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Researchers analyze varying structure of ear canals to improve comfort, efficiency of earplugs
Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health problems. Excessive noise not only causes hearing loss and tinnitus, but also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. T
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Published: Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:22 UTC
Study: Combining sound and electrical stimulation of tongue can reduce tinnitus
In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as "ringing in the ears." They also found that therapeutic effects can be sustained for up to 12 months post-treatment.
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Published: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:24 UTC
Study shows evidence-based patient education is important in tinnitus
About 50 million people in the United States suffer with tinnitus, a condition in which people perceive sounds such as ringing or buzzing in their ears or head. It is the number one service-related disability among U.S. veterans.
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Published: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 08:34 UTC
NEOMED researcher receives federal grant to produce first human tinnitus treatment
Northeast Ohio Medical University researcher and professor of anatomy and neurobiology Jianxin Bao, Ph.D., has received a large federal grant to produce the first human treatment for tinnitus, a disruptive hearing impairment marked by the perception of ringing or buzzing in one or both ears.
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Published: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:13 UTC
Charities collaborate to study the impact of tinnitus on professional musicians
The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) is partnering with the musicians’ charity Help Musicians UK (HMUK) to conduct research into the impact of tinnitus on professional musicians. Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing sounds in the head or ears for which there is no external source.
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Published: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:21 UTC
Deep brain stimulation found to be safe, effective in the treatment of refractory severe tinnitus
Researchers from the University of California San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco investigated the safety and efficacy of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of refractory severe tinnitus in a small group of patients.
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Published: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:33 UTC
New online, sound matching tool offers tinnitus sufferers potential treatment options
A tea kettle, buzzing cicada or screeching noise? Tinnitus suffers are being invited to use a new online, sound matching tool to help better understand their type of tinnitus and the potential treatments that might be able to help them.
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Published: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:44 UTC
Mindfulness-based approach could improve treatment for people with tinnitus
New UK research has found that a new mindfulness-based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition.
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Published: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:06 UTC
Three experts from The Tinnitus Clinic contribute to major review on pulsatile tinnitus
Three specialists from the leading provider of tinnitus treatments in the UK have joined experts from Whipps Cross University Hospital to deliver a paper on the causes, assessment, and management of a less common but more troublesome form of the condition.
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Published: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:04 UTC
Early life stress impacts how the sensory systems develop, review shows
Life needs stimulation. However, overstimulation can cause exhaustion and illness. During specific sensitive periods early in life, stress can even affect later mental health.
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Published: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:00 UTC
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