The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog

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.

Tinnitus, the condition of constant ringing, buzzing or roaring in the ears, is a condition that affects 10 to 15 percent of the population in the United States. Generally, the aged and those who have worked around loud machinery are most often affected, but anyone can develop this condition. There is currently no cure for tinnitus, but a variety of treatments are available to reduce the annoying symptoms. A number of new tinnitus … Continue Reading

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.

Tinnitus is a hearing condition that is often referred to as a “ringing in the ears.” Though the condition is thought to affect about 15% of the general population, only a very small percentage of people suffer from serious tinnitus. For those unlucky people who experience ongoing tinnitus symptoms, however, the condition can be very debilitating and lead to depression, irritability, frustration and fatigue.

Obviously, living with an ongoing static sound reverberating inside one’s … Continue Reading

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.

The Newest Tinnitus Developments from Researchers

Many individuals live with chronic tinnitus that causes the perception of strange noises inside the ears. Because very little is known about ringing in the ears, researchers are constantly trying to determine the cause along with effective treatments or cures. Remaining knowledgeable about tinnitus developments can lead to finding a remedy for the chronic ringing, pounding or clanging sounds that many people experience on a daily basis. Researchers … Continue Reading

Fascinating research from the University of Michigan has illuminated some amazing new results:
She explains that in tinnitus, some of the input to the brain from the ear’s cochlea is reduced, while signals from the somatosensory nerves of the face and neck, related to touch, are excessively amplified.

“It’s as if the signals are compensating for the lost auditory input, but they overcompensate and end up making everything noisy,” says Shore.

The new findings illuminate the relationship between tinnitus, hearing loss and sensory input and help explain why many tinnitus sufferers can change the volume and … Continue Reading