The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog

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 find it difficult to cope with. If you have tinnitus, then you have a condition that leads to hearing ringing or clanging noises inside your ear, but there is really no noise. Tinnitus is a symptom of another problem in your body’s hearing system, but the cause of the problem is frequently difficult to … Continue Reading

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 notice a hissing, whizzing or buzzing noise. You may experience this in one or both ears. It may be a constant problem or one that comes and goes. Approximately 20 percent of the American population suffers from tinnitus.

Causes of Ringing in Ears When Quiet

Doctors have not pinpointed an exact cause … Continue Reading

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 mask or cover up the ringing in your years. The audio array released by the device could be white noise, patterned sounds or specially tailored sounds that are customized based on the frequency of your tinnitus. They work by making the ambient noise of your environment louder than the noise that … Continue Reading

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:

Year: 2009
Region: Italy
Windowed Sound Therapy and Personalized Tinnitus Treatment

43 people were recruited for an experiment to test the efficacy of Tailor-Made Notched White Noise, listening daily for 12 months duration. 4 of 20 patients receiving the treatment had their tinnitus tones eliminated entirely. The average reduction in … Continue Reading

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 Germany, Italy, China and Korea, the research is occurring worldwide.

We’ve summarized some of these papers below:

Preliminary analysis of the effects of tailor-made notched music therapy on chronic idiopathic tinnitus.

In 2017, a group of Chinese researchers published the results of a randomized controlled trial of 43 patients evaluating the effectiveness of Tailor-Made … Continue Reading

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 it as buzzing, humming, or even as a loud, roaring noise. In very rare cases, tinnitus sufferers may actually hear music. Although annoying, it isn’t painful, and it is often possible that treatment will result in tinnitus gone after a year.

Tinnitus by itself is not a disease but rather a symptom of conditions … Continue Reading

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 environments. The constant noise may lead to depression, anxiety or irritability, and it could also lead to sleep deprivation if the sounds occur at night. While tinnitus may lead to hearing loss, this is not always the case.

Tinnitus With No Hearing Loss May Be Temporary

In many cases, tinnitus is a result of … Continue Reading

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 experience.

In this talk, he reviews the mechanism of how tinnitus occurs in the brain, and reviews possible directions for future 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.

In late 2016, news of the tragic suicide of Craig Gill, drummer of the influential British band Inspiral Carpets, shocked fans of alternative rock. A new report published by the BBC about the drummer’s inquest suggests that he may have been besieged by a terrible and exasperating case of tinnitus.

Craig Gill was part of the seminal 1990s Manchester scene that successfully combined English pop with electronic dance music, psychedelic rock, synthesizers, and lots … Continue Reading

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 condition often feel as if there is no hope that they will be cured.  However, as researchers have studied this condition over the years, the prospect of using stem cells has emerged as a promising prospect.  After much work and analysis, research scientists at Kyoto University in Japan may have finally … Continue Reading