develops tinnitus in a rapid fashion). Current theory surrounding the pathophysiology of tinnitus is that there is a "therapeutic window" in the...

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Cure for Tinnitus 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 10, 2014

Categories: HearingTinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Cure for tinnitus 2014 stemc ells Tinnitus


It's definitely a headline-grabbing title: "Cure for Tinnitus 2014." What are we talking about here, exactly? What kind of research is going on right now that could push us closer to a cure? About a year ago I had an elective with a professor in Tinnitus research at McMaster University, and I asked him - if we could...

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A Twentysomething Millenial With Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 10, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus stories young people with tinnitus


As a young person who developed tinnitus at 23, I had few people who could relate to my condition. That's why I'm so glad that people are willing to share their stories of illness. I really enjoyed the following story on XoJane: My life as I knew it ended with a slosh. Way back in 2003, when I was a junior in college,...

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Tinnitus Talk Support Forum

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 8, 2014

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: tinnitus talk


I'm just going to come out right now and say it: Tinnitus Talk is the best tinnitus forum out there on the internet. Bar none. The level of discussion there, as well as the community and the quality of web site design, is superb. It's a great resource and I recommend that anyone with tinnitus check it out. I wish it...

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Sound Therapy Music

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 3, 2014

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: Notched Music notched sound therapy Sound Therapy Music


Is there such a thing as Sound Therapy Music for tinnitus? The term can be used interchangeably with "Notched Music," "Notched Music Therapy," and other terms. Originally discovered by Christo Pantev's German lab, other experiments have shown efficacy with Notching other sounds as well, such as white noise. To read...

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Tinnitus 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 1, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: art tinnitus 2014 tinnitus art


"Composing the Tinnitus Suites: 2014," or "Tinnitus 2014," for short, is an art installation by Daniel Fishkin. I learned about this art installation when I stumbled upon this blog post: Daniel Fishkin, a Brooklyn-based sound artist, seeks a creative solution to tinnitus in lieu of a medical one. Tinnitus, a condition...

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TMS Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 27, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: rTMS tinnitus and TMS TMS Tinnitus


TMS, as it is colloquially referred to (or Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, which is the proper term) has recently been investigated as a possible treatment avenue for tinnitus. A lot patients get excited about TMS & tinnitus, but the results have not been good. People are attracted to TMS because it's...

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Tinnitus Treatment 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 25, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus research tinnitus treatment 2014


What are the tinnitus treatment options that are promising right now? It's difficult to assess research findings before extensive clinical trials have come out, but I can point towards some areas of research in tinnitus treatment that are promising in 2014: I've blogged about them before: New U of M Study Offers...

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Tinnitus Research 2014

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 20, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus research 2014


Tinnitus Research 2014: what are some interesting new papers that have come out? When I'm writing the blog, I usually search the term "tinnitus" on google scholar and look for interesting papers that might be useful for our readers. Tinnitus is actually a very interesting research problem because it's that nexus of a...

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Tinnitus Treatment NYU

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 18, 2014

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: acupuncture tinnitus natural tinnitus treatments NYU Langone Medical Center tinnitus treatment nyu


Lots of patients in the New York area search for tinnitus treatment available at NYU. The NYU Langone Medical Center has a series of helpful articles for people searching for "tinnitus treatment NYU" that I'll offer some brief recaps below for: NYU's medical center on homeopathic treatments for tinnitus: A 12-week,...

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Tinnitus Journal

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 13, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: international tinnitus journal tinnitus journal tinnitus research journal


Lots of people look for good academic resources on tinnitus. What's the leading tinnitus journal out there today? From what I can garner, there aren't many tinnitus specific journals. The majority of tinnitus research is essentially a subfield of neuroscience research at either the cellular or brain-imaging based...

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Tinnitus Masker

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 11, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: tinnitus masker


AudioNotch is happy to announce that our tinnitus masker is now available on mobile! We've successfully re-engineered it to work on all web browser platforms. A tinnitus masker is a useful tool for those of you who are looking for an auditory sleep aid or some type of ambient background music. Many of you find it...

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Why Your Ears Keep Ringing (And What You Can Do About It)

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 4, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus and technology


Gizmodo has written an introductory post on tinnitus. Check it out here: Some perceive it as a high-pitched, mosquito-like squeal; others, an incessant electrical buzzing. It can even sound like unintelligible voices or music. It's known as tinnitus, and it's a surprisingly common affliction, affecting some 50 million...

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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...

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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...

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Tinnitus Coping Course Launched in the UK

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 20, 2014

Categories: HearingTinnitus


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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Possible Treatment for Meniere's Disease Found

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 9, 2014

Categories: HearingTinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: meniere's disease migraines Tinnitus vascular disease vascular risk factors


http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/newsreleases/Pages/How-to-treat-Menieres-disease.aspx New research illuminates a possible understanding of the pathophysiology behind Meniere's Disease: Researchers at University of Colorado School of Medicine may have figured out what causes Meniere’s disease and how to attack...

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New U of M Study Offers Promise in Developing Therapy for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 7, 2014

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: neuroplasticity research Tinnitus tinnitus developments tinnitus research


Fascinating research from the University of Michigan has illuminated some amazing new results: She explains that in tinnitus, some of the input to the brain from the ear’s cochlea is reduced, while signals from the somatosensory nerves of the face and neck, related to touch, are excessively amplified. “It’s as if the...

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Laser Therapy as a Treatment for Tinnitus?

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 2, 2014

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: laser therapy for tinnitus tinnitus review tinnitus treatment


I'm not entirely sure what to make of this, because I can't postulate a mechanism for why this might work. But consider the following description of a tinnitus treatment: Subjects in the intervention group underwent laser therapy for 20 sessions, every other day, 20 minutes each session, which was a combination of...

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AudioNotch Releases Notched Natural Sounds

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 1, 2014

Categories: AnnouncementAudioNotchTinnitus

Tags: Notched Natural Sounds


Notched sound therapy can function with a variety of auditory inputs that are then processed to remove the notch at the user's tinnitus frequency. Many of our users have asked us about using ambient natural sounds that fade into the background while they are listening, and furthermore, are pleasant to listen to and...

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What About Failed Drug Treatments for Tinnitus?

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 31, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus treatment L-baclofen


One of the issues plaguing scientific research is the tendency to avoid publishing negative study results - i.e. if something DIDN'T work, people are far less prone to publish a scientific paper about it. That's why it's heartening to see research like this, on why L-baclofen doesn't appear to work in animal models of...

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Childhood Tinnitus: What Do We Know

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 26, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus and children


Childhood tinntius is less common than tinnitus among adults. The profile of tinnitus causes in children seems to quite different for children. For example, myoclonus seems to be a much more common cause. Reviewing the abstract doesn't reveal that much: PURPOSE: Troublesome tinnitus in children can have an impact on...

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A story from an AudioNotch User

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 24, 2013

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: audionotch review seniors and tinnitus


We love to publish stories from AudioNotch users who have had their tinnitus volume reduced with AudioNotch. Here's one from a senior user of ours who asked that his name be redacted: A little history. My tinnitus came on like a loaded freight train. In one day it came on full strength, no warnings, no gradual increase...

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AudioNotch Review & Success Rate Data - One Month and Two Month Surveys

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 20, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementAudioNotchHearingTinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: AudioNotch audionotch review audionotch success rate tinnitus treatment


For a long time, our users have asked us about the success rate of AudioNotch. And for a long time, we'd told them the truth: we don't actually have this data, because not enough people respond to our internal surveys about the efficacy of our tinnitus treatment. Basically, a small percentage of our users respond to...

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Chronic Tinnitus Treated with Drug in Animals

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 19, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: chronic tinnitus NMDA receptor antagonist Tinnitus tinnitus reserach


Animal models have proven to be a fruitful avenue of research for tinnitus treatment (and I say fruitful in the sense that we've learned things - there aren't currently any tinnitus specific drugs that have made it to market for chronic tinnitus). Many of these drug treatments have focused on drugs for acute onset...

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Tinnitus Increasingly Common Among Young People in the Developed World

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2013

Categories: Hearing

Tags: hearing loss hearing loss and tinnitus young people tinnitus youth and tinnitus


A study in Belgium has validated what many of us have observed - young people aren't taking care of their hearing: Annick Gilles, research audiologist at the University Hospital of Antwerp, who is doing her doctoral research about tinnitus has discovered that it is increasingly common among young people in Belgium....

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Summary of AudioNotch Guest Posts

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 12, 2013

Categories: Announcement

Tags: audionotch review audionotch tinnitus


AudioNotch has been busy at work guest-posting on other blogs. Check out some of our informative posts below: Tinnitus Treatment Options on DJ Tech Tools Seniors and Tinnitus on The Words of Wisdom Blog

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UK Professor Discusses Tinnitus Treatment Options

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 10, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review


A professor in the UK has discussed some of the challenges in providing comprehensive tinnitus care to patients: Professor Berthold Langguth, a leading researcher on tinnitus, visited Gibraltar this week to give a series of lectures and advise the health sector on tinnitus. In an interview with the Chronicle Professor...

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Promising Early Results for Vagal Nerve Therapy for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 5, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus vagal nerve therapy vagal nerve therapy tinnitus


Encouraging results have been reported in a small trial of vagal nerve therapy for tinnitus : UT Dallas researchers have demonstrated that treating tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, using vagus nerve stimulation-tone therapy is safe and brought significant improvement to some of the participants in a small clinical...

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Tinnitus and Psychiatry

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 14, 2013

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus and depression tinnitus and psychiatry


Tinnitus has been associated with anxiety and depression, among other psychiatric disorders. There is a role for psychiatrists to treat tinnitus sufferers who have significant comorbid psychiatric conditions: When relief finally came for De Mong, it was not in the form of a tinnitus specialist or an ear doctor, but a...

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Interesting PBS Interview with US Veteran with Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 12, 2013

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: tinnitus veterans


Give it a read and check it out! The pathway for veterans developing tinnitus is relatively simple: exposure to environmental noise from explosions, gunfire - even engines - damages their hearing and causes tinnitus. But Jarom has found one hill he cannot conquer: the incessant ringing in his ears. It's called tinnitus...

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Are Hearing Aids Useful in Managing Tinnitus in Individuals with Hearing Loss?

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 7, 2013

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: hearing aids and tinnitus


A review of the available evidence came to the conclusion that there is some evidence that hearing aids can help in the management of tinnitus, however, more research needs to be done in order to reach definitive conclusions. Hearing aids are oftentimes used in the management of tinnitus because they are Results:...

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Rogert Taylor, Drummer from Queen, Learns to Cope with Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 5, 2013

Categories: Celebrities with Tinnitus

Tags: Roger Taylor tinnitus


It's interesting to approach stories on tinnitus with the background knowledge of the science on the subject. The topic of habituation has proven to an important one - simply put, habituation is the process whereby the brain adapts to the tinnitus tone and stops reacting in a negative emotional way - essentially, the...

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Tinnitus Treatment and Fraud

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 31, 2013

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: tinnitus deception tinnitus fraud


Anyone passingly familiar with the tinnitus treatment space knows that there is a high prevalence of treatments that are not based on scientific evidence, or are simply outright frauds. This high prevalence of bogus treatments is attributable to the fact there there is no present tinnitus cure, and fraudsters attempt...

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rTMS for Tinnitus: A Discouraging Study

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 29, 2013

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: rTMS rTMS tinnitus treatment transcranial magnetic stimulation tinnitus


Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a treatment that has been tested for tinnitus. There has been some promising literature with guided rTMS in the past. In the procedure, a magnet is used to modify neurons non-invasively, by holding it over a patient's head. The technology has been used to treat...

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Tinnitus and Neuroticism, Part 2

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 2, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus and neuroticism tinnitus research


We've posted on a similar tinnitus study in the past linking neuroticism as a personality trait to tinnitus . Now, a new press article summarizes some of the findings in a more accessible framework: People with 'neurotic' tendencies are more likely to be troubled by their tinnitus, a new study involving researchers at...

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Awesome UI Suggestions from Our Users

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 2, 2013

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus software UI UI


A user of ours, Scott Lauder, has a background in UI design. He sent us some great feedback, along with a UI wireframe mockup, of how we could further improve our tuner application. Thanks Scott! Today as I was using the "find your tone" interface, I found myself not completely confident of the tone I was locking in...

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New Guest Article on DJ Tech Tools about Tinnitus Treatments

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 25, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus ResearchTreatment Review


AudioNotch has written a guest article on the DJ Tech Tools blog about tinnitus treatments. Check it out!

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Study Suggests Tinnitus Significantly Disrupts Sleeping

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 20, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: tinnitus and insomnia tinnitus and sleep tinnitus sleep disruption


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...

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Company Researching Vagal Nerve Therapy for Tinnitus Acquires

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 17, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus Research

Tags: Tinnitus vagal nerve therapy


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...

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Interesting Study - Neuroticism and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 29, 2013

Categories: Uncategorized


Consider the following abstract: The hearing sensitivity and psychological profile of 18 young subjects with tinnitus and normal hearing were investigated by pure-tone and high-frequency audiometry, notched-noise tests, auditory-brainstem responses, evoked otoacoustic emissions and Crown-Crisp experiential index....

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Tinnitus Increasingly Common in Teenagers

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 27, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: teenage hearing loss


Disturbing news from a new Flemish study on hearing damage in youth and subsequent tinnitus : For the new study, almost 4000 Flemish high school students completed a questionnaire about temporary and permanent ringing in the ears, also answering questions about their attitudes toward loud noises and hearing protection....

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Does Your Tinnitus Sound Different? Atypical? ATonal?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 22, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: atonal tinnitus atypical tinnitus tones non-tonal tinnitus


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: Some of you may have tinnitus that does not sound like a pure tone sine wave (like a peep or a whistle). There are different terms for this: Atypical tinnitus sounds Atonal tinnitus sounds Non-tonal tinnitus sounds The American Tinnitus...

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New Press on ACR Tinnitus Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 13, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Acoustic Coordinated Reset British Tinnitus Association Tinnitus tinnitus cure UK tinnitus


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: Here's another press article on Acoustic Co-ordinated Reset Therapy for tinnitus. The study funded by the corporation yielded promising results, but the British Tinnitus Association wants to see a larger, independently funded study: Trials...

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How good is the scientific evidence for AudioNotch? And What About Homeopathy?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 8, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: evidence based medicine homeopathic tinnitus treatment Tinnitus tinnitus and homeopathy tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: In Evidence Based Medicine, there exists a hierarchy of evidence. This means that the higher a particular treatment is in the hierarchy, the more likely it is to actually be effective in real life. As you go higher and higher in the...

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The Hidden Costs of Severe Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 6, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus severity


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: For the most part, there's a fair amount of anecdotal evidence linking tinnitus volume to tinnitus severity: namely, the higher the tinnitus volume, the greater the distress caused by the tinnitus. Obviously, other factors come into play,...

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The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association - Hamilton Branch

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 2, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: CHHA CHHA Hamilton hard of hearing speaker Tinnitus


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: Several months ago, AudioNotch gave a talk to the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association - Hamilton branch. The talk was a great discussion about Notched Sound Therapy, and the audience members asked thoughtful, informed questions. The...

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Is There a Treatment for Tinnitus?

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 1, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: homeopathic tinnitus treatment homeopathy Quietus Tinnitus


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: There's an excellent blog that I recommend many of you read - it's called Science Based Medicine . It's a blog advocating the use of scientific plausibility to evaluate the prior probability of a given treatment being effective, and not...

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US DOD Researching Medical Implants for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 30, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: medical implant Tinnitus tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch , the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: Medical implants that offer a targeted drug delivery to the ear are a possible therapeutic model for treating tinnitus. The US department of defense is funding one such study that uses an implant to deliver a drug in a targeted manner: To...

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Meniere's Disease and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 19, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: meniere's disease Tinnitus


From Australia, the tragic case of a girl with Meniere's Disease and associated tinnitus : IN every hour of the day and night, Jessica Gaye has a constant beeping in her ears. The 19-year-old Devonport woman woke up suddenly one night to discover the noise. Ms Gaye said it stopped after a couple of days, but started...

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Music from Headphones is Causing Hearing Damage

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 18, 2013

Categories: Hearing

Tags: headphones hearing damage Tinnitus tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch, the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: A highly alarming survey from New York reveals the prevalence of hearing damage from headphone users : More people in the US are facing hearing problems due to blaring music from headphones of their mobile phones and MP3 players, a new...

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Loud Noises and Tinnitus - A Reminder

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 17, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: noise exposure Tinnitus tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch, the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: A disturbing story from California, where multiple people were injured in a horrific fireworks accident : At least 36 people were injured or treated at Simi Valley-area hospitals after a major malfunctionat a fireworks display sent...

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AudioNotch Summer Sale!

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 17, 2013

Categories: Announcement

Tags: sale tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch, the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: For a limited time, AudioNotch is pleased to announce its first ever Summer Sale , taking place from July 17th to July 21st. During this time period, AudioNotch subscriptions will temporarily be available at a significantly reduced price...

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What is Octave Confusion?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 16, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch, the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: Some people find the instructions on our tinnitus tuner to be confusing. Consider the following paragraph, which provides instructions on how to overcome octave confusion when determining your tinnitus frequency: Please note: When you think...

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Does AudioNotch Work in Your Sleep? What Headphones Should You Use?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 15, 2013

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: AudioNotch pillow speakers sleep headphones tinnitus treatment


Brought to you by AudioNotch, the leading Tinnitus Treatment program worldwide: AudioNotch users often e-mail us wondering whether or not it would be beneficial for them to use our product during their sleep cycles. We have some positive anecdotes of this working well, however, we do not have scientific evidence of...

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What Headphones Were Used in the Notched White Noise Study?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 27, 2013

Categories: AudioNotch


We often receive requests for recommendations on specific headphones that might be used for listening to Notched Sound Therapy. The characteristics of appropriate headphones are as follows: Sufficient sound fidelity and quality Effective blocking of external noise Some individuals have asked us if Noise Cancelling...

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What New Features Do You Want in AudioNotch?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 13, 2013

Categories: Announcement


From time to time, we like to reach out to our users and find out how we can do better to serve them. Our software has been repeatedly updated and new features have been implemented in response to user feedback. We have also had unsolicited constructive criticism on how to improve our tinnitus tuner, which has been...

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Existing Epilepsy Drug Could Treat Acute Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 11, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitusTreatment Review


Scientific research into tinnitus continues to yield fruitful results. The pathophysiology of tinnitus has been studied from many directions and conceptualized in many ways. An interested approach has been taken at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine : The team focused on an area of the brain that is home...

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Drug to Treat Acute Tinnitus Moving Forward in Approval Process

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 6, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: tinnitus treatment treatment of acute tinnitus


Here at AudioNotch, we strongly believe in the promise of science for treating tinnitus. In terms of "curative" therapies - and we use the term "tinnitus cure" very carefully - a good target for pharmacological therapy is the brain shortly after the development of acute changes (before the neurological changes become...

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Tinnitus but No Detectable Hearing Loss? You May Still Have Hearing Loss.

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 30, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus research


The development of tinnitus has a strong association with hearing loss. The association is so strong that many researchers believe that hearing loss is the most common cause of tinnitus - the evidence is very strong on this point. However, some individuals have "normal" audiograms that have no detectable hearing loss...

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Why Do Some People Develop Tinnitus After Hearing Loss and Others Do Not? (part 2)

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 30, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus research tinnitus treatment


A lot of people are puzzled by the fact that even though two individuals may have the same level of hearing loss, some people will develop tinnitus and others will not. This suggests that people may have different underlying levels of vulnerability to developing tinnitus. We've posted about research in the past that...

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AudioNotch Launches Partnership with Zabell Hearing Centre

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 2, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: AudioNotch Tinnitus tinnitus clinic


AudioNotch is continuing to expand its Tinnitus Clinic Partnership program . In this program, patients can have the initial detection of their tinnitus frequency performed inside of a soundproof audiology room with audiology equipment. Some of our users have requested this service and we have sought to make it...

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National Tinnitus Awareness Week is May 19-25, 2013

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 25, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: National Tinnitus Awareness Week Tinnitus


The American Tinnitus Association (by far the leading nonprofit group with respect to tinnitus advocacy) continues to promote awareness of this condition by organizing events in the United States. From a press release on the subject: PORTLAND, Ore., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Tinnitus...

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New Vagal Nerve Therapy for Tinnitus Study Approved

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 23, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus vagal nerve stimulation vagal nerve therapy tinnitus


Interesting news on new tinnitus therapy research: a study has been approved in Texas to test the efficacy of vagal nerve therapy (which we've written about before) with respect to tinnitus treatment. The therapeutic approach developed at UT Dallas pairs audible tones with brief pulses of electrical stimulation to the...

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Tinnitus and Pilots: A Study Shows Increased Risk

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 18, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: aircraft hearing loss tinnitus and airline pilots tinnitus and hearing loss tinnitus and pilots


There's a great deal of noise exposure in certain lines of work. Unsurprisingly, a lot of anecdotal evidence suggests an increased risk of tinnitus among airline pilots. Pilots are routinely exposed to extremely loud noise from the function of their aircraft engines. As such, they often suffer noise induced hearing...

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The Authors of the Notched White Noise Paper Are Collaborating With AudioNotch

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 17, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: Dr. Marco Lugli Notched Natural Sounds Notched White Noise tinnitus treatment


Although AudioNotch is an independent and academically unaffiliated corporation, we're in contact with the authors of the Notched White Noise paper, which you can check out in our science section . They've given us permission to publish some of the communication that's occurred to us, some of which is relevant to...

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ABC News On the Anecdotal Association Between Tinnitus and Suicide

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 4, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus and depression tinnitus and suicide


For some individuals, it appears as if tinnitus can precipitate some very serious mental illnesses such as severe depression, which may unfortunately culminate in suicide : Of 9,000 patients who have come to the tinnitus clinic at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, clinic director Billy Martin said he was...

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Noel Gallagher, Frontman of Oasis, Reveals He Has Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 2, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss noel gallagher Tinnitus


Add another casualty to the list of musicians felled by tinnitus secondary to noise-induced hearing loss : Noel Gallagher has revealed that he is suffering from tinnitus, having recently being diagnosed with the condition by doctors. The condition, which is characterised by ringing in the ears in the absence of...

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William Shatner Speaks About His Tinnitus During a Video Interview

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 28, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss noise exposure Tinnitus William Shatner


Here's a wonderful video interview with William Shatner talking about his tinnitus and how it affected him: Best, AudioNotch

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Cool Paper: "Homeostatic plasticity drives tinnitus perception in an animal model."

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 22, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: homeostasis neuroplasticity SCIENCE Tinnitus


Another cool paper has come out presenting animal research on the patho-physiology (abnormal physiology) that produces tinnitus. The abstract reads fairly easily: Hearing loss often results in tinnitus and auditory cortical map changes, leading to the prevailing view that the phantom perception is associated with...

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More Research on Lateral Inhibition

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 19, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: lateral inhibition neuroscience Tinnitus


An interesting paper reveals a little bit more about the relationship between abnormal lateral inhibition and tinnitus. The abstract is a bit opaque : Tinnitus is likely initiated by a discontinuity in the spontaneous or low-level-stimulus induced neural activity across auditory nerve fibers with different...

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Are AudioNotch's Prices Unethical?

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 14, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: development costs price gouging Tinnitus tinnitus treatment


Here's an e-mail we received from a user who was upset about what we charge for our tinnitus treatment service: Hello, I want to know and understand why you charge so much for this treatment? I understand that developing etc. has cost you time and probably some money, but nowhere even close to what you are charging....

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Why do Some People Get Tinnitus But Other People Don't?

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 12, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: protective factors against tinnitus Tinnitus tinnitus experiments


Interesting research offers a possible explanation as to why, even when exposed to the same external harmful noise stimulus, some individuals will develop tinnitus and other individuals will not. Extrapolating findings from research on animals may reveal why some people develop tinnitus while others do not. Animals...

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A Comprehensive Summary of the Hypothesized Mechanism Behind Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 7, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: lateral inhibition Notched Music Therapy Notched White Noise Therapy Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy Tinnitus tinnitus research


Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy is an umbrella term that subsumes two types of Notched Sound Therapy: Notched Music Therapy (also referred to as Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy by the researchers who discovered it) Notched White Noise Therapy (also referred to as Windowed Sound Therapy by the researchers who...

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The Challenges of Treating Higher Frequency Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 5, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: high frequency tinnitus Notched Music


The authors of a Notched Music Therapy study discuss why they believe that Notched Music does not work in people with a tinnitus frequency over 8,000 hZ (A.K.A. 8 khZ): An additional crucial finding was that the TMNMT efficacy depended on the tinnitus frequency. Even though we had relatively amplified high frequency...

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Are AudioNotch's Effects Permanent? What the Research Says - FAQ Update

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 1, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: AudioNotch permanent Notched Music Therapy Tinnitus


While long term follow up studies have not yet been done on individuals whose tinnitus volume decreased after a completed treatment with Notched Music, the researchers who developed it have written the following: From a long term study on Notched Music Therapy conducted over several month's duration: The observed...

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Blog Posting Schedule

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 1, 2013

Categories: Announcement


Just a quick update - our blog posting hasn't adhered to a particular schedule in the past since we've simply written content as we came across interesting tinnitus related subjects. In the future, we'll be aiming on posting every Tuesday and Thursday (although you might see some other posts as well if we've got some...

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AudioNotch and the Potential Risk of Temporary Increases in Tinnitus Loudness

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 26, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: AudioNotch


In rare cases, listening to Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy can temporarily increase the baseline volume of your tinnitus. Your "baseline" tinnitus volume is the volume of your tinnitus at rest with no external sound input other than ambient noise from a regular environment. There are multiple possible explanations:...

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Research Update: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 20, 2013

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: peripheral nerve stimulation Tinnitus


Some additional work is being on peripheral nerve stimulation as a mechanism for treating tinnitus (remember Vagal Nerve Stimulation ?). Peripheral nerve stimulation shares many similarities with Deep Brain Stimulation, and the therapeutic potential appears promising (if the clinical results are to be believed - I...

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Tinnitus Features Prominently on "Archer" Television Show

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 20, 2013

Categories: Announcement

Tags: Adam Reed Archer Archer TV series Tinnitus


Some of you may be familiar with the animated television comedy show Archer , which is basically about a show about a comically inconsiderate, obtuse super spy by the name of Sterling Archer. It's become increasingly popular, and interestingly, tinnitus has been featured as a running gag of sorts. Creator Adam Reed...

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Excellent Article on Tinnitus Advocacy

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 3, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus


Eddy-Temple Morris, a prominent British musician, has written an excellent long form article at the Huffington Post about advocating for patients with tinnitus. Particularly heartbreaking is his story of Mark, a friend of his who developed tinnitus: Mark got tinnitus when he was 24 years old. Some of us get it worse...

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Possible Total Tinnitus Cure on the Horizon

Written by AudioNotch Team on February 3, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus


Most individuals with tinnitus appear to have the "sensorineural" variant. In this variant of tinnitus, the symptom is caused by the following cascade of events: Noise exposure causes cochlear hearing cell death The auditory cortex is deprived of normal input from part of the hearing range A neuroplastic re-wiring...

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How Much Hearing Loss is Acceptable for AudioNotch to Work?

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 5, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss Notched White Noise


AudioNotch provides Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy . One form of this therapy is Notched White Noise. Notched White Noise has only been shown to work in individuals with less than 55 dB of hearing loss (the upper limit of moderate hearing loss). This does not necessarily mean that it cannot work in individuals with...

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Study Validates AudioNotch Tinnitus Tuner

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 3, 2013

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus pitch tinnitus pitch matching tinnitus tuner tuner


A recent study has validated the efficacy of the "sliding frequency scale" tuner that is available on our web site (for free) to assist users in detecting their tinnitus tone. The study indicated that our tuner is comparable in effectiveness to the tuning performed by an audiologist in an anechoic sound chamber. Check...

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The New York Times on Tinnitus & Tinnitus "Cures"

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: cognitive behavioural therapy neuroimaging New York Times tinnitus cure


The New York Times features another blogger and her experience with tinnitus. I think in many ways, she accurately described the experience of many tinnitus sufferers in the following paragraph: Dr. Cima said in an interview that, like me, most people with tinnitus function fairly well. But for about 3 percent of...

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Why Doesn't AudioNotch Use a Proprietary Device?

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 8, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: accessibility devices Tinnitus


Some of the other tinnitus sound therapy providers deliver their sound therapy via specialized, proprietary devices. In fact, their entire business model revolves around the perceived "value boost" that having a "special" proprietary device offers - the idea being that if the device is unique and expensive, then the...

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"Tinnitus Cure" vs. "Tinnitus Treatment" - The difference between the two, and why it matters

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 7, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: homeopathy homeopathy tinnitus Tinnitus tinnitus cure tinnitus homeopathy tinnitus treatment


If you google the term "tinnitus cure" you'll run into a long list of treatments and remedies that are "proven" to "cure" tinnitus. The term "cure" is a loaded term - it is the strongest of all possible claims - it is a promise that a product will eliminate your tinnitus entirely . This claim is made despite the fact...

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Justin Bieber Fights Hearing Loss Lawsuit

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 3, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: concert earplugs etymotic Justin Bieber lawsuit Tinnitus


We posted on this earlier, but whether or not you believe the lawsuit is frivolous, the same lesson remains: When you go to a concert, protect your hearing Justin Bieber's legal team, unsurprisingly, will be contesting the lawsuit brought against him by a concertgoer who incurred severe hearing loss from one of his...

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Use Music to Mask Tinnitus and Help You Concentrate for Work

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 28, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: concentration Tinnitus work music


I've heard many complaints from individuals suffering from tinnitus relating to difficulty concentrating. While Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy is useful in lowering the volume of your tinnitus - and can even have an additional effect as a "masking tool" on top of that - you may have to work for, say, ten hours a day...

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Dana White Suffers From Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 22, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: dana white meniere's disease Tinnitus


Dana White, the well known president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , is another notable public figure who suffers from Tinnitus. He suffers from tinnitus secondary to Meniere's disease, and is currently booked for a surgical treatment in 2013 : Meniere's Disease affects the inner ear and causes "spontaneous...

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Famous People With Tinnitus: A Long, and Inspiring, List

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 16, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: celebrities with tinnitus famous people with tinnitus Tinnitus


Here is a link to a long list of highly accomplished individuals who suffer from Tinnitus. One of my favorites is Jean-Jacques Rousseau : From "Confessions" (1780) "...a great noise started up in my ears, a noise that was triple or rather quadruple, compounded of a low and muffled humming, a softer murmuring as though...

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Famous People With Tinnitus: Barbra Streisand

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 14, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: barbra streisand concerts hearing damage music


Unsurprisingly, the prevalence of tinnitus among famous musicians who tour and perform extensively appears to be extremely high (at least anecdotally). Consider the case of Barbra Streisand - yet another victim of what appears to be noise induced hearing loss, and subsequent sensorineural tinnitus: Streisand, writes...

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What's the Most Common War Injury? Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 14, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: combat hearing damage IED Tinnitus VA veterans


A fascinating article on NBC shows the incredible prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus among U.S. armed forces personnel returning from conflicts abroad: “You’ve been to a concert – you know how your ears are ringing afterward? It’s just like that my entire life,” Brogan said. “A lot of guys get home and they...

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Tinnitus Treatment Research: Memantine Drug Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 7, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: memantine tinnitus treatment


An interesting new paper has shown evidence that the administration of memantine, a drug that block NMDA-type glutamate receptors , may reduce the volume of chronic tinnitus. The research was performed in animals, although tinnitus response was measured by an indirect correlate (tinnitus-associated behaviour). Click...

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Tinnitus Research: Maladaptive Plasticity

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 7, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: inhibitory neurotransmission pathophysiology research Tinnitus


Recent research has summarized the following the model as one of the leading hypotheses behind the pathological basis of tinnitus: A compelling hypothesis is that tinnitus results from a maladaptive plastic net down-regulation of inhibitory amino acid neurotransmission in the central auditory pathway. This loss of...

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Another Musician Suffers from Noise-Induced Hearing Damage

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 6, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss musician Tinnitus


History, unfortunately, has repeated itself . Popular musician Grimes has experienced hearing damage so severe that she's had to call off multiple concerts. This episode really stresses the importance of education in preventing hearing damage (and possibly tinnitus) from noise-based exposure. Canadian electro-pop star...

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The New York Times on Notched Music Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 5, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: New York Times Notched Music Therapy notched sound therapy press coverage


The New York Times wrote a brief article on Notched Music Therapy when some of the earlier research was published several years ago. Click here to check it out! In fact, there's a great explanatory paragraph on the mechanism underlying the therapy: The researchers suggest that two things might be happening in the...

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Stem Cells as a Tinnitus Treatment?

Written by AudioNotch Team on October 5, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: research stem cells Tinnitus


There are many possible avenues for a total tinnitus cure (i.e. a complete cessation of all tinnitus symptoms). We've posted before on the positive results of using stem cells to restore hearing following the death of cochlear hearing cells. Most people have sensorineural tinnitus induced by hearing loss, so...

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Tinnitus Frequency Detection - Science Provides Some Tips

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 30, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus pitch matching tinnitus tuner


There's a great deal of interesting research on tinnitus pitch matching - a term synonymous with tinnitus pitch detection, or "tinnitus tuning." An important paper we'd like to bring to the attention of AudioNotch users is entitled " Comparison of manual and computer-automated procedures for tinnitus pitch-matching ."...

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Will AudioNotch Work in My Sleep?

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 30, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: AudioNotch sleep


We've received multiple queries about individuals interested in using AudioNotch while they're sleeping. Will it work? The short answer is: there's not enough evidence to say. The studies have only be done on conscious subjects. I've heard of some anecdotal evidence on forums of people indicating that Notched Sound...

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Detecting Your Tinnitus Tone: Scientific Research

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 30, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus pitch matching


There are multiple methods available for detecting a user's tinnitus tone. Detecting a user's tinnitus tone can be done manually, with computer-aided guidance, or even with the aid of an audiologist in a sound booth in select audiology clinics. This particular study compared three alternative methods: The most...

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Andy Techie Endorses AudioNotch

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 24, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Andy Techie testimonials


Andy Techie is an avid music fan and runs " The Audio Blog ": Music from around the hood..All heard in and around Ditmas Park Brooklyn, NYC and recorded live! On his blog, he hosts a radio show, and one of the topics he has discussed on his radio show is tinnitus . Andy has had a very positive experience with...

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AudioNotch Review: Some of Our Positive Testimonials

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 24, 2012

Categories: Treatment Review

Tags: AudioNotch audionotch review tinnitust treatment


Although we think the scientific experiments conducted are the best evidence for the efficacy of AudioNotch, we understand that prospective customers like to see testimonials from people who have experienced a therapeutic benefit. A couple are listed as follows: Audio Notch helped me with my tinnitus, It has a lot a...

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Controversy About Un-Notched White Noise in Tinnitus Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 19, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: cochrane review Tinnitus tinnitus masking therapy white noise


There's been a great deal of controversy about the actual utility of tinnitus maskers as a treatment for tinnitus (not as a mere coping aid, which is basically a completely subjective, non-scientific term. Our tinnitus masker is intended only for use as a coping aid). So what do you when you have conflicting evidence...

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Why Positional Changes of The Jaw and Head and Neck Can Change Your Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 18, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: research somatosensory neurons Tinnitus


There's long been a great deal of anecdotal evidence indicating that positional changes of the head and neck can dynamically and instantaneously affect one's tinnitus tone and volume. The exact pathophysiology of why this is the case has long been a mystery, but most suspected that varying sensory nerves in the head...

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Preventing Tinnitus in Soldiers

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 14, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: hearing military militaryv veteran


Soldiers are at increased risk of tinnitus - but new compounds may prevent long term hearing damage and tinnitus if ingested prior to the trauma.

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Free Rudimentary Notched Sound Therapy for the Financially Strapped

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 14, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: free notched sound therapy


Years ago, before I participated in the launch of AudioNotch, I stumbled upon a rudimentary, ramshackle method for creating Notched Sound Therapy. I anonymously created a web site which provides a free tutorial on how to create your own Notched Music Therapy, and it is available here. For those of you who seek to use...

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Why You Need to Periodically Re-Tune (Redetermine) Your Tinnitus Frequency

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 13, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


Recently a user e-mailed us with a question. Paraphrasing, it was as follows: I've been using Notched Sound Therapy for 3 weeks. Although I've experienced a therapeutic benefit, I've noticed that at the beginning, my tinnitus frequency was 13,000 hZ - and now it's about 15,000 hZ. Should I be concerned about this...

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How to Prove that We are Providing a Notched Product

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 13, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: frequency re-tuning Tinnitus


Recently, we received a surprising e-mail from one of our users. To our shock and dismay - she indicated that she suspected that we had not actually been providing a correctly notched product. Of course, we take any concerns about our integrity extremely seriously. Therefore, we've provided a handy step-by-step guide...

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The Importance of Hope

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 12, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: hope Tinnitus


It's not surprising that tinnitus can trigger or induce depression. There are many anecdotal reports of the onset of depression following the acquisition of tinnitus, and multiple studies show an association between the two - although it is not necessarily clear which way the causality lies. There are even tragic...

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Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Tinnitus Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 8, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus treatment


An exciting new avenue for research is Vagal Nerve Stimulation ( click here to see a wikipedia article on the Vagus Nerve). Consider the following: In another paper in the journal Experimental Neurology , Kilgard led a team that paired vagus nerve stimulation with audio tones of varying speeds to alter the rate of...

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Free Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in Development

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 7, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: tinnitus retraining therapy


Although we consider AudioNotch to be the best current available tinnitus treatment, we realize that it may not be right for everyone. Some individuals may have types of tinnitus (for example, atypical tinnitus tones, such as a cyclical whooshing) that is not presently amenable to treatment with AudioNotch (although...

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Veterans and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 6, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: combat ear protection hearing loss Tinnitus veterans


Veterans, given their increased exposure noise-induced hearing damage, are at a significantly increased risk of developing tinnitus. Common exposure risks are typically explosions and gunfire. Being in the vicinity of warzone entails exposure to a variety of risks. Fortunately, various measures are oftentimes taken in...

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The Dangers of Concerts Without Earplugs

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: concerts earplugs hearing loss Justin Bieber justin biever Tinnitus


A lot of people might dismiss this story as farcical, even ridiculous. A lot of criticism has been levied at the the prevalence of spurious litigation in the American court system. That said, there's little doubt in my mind that this woman's story is true : An Oregon woman has filed a $9.2 million lawsuit against pop...

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Pink Noise Enhances Quality of Sleep

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: sleep sound processing


New research indicates that listening to pink noise from a pair of computer speakers can enhance the quality of your sleep. Sound waves are still processed by the brain during a person's sleep: To see how pink noise would affect human sleepers, Zhang and his team recruited 50 people and exposed them to either pink...

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New Evidence That Headphones Can Cause Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss Tinnitus


One of the most insidious forms of hearing loss occurs through what appear to be relatively benign objects: headphones. Headphones, when playing music with a high enough volume, can cause noise induced hearing loss. It's particularly concerning given that people use headphones on a regular basis. Youth in particular...

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Does AudioNotch Work For Meniere's Disease?

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 20, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: meniere's disease Tinnitus


Multiple people have asked us whether or not AudioNotch will work with individuals who suffer from tinnitus that is caused by Meniere's disease. UFC president Dana White is a notable celebrity who suffers from this illness. Wikipedia states : Ménière's disease is a disorder of the inner ear that can affect hearing and...

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Blogging User Questions: A Cavalcade of Queries!

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 20, 2012

Categories: Announcement

Tags: questions


Hi Jagg, Thanks for your questions! How close to accurate must i be in judging my tinnitus tone on the slider? i know "as close as possible" obviously, but as i am not an audio scientist, i really don't know if "close enough" means within 5 kHz or 50 or 500. To determine the margin of error, check out this post:...

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AudioNotch Launches New Features!

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 20, 2012

Categories: Announcement

Tags: new features


Hi Everyone, Our development team has been super hard at work coding new features into the AudioNotch subscription service! We've incorporated a new guided "click-through" tour of the site that is freely accessible once you register an account! Streaming Notched Sound Therapy is now available - you can listen at a...

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Guest Post: How to Enjoy Events Safely and Avoid Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 19, 2012

Categories: Hearing

Tags: preventing tinnitus


John O'Connor of Blogging With John O has written a guest post for AudioNotch on how to avoid hearing loss and prevent tinnitus! Check it out! How to Enjoy Events Safely and Avoid Hearing Loss Many people would be surprised that the very things most people enjoy in America, and around the world, for celebration...

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Blogging User Questions: Credibility

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 15, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: credibility fda Tinnitus


A user of ours has sent the following e-mail, voicing her reasons for skepticism about the efficacy of AudioNotch. Verbatim (with her identity removed), her e-mail reads as follows: I have had tinnitus for nearly twenty years and have spent much money trying various remedies. It appears to me that money is more...

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Dance Music and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 10, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: DJ hearing loud noise music Tinnitus


Here is a link to a great article on Dance Music and the risk of loud noise exposure causing tinnitus. Worth a read - send it to your concertgoing and clubgoing friends! A club soundystem – assuming you’ve got a halfway decent one on your hands – operates well in excess of 100dB(A) (a nearby pneumatic drill clocks in...

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AudioNotch Profiled in the McMaster Silhouette

Written by AudioNotch Team on July 10, 2012

Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus

Tags: press Tinnitus


Hi all, We're pleased to announce that AudioNotch has been profiled in the McMaster Silhouette ! You’re at a rock concert, listening to your favourite musician rip a guitar solo, or at a crowded nightclub, fist pumping to a blaring techno pop song. When you eventually leave, on top of fun memories (or lack thereof),...

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Free Tinnitus Masker

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 30, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: free software Tinnitus tinnitus masker


When I first developed tinnitus, I struggled tremendously. Being enrolled in a taxing educational program like Medical School didn't help. In particular, it was extremely difficult to sleep - the noise of tinnitus prevented me from falling asleep in a timely manner. One thing that helped me was the usage of tinnitus...

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Does Tinnitus Go Away?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: does tinnitus go away? remission Tinnitus


The short answer is: 1. Yes, sometimes. I did a brief literature search for "tinnitus remission," and it seems that there is a paucity of research on the question of spontaneous remission. When people pose the question "Does Tinnitus Go Away?" they are usually referring to instances where a person has developed chronic...

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Tinnitus and Insomnia

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: insomnia Tinnitus


Anyone with tinnitus can tell you that it's hard to sleep with a loud noise going off inside your head. The ringing in your ears isn't exactly conducive to falling unconscious. Many individuals feel the need to turn to fans or other masking noises in order to fall asleep. Confirming these anecdotal reports, researchers...

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Evidence that Tinnitus Negatively Affects Cognition

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: attention cognition Tinnitus


Imagine you're writing an exam. You're concentrating heavily on the material, weighing different variables in your mind, balancing equations, and remembering facts from 2:30 AM (which was six hours ago). Suddenly, a fire alarm goes off, and doesn't stop screeching. It cuts into your ears, and the examiner looks at you....

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Chris Martin Suffers from Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Coldplay concerts hearing damage hearing loss Tinnitus


Add another one to the long list of musicians who've developed tinnitus from loud noise exposure. Chris Martin has tinnitus : 'I’ve had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn’t got any worse – touch wood. ‘But I wish I’d thought about it earlier. 'Now [the band] always use moulded...

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The Association Between Tinnitus and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: PTSD soldiers Tinnitus veterans


Here is a link to an interesting abstract drawing a link between Tinnitus and PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Researchers observed an interesting set of similarities between the way tinnitus and PTSD affect the auditory system: Similarities between the way PTSD and tinnitus influence auditory behaviors include...

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Celebrities and Famous People with Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus


From time to time, it's helpful to look to others for inspiration when we're having difficulty coping with our tinnitus. Throughout history, many individuals have been afflicted with this condition, and although it poses severe challenges in going about daily life, they can be overcome. You'll note that many of these...

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The International Tinnitus Journal

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


The International Tinnitus Journal is a biannual peer reviewed publication that publishes articles on new research efforts in the study of tinnitus. What's particularly good about this journal is that, unlike many other journals, their articles are free to view on-line. Check them out here! Cheers, AudioNotch

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Stress and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


The relationship between stress and tinnitus is an interesting one. The association between tinnitus and anxiety has been well documented. Certainly, this association appears to be causative, given the anecdotal evidence that chronic tinnitus creates a subjective perception of anxiety. In one of several studies that...

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Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review


In an earlier post, we discussed the importance of determining whether or not your tinnitus is pulsatile, since pulsatile variants may be more amenable to successful treatment and cure. Here is a link to another article on pulsatile tinnitus (it's a journal article, so you may have difficulty accessing the paper and...

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Pulsatile (Pulsating) Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


Do you have pulsatile tinnitus? Pulsatile tinnitus is a form of tinnitus that results in a subjectively experienced, rhythmic tinnitus perception that is synchronous with your heartbeat. In order to determine whether your rhythmic tinnitus is truly pulsatile (that is, the tone occurs with every beat of your heart),...

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Tips for Managing Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


The American Tinnitus Association is a reputable, non-profit organization that advocates for tinnitus sufferers. A great deal of internet resources on the subject of tinnitus are written by individuals with a commercial interest in tinnitus treatment (such as this blog, for example), and as such, are not a perfectly...

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AudioNotch and iOS Devices

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: iOS Transferring mp3's


We've recently had some questions from users who aren't familiar with how to sync their iOS devices with AudioNotch. The short answer is as follows: 1. Download your custom therapy files from the "Step 3 - Listen" page. 2. Open iTunes. 3. Go to "File--> Add File to Library" 4. Select the white noise file you want to...

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SSRI's As Tinnitus Treatment

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


In patients who suffer from both tinnitus and depression, there is data indicating that a class of medications called "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors" (SSRI's) are an effective treatment for both tinnitus and depression. That is to say, there is evidence that tinnitus severity and mood disorder symptoms of...

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A Diagnostic Approach to Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


As a medical student, I often use the American Association of Family Physician review article series when I want to get a broad overview on how to approach a certain clinical problem. They offer great summary articles that can provide helpful, accessible information for both patients and physicians. If you read this...

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Tinnitus and Depression

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


The subject of tinnitus and depression is one that is often overlooked by portrayals of the illness in mass media. The correlation between tinnitus and mood disorders such as depression is well established. Presumably, in some patients, there is a causal link between the permanence of the tinnitus tone and the...

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Blogging User Questions: Part 4 - Is Our Refund Policy Real?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Announcement


Terry Asks: I've had issues with a lot of products purchased on the internet claiming to offer free refunds, then not doing so. How do I know I can trust you? Trust is understandably a very important component of any service being offered. Fortunately, AudioNotch uses PayPal, which makes it extremely easy to refund...

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Blogging User Questions: Part 3 - How Loud Should I Listen to Notched Sound Therapy?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus


Jerry Asks: How loud should the volume at which I listen to Notched White Noise be? I want to treat my tinnitus effectively, without causing more hearing loss. As far as listening volume, according to the research we've looked at, you should try and listen to the therapy at a level approximately equal to your tinnitus...

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DJ's are at High Risk for Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus


Here is a link to an excellent article on DJ Tech Tools on how best to prevent tinnitus. People for whom DJ'ing is a profession are at high risk - their job demands that they're placed into environments with an absolutely staggering noise exposure. Tinnitus is an increasingly common problem for DJ's, however, with the...

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We Love Your Feedback

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Announcement

Tags: feedback


We've had the good fortune to have highly-engaged users, and we're thankful for their feedback. If you're an AudioNotch customer, and you've got suggestions, don't hesitate to send them our way! We've already implemented multiple suggestions for upgrades to the software, and we're always looking to please our users....

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Blogging User Questions: Part 2 - How Accurately Do I Have to Tune?

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Announcement


Jamie Asks: How accurate does the match have to be? I'm having difficulty matching my tinnitus frequency to the computer generated frequency on the tuner. We do have some tolerance built into our procedure. The notch width is actually based on the average frequency selectivity of a person, and is two equivalent...

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Blogging User Questions: Part 1

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


John Asks: What do you mean by the following instructions on the tuner page? Please note: When you think you have found your tone, check the frequency that is half it, and double it, as these may sound very similar due to a phenomenon known as octave confusion. Pick the one that closest matches your tone. The reason...

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Tinnitus Research Paper: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: rTMS tinnitus treatment


Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (also known as rTMS) is a relatively new technology that has been used to treat a variety of brain based disorders, such as depression. It involves using a device to magnetically stimulate the brain non-invasively. Here is a link to an abstract of a paper that found...

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Tinnitus Treatment Paper: Lidocaine

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: TinnitusTreatment Review

Tags: lidocaine Tinnitus tinnitus treatment


Here is a link to an abstract on a paper about the effects of Lidocaine on tinnitus. Lidocaine is a medication that is used as a local anesthetic and an anti-arrhythmic agent (suppressing cardiac arrhythmia) . Via brain imaging, it was found to produce both increases and decreases in the loudness of tinnitus. This...

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Clinic Referral Program

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Announcement

Tags: referral program


Recently, AudioNotch has been getting a lot of queries about how we interface with clinics that might refer their patients who suffer from tinnitus to our service. We're increasingly making inroads into a broader interaction with the outpatient tinnitus treatment setting, and excited to work hand in hand with...

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Tinnitus Treatment Paper: Gingko Biloba

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: gingko biloba Tinnitus


Gingko Biloba. Is it a natural cure for tinnitus? A double blind, randomized controlled trial is considered the gold standard in experimental design and the best way to determine if true causation is present (i.e. whether or not a real treatment effect is seen with a given therapy, in a medical context). This type of...

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Testimonials Aren't Enough: Correlation Vs. Causation

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 16, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


Testimonials have a long a storied history in the world of marketing. Indeed, you'll note that we display one on our landing page. For a variety of consumer products - say, for example, a type of cleaning agent - testimonials might be enough. They might sway you to make a purchase. However, in the field of medical...

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Tinnitus Treatment Review: Homeoapthy

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 10, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


Homepathic Cure. Tinnitus Treatment. Natural Remedy. These are the keywords that people are searching for when they're looking for tinnitus treatment online, and it's unfortunate. A great deal of tinnitus sufferers are desperate for any type of effective treatment. They're willing to try multiple therapeutic options in...

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AudioNotch and D.R.M.

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 8, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


Astute users will notice that the sound files for Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy have absolutely no digital rights management restrictions. This is intentional - we deliberately refused to put any type of digital locks on the files that we provide to our users. Why? The simple reason is flexibility - if a user pays...

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Notched White Noise Free Trial

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 25, 2012

Categories: Announcement


Hi Everyone, I'm very happy to announce that we now have a free trial available for anyone to use. We're providing a brief sample of streaming Notched White Noise. We recommend that you tune your tinnitus tone as carefully as you can, and after you do so, listen to the Notched White Noise for 2-3 minutes, then take...

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Tinnitus and Meditation

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 25, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Tinnitus tinnitus and meditation


I make an effort to meditate daily for a variety of health reasons. Meditation has been shown to yield structural changes in the brain that help us to deal with stress and to improve our emotional regulation. There's a movement sweeping across North America right now which is advocating mindfulness meditation, a...

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AudioNotch is a Treatment, Not a Cure

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 25, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


If you look around our web site and read our in-depth F.A.Q., you'll notice that we're very careful not to market ourselves as a tinnitus cure . Be extremely skeptical of anyone marketing themselves as such, since the threshold of evidence that one needs to meet in order to describe something as a cure is very high. As...

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Tinnitus: The Volume Matters

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 25, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


It's difficult to explain the suffering caused by tinnitus to someone who doesn't have it. In fact, many people suffer from a mild form of the illness, in which they can hear a faint ringing in silence (indeed, the prevalence of tinnitus in total silence is much higher than in the context of ambient noise). It's...

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Great Article in the New Yorker on Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on May 5, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus


Jerome Groopman, author of "How Doctors Think," has written as excellent article on tinnitus. Although somewhat dated, it points out an entirely new demographic of people suffering from the condition - veterans returning from war in the Middle East. Click here to jump to the article .

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User Feedback

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 27, 2012

Categories: Announcement


We'd like to thank our users for providing excellent suggestions on how to further optimize the AudioNotch software. Your feedback is welcome and deeply appreciated. It helps us to make a better experience for you and others. Thanks a lot! If you're interested in sound therapy for tinnitus check out AudioNotch.com . We...

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AudioNotch is Live!

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 22, 2012

Categories: Announcement


We're excited to announce that AudioNotch is live! We'd like to thank all of those who supported the launch of our company. We're excited to be providing scientifically backed tinnitus treatment to an underserved patient population. Stay tuned for new updates! We're currently working on creating a group of infographics...

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