Novel Therapy Offers Hope For Tinnitus Sufferers

A new study has claimed that a personalized treatment could reverse tinnitus and can help sufferers recover faster.

Scientists have now found that playing sufferers the same tone which they "hear," halts auditory brain cells from creating the perceived noise.

Tinnitus - Causes - Symptoms - Diagnose - Treatment - FAQs
Tinnitus is the perception of ringing, hissing, or other sound within the ears when no corresponding external sound is present.

The new acoustic coordinated reset (ACR) therapy has shown in trials that it eases loudness and annoyance caused by tinnitus in seven out of 10 patients, the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience reports.

With ACR, the brain manages to "unlearn" the neurological processes which cause it to generate the "phantom" sounds sufferers associate with tinnitus, according to the Telegraph.

Sufferers never experience pure silence, and many struggle to fall asleep. It is more common in the elderly. The only other treatments available have been those which mask symptoms, such as CDs of ocean waves, or psychological techniques to help people cope better.

Tinnitus Symptom Evaluation-Causes-Diagnosis-Treatment-Prevention-FAQs
Tinnitus is a ringing or a swishing noise that emanates from the ear or head. It is not a life-threatening condition and usually resolves with time.

Scientists have now found that playing sufferers the same tone which they "hear" in their mind stops auditory brain cells from creating the perceived noise.

With ACR, the brain manages to "unlearn" the neurological processes which cause it to generate the "phantom" sounds sufferers associate with tinnitus. The results of the research are being presented Tuesday at the British Medical Association conference here.

Anatomy of Ear and Hearing
Ear converts sound waves into electrical impulses that are transmitted to the temporal lobe of the brain through the auditory nerve. It consists of outer, inner and middle sections.

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