A pharmacist’s guide for better self-care and daily living.
As hearing loss that is noise-induced worsens, it can also worsen tinnitus. It is therefore important for tinnitus sufferers to protect their hearing, and earplugs are a potential solution. I do not recommend standard ear plugs for tinnitus sufferers. They…
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Aftershokz Titanium vs. Air vs. Aeropex Many tinnitus sufferers prefer headphones with bone conduction technology and view them as better alternatives to in-ear or over-the-ear headphones. The key attraction is that they allow for tinnitus masking without having to block…
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When considering types of sound therapy for tinnitus masking, one option some tinnitus sufferers consider is headphones. A unique type of headphone, bone conduction headphones, can provide tinnitus relief without having to shut out the sounds of the world around…
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How do we hear sounds? Before getting into the details of hearing through bone conduction and the use of bone conduction headphones for tinnitus, let’s first review how we as humans hear sounds: Sound waves, which are vibrations, enter the…
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Tinnitus is the perception of a sound, such as ringing, hissing, or whistling, in the ear that is not actually being produced by an external source. It can be triggered or worsened by a variety of different medications. Let’s answer…
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The million dollar question patients with tinnitus have, is how to mask the sound of tinnitus. Sound therapy is an approach used to help tinnitus sufferers with their symptoms by producing external noises to mask the internal sounds of tinnitus….
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What is sound therapy? Patients with tinnitus often find that their tinnitus symptoms are less bearable when in a quiet environment and that other, external sounds make the internal sounds produced by tinnitus less noticeable. As discussed in my article…
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What is tinnitus and what are the symptoms? Tinnitus (pronounced tin-NY-tus or TIN-u-tus) is the perception of a sound in the ear that is not actually being produced in the external, surrounding environment. The sound is typically described as ringing,…
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