The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog

Although the military does use earplugs in order to protect the hearing of its members, due to the chaos and complexity of combat, soldiers will inevitably be exposed to significant noise trauma. Interesting research indicates that the usage of certain oral supplements may be protective in terms of preventing permanent cochlear death, and the subsequent maladaptive rewiring of the auditory cortex (thereby preventing tinnitus). It is my understanding that these substances must be in the person’s system prior to the acoustic trauma, however, or within a short window of time following the trauma, for the effect to be … Continue Reading

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 at around 110). Protracted exposure to these high volumes causes damage to the tiny hairs in the inner ear that convert vibrations in the air into auditory signals; once these hairs are damaged they can’t be replaced, and … Continue Reading