The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog
Does AudioNotch Work For Meniere's Disease?
Written by AudioNotch Team on July 20, 2012
Categories: Tinnitus
Tags: meniere's disease Tinnitus
Multiple people have asked us whether or not AudioNotch will work with individuals who suffer from tinnitus that is caused by Meniere's disease. UFC president Dana White is a notable celebrity who suffers from this illness. Wikipedia states : Ménière's disease is a disorder of the inner ear that can affect hearing and...
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:...
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...
Guest Post: How to Enjoy Events Safely and Avoid Hearing Loss
Written by AudioNotch Team on July 19, 2012
Categories: Hearing
Tags: preventing tinnitus
John O'Connor of Blogging With John O has written a guest post for AudioNotch on how to avoid hearing loss and prevent tinnitus! Check it out! How to Enjoy Events Safely and Avoid Hearing Loss Many people would be surprised that the very things most people enjoy in America, and around the world, for celebration...
Blogging User Questions: Credibility
Written by AudioNotch Team on July 15, 2012
Categories: Tinnitus
Tags: credibility fda Tinnitus
A user of ours has sent the following e-mail, voicing her reasons for skepticism about the efficacy of AudioNotch. Verbatim (with her identity removed), her e-mail reads as follows: I have had tinnitus for nearly twenty years and have spent much money trying various remedies. It appears to me that money is more...
Dance Music and Tinnitus
Written by AudioNotch Team on July 10, 2012
Tags: DJ hearing loud noise music Tinnitus
Here is a link to a great article on Dance Music and the risk of loud noise exposure causing tinnitus. Worth a read - send it to your concertgoing and clubgoing friends! A club soundystem – assuming you’ve got a halfway decent one on your hands – operates well in excess of 100dB(A) (a nearby pneumatic drill clocks in...
AudioNotch Profiled in the McMaster Silhouette
Written by AudioNotch Team on July 10, 2012
Categories: AnnouncementTinnitus
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),...
Free Tinnitus Masker
Written by AudioNotch Team on June 30, 2012
Categories: Tinnitus
Tags: free software Tinnitus tinnitus masker
When I first developed tinnitus, I struggled tremendously. Being enrolled in a taxing educational program like Medical School didn't help. In particular, it was extremely difficult to sleep - the noise of tinnitus prevented me from falling asleep in a timely manner. One thing that helped me was the usage of tinnitus...
Does Tinnitus Go Away?
Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012
Categories: Tinnitus
Tags: does tinnitus go away? remission Tinnitus
The short answer is: 1. Yes, sometimes. I did a brief literature search for "tinnitus remission," and it seems that there is a paucity of research on the question of spontaneous remission. When people pose the question "Does Tinnitus Go Away?" they are usually referring to instances where a person has developed chronic...
Tinnitus and Insomnia
Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012
Categories: Tinnitus
Anyone with tinnitus can tell you that it's hard to sleep with a loud noise going off inside your head. The ringing in your ears isn't exactly conducive to falling unconscious. Many individuals feel the need to turn to fans or other masking noises in order to fall asleep. Confirming these anecdotal reports, researchers...