Category: Announcement

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36 posts in this category

AudioNotch review: does AudioNotch work?

Written by Adrian on May 5, 2019

Categories: AnnouncementAudioNotchTinnitus TreatmentTreatment Review

Tags:  audionotch review audionotch success rate tinnitus treatment


To monitor the efficacy of AudioNotch's tinnitus treatment we send two surveys at one and two month intervals after purchase. In this post we go through the results of the surveys. Please keep in mind the following: The percentages are not statistically representative of the actual results that exist: fewer than 10% of...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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AudioNotch Online

Written by Adrian on April 3, 2013

Categories: Announcement


Hi Everyone, On March 30th, we experienced a brief service outage. I want to apologize to everyone this affected. We take high-availability very seriously, and want to provide the best experience to all of our customers. If you ever have any issues with the site or the AudioNotch service, please don't hestitate to get...

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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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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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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...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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AudioNotch wins Best Biomedical Talk

Written by Adrian on May 16, 2012

Categories: Announcement


Hi Everyone, AudioNotch.com won the best Biomedical talk at the University of Toronto's Connections Conference! Adrian talked about the technology behind AudioNotch, and how to build dynamic web applications with modern technology. Cheers, The AudioNotch Team

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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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Toronto Talk on AudioNotch!

Written by Adrian on April 25, 2012

Categories: Announcement


Hi everyone! I'm pleased to announce that I'll be giving a talk on AudioNotch at the University of Toronto! I'll be speaking in BA 1170 (The Bahen Centre) at 10AM on May 15, 2012! The talk is open to the public. Sincerely, Adrian CTO at AudioNotch.com

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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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Welcome!

Written by Adrian on April 3, 2012

Categories: Announcement


Hi! Welcome to the AudioNotch.com blog! Here we periodically post updates about AudioNotch, and tinnitus therapy. Our goal is to provide cutting edge treatment for tinnitus through notched music sound therapy, with an easy-to-use and clean interface. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in contact...

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