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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 literally T free. When the T reappears I then listen again for what could be 30 mins and on waking the next day its all but gone again. I have noticed that its always … Continue Reading
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 cells that comprise the brain tissue known as grey matter, new communication pathways are constantly evolving and changing. Researchers would later discover that this development was especially important in the event of disease processes, illness or injury.
Maladaptive Plasticity
Eventually, scientists learned that plasticity occurs anywhere in the brain. Different types of plasticity take place as … Continue Reading
Hearing Loss And Tinnitus Causes
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 loss just doesn’t involve the loss of the ability to hear sounds. There are other symptoms that often accompany hearing loss. Tinnitus, which is a ringing in the ears, is one of the most common of these additional symptoms of … Continue Reading
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 loss of hearing. It can interfere with having normal conversation, listening to music and even enjoying silence.
Tinnitus is usually treated by a neuromuscular dentist. Most sufferers are told – and manage – to live with this disorder, as most forms are untreatable. Some cases are … Continue Reading
TMS Treatment Blog
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:
Audio Interviews About Spontaneous Remission
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:
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。
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.
A few of the more notable ones are as follows:
• Chris Martin
• Gary Numan
• Eric Clapton
• William Shatner
• Barbra Streisand
• Steve Martin
• Leslie Nielsen
• Engelbert Humperdinck
• Gabe Lopez
• Lars Urlich
• Bob Dylan
• Leonard Nimoy
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Martin Luther
• Phil Collins
• Cher
• Morgan Fairchild
• Cheryl Tiegs
• Ozzy Ozborne
• Huey Lewis
• Ludwig van … Continue Reading
Is Tinnitus under-appreciated by the Canadian Military?
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 specialized treatment at a Montreal clinic.
“I did all the steps that they wanted,” Rainville said. It’s still pending. I don’t know what they’re doing.”
Estimates for the treatment shows an initial evaluation would cost $620, but it’s money the family doesn’t have.
MDMA as 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.
Researchers from Auckland hope the conference could be the springboard to the first approved trials of tinnitus treatment using the drug MDMA, one component used to make the illegal street drug ecstasy. University of Auckland senior lecturer Grant Searchfield said there were enough reports from those with tinnitus who had taken ecstasy … Continue Reading