September 2012 Archive
Browse all posts from September 2012.
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 ."...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tuner Updated
Written by Adrian on September 14, 2012
Categories: AnnouncementHearingTinnitus
The AudioNotch tuner/tone generator has been updated! Based on some user feedback, we've added a volume control, and changed the behaviour of the tuner slightly. With the volume control, you can now set the tuner's volume before you use it, ensuring a safe listening level. We've also changed how the tuner behaves: now...
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...
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...
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...
The Importance of Hope
Written by AudioNotch Team on September 12, 2012
Categories: 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...
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...
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...
Veterans and Tinnitus
Written by AudioNotch Team on September 6, 2012
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...