The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tinnitus and Pilots: A Study Shows Increased Risk
Written by AudioNotch Team on April 18, 2013
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...
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...
ABC News On the Anecdotal Association Between Tinnitus and Suicide
Written by AudioNotch Team on April 4, 2013
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...
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...
Noel Gallagher, Frontman of Oasis, Reveals He Has Tinnitus
Written by AudioNotch Team on April 2, 2013
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...
William Shatner Speaks About His Tinnitus During a Video Interview
Written by AudioNotch Team on March 28, 2013
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