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Internet-based Therapy Provides Tinnitus Treatment
Monday, March 26th 2012
A new study shows internet-based therapy and self-help training proves successful for individuals suffering from tinnitus.
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Arizona Group Fights to Silence ‘Ringing in the Ears’
Wednesday, February 15th 2012
The American Tinnitus Association will hold the second annual "Walk to Silence Tinnitus" in Scottsdale, Arizona. This 5K will raise funds to help research tinnitus, which is commonly referred to as "ringing in the ears."
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New Finding Could Lead to Tinnitus Treatment
Thursday, September 29th 2011
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have published new research that could lead to better tinnitus treatment, including retraining therapy and drug treatments for tinnitus.
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New Tinnitus Treatments will be Highlight of Fifth Annual Conference
Monday, August 15th 2011
New information about tinnitus treatments, causes of tinnitus, and other topics related to ringing in the ears will be presented at the Fifth Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference, "The Neuroscience of Tinnitus," sponsored by UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness. The event will take place August 19-21, 2011.
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Tinnitus Research Could Help Pinpoint Source, Lead to Tinnitus Treatment
Monday, July 18th 2011
Wayne State University engineering student Na Zhu has received a research grant to help her develop a system to pinpoint the source of tinnitus in the brain. Her work is expected to lead to a better understanding of the underlying cause of tinnitus, which would help in developing tinnitus treatments.
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Curing Tinnitus: Underlying Cause Discovered
Friday, April 22nd 2011
Scientists have discovered an underlying cause for tinnitus, which could lead to the development of new drug treatments and a possible tinnitus cure.
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New Tinnitus Treatment On The Horizon
Tuesday, April 12th 2011
SoundCure’s tinnitus therapy, funded by the American Tinnitus Association, has shown great success in bringing relief to sufferers of tinnitus, also known as ringing in the ears.
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American Tinnitus Association Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Thursday, April 7th 2011
The American Tinnitus Association celebrates its 40th anniversary during National Tinnitus Awareness Week, May 15-21, 2011.
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Tinnitus: Why are Some People More Vulnerable to Ringing Ears than Others?
Wednesday, March 23rd 2011
Researchers suggest a new brain theory to explain why some people are more vulnerable to tinnitus than others.
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Tinnitus Treatment Can Help With Hyperacusis
Tuesday, February 22nd 2011
NIDCD-funded researchers discover that sound therapy for tinnitus (ringing in the ears) can help people with hyperacusis to tolerate louder sounds.
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Insomnia? Could Be Tinnitus Or Hearing Loss Caused By Job
Thursday, January 27th 2011
Sustained exposure to loud workplace noise may affect quality of sleep in workers with occupational-related hearing loss, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers.
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Tinnitus Treatment: Nerve Stimulation May Help
Monday, January 17th 2011
By stimulating the vagus nerve, researchers have discovered a way to essentially retrain the brain to ignore the nerve signals that simulate ringing in the ears, or tinnitus.
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Curing Tinnitus: Ringing Ears Related to Brain Function
Friday, January 14th 2011
New brain research on how tinnitus is perceived may lead to better understanding of its causes as well as better treatment options in the future.
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Tinnitus Treatment: White Noise Therapy May Not Be Enough
Tuesday, December 21st 2010
Tinnitus, what many think of as ringing in the ears, is the perception of sound without any real acoustic stimulation. Sound masking therapy, a common component of tinnitus treatment, is of uncertain benefit when used on its own, a new evidence review finds.
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Vertigo Treatment: Cochlear Implant Tested For Meniere's Disease
Monday, November 15th 2010
A University of Washington Medical Center patient is the world's first recipient of a device that aims to quell the disabling vertigo associated with Meniere's disease.
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Tinnitus: Prevalent in Elderly Impacting Quality of Life
Wednesday, November 3rd 2010
Nearly 36 million Americans suffer from tinnitus or ringing in the ears. It may be an intermittent sound or an annoying continuous sound in one or both ears.
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Tinnitus Therapy: New Results Point To A Possible Cure
Monday, September 13th 2010
Preliminary testing of a new nerve stimulation technique appears to alleviates tinnitus symptoms. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have granted a UT Dallas researcher and a University-affiliated biomedical firm $1.7 million to investigate whether nerve stimulation offers a long-term cure for tinnitus.
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss: New Research Link to Tinnitus
Wednesday, August 18th 2010
New research suggests that measurable hearing loss that occurs immediately after loud noise damage causes elevated spontaneous brain activity which has been associated with tinnitus.
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Tinnitus: Cell Phone Doubles Your Risk
Monday, August 16th 2010
Regular use of a cell phone for at least four years doubles your risk of developing chronic tinnitus or persistent ringing in the ears.
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Treatment for Ear Ringing: Music Therapy
Thursday, August 12th 2010
Personalized music therapy is believed to be beneficial for some people. New research shows that music therapy can be a treatment for ear ringing.
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Tinnitus: Imaging Reveals How Brain Fails to Tune Out Ringing in the Ears
Wednesday, July 21st 2010
New research suggests that there may be a way to alleviate tinnitus, also known as ringing in the ears.
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American Tinnitus Association: The Jack Vernon Walk to Silence Ringing in the Ears
Monday, June 21st 2010
The American Tinnitus Association announced today a national fundraising effort to silence “ringing in the ears.”
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Tinnitus: Not A Genetically Inherited Condition
Saturday, April 10th 2010
Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, does not appear to be a highly inherited condition according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.
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Study Casts Doubt on Caffeine Link to Tinnitus
Friday, February 12th 2010
New research supported by Deafness Research UK has found that giving up caffeine does not relieve tinnitus and acute caffeine withdrawal might add to the problem. This is the...
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UA Professor Begins $5.6 Million Study of Treatment for Tinnitus Among Military Personnel
Saturday, January 30th 2010
Tuscaloosa, Ala. - A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the...