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Attemps to relieve tinnitus

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    Journal of the American Audiology Society
    |January 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    Two treatments, hearing aids and tinnitus maskers, offer relief for tinnitus sufferers. Hearing aids help when tinnitus aligns with hearing loss, while maskers provide relief for specific tinnitus types, offering hope beyond "learning to live with it".

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    Area of Science:

    • Audiology
    • Otolaryngology
    • Neurology

    Background:

    • Tinnitus is a common condition often considered intractable to medical treatment.
    • Patients are frequently advised to adapt to their tinnitus, a perspective this study challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present two treatment modalities for tinnitus relief: hearing aids and tinnitus maskers.
    • To demonstrate that effective interventions exist for many tinnitus sufferers.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing properly fitted hearing aids to address tinnitus within the hearing loss frequency region.
    • Employing tinnitus maskers, specifically those emitting a band of moderate-frequency noise, for specific tinnitus types.

    Main Results:

    • Hearing aids provide relief when tinnitus frequency matches hearing loss.

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  • Tinnitus maskers can alleviate tinnitus in specific frequency ranges.
  • Effective masking can induce residual inhibition, a phenomenon requiring further investigation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Hearing aids and tinnitus maskers are viable treatment options for tinnitus.
    • Challenging the notion that tinnitus is untreatable and offering hope to sufferers.
    • Further research into residual inhibition is warranted for optimizing tinnitus management.