The 2020 NICE guideline for tinnitus management in the UK offers a near-perfect model of evidence-based and patient-centered care, but its full implementation is hindered by systemic barriers that need to be addressed.
Neuromod Devices expanded its U.S. presence by partnering with 14 new clinics to offer its FDA-approved Lenire tinnitus treatment device.
In this case study, a clinical audiologist used Neuromod’s Lenire to treat a problem with tinnitus in a patient with acoustic neuroma.
Tinnitus has plagued mankind for millennia. Yet, too often when those who have tinnitus seek professional help, they are told they will have to learn to live with it.
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According to the British Tinnitus Association, around 30% of people experience tinnitus, with 13% (1 in 8) having persistent tinnitus. For such a common condition, many people do not understand the impact it can have.
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It is reported that 10-15% of the global adult population suffers from tinnitus 1-4, the chronic phantom auditory percept that has been attributed to abnormal firing patterns in the brain.4 According to the American Tinnitus Association (ATA), 45 million Americans reported experiencing tinnitus in the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.
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Australian author and academic David Tuffley challenges bold claims that a neuroprosthetic device developed by Elon Musk’s Neuralink start-up company could “cure tinnitus” within five years, in an article on “The Conversation” website.
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Edited by Aniruddha Deshpande and James Hall, III, the new textbook provides up-to-date and evidence-based information on tinnitus prevention, assessment, and management.
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US-based audiology telehealth company Treble Health and Oto, the UK-based digital health startup for tinnitus support, have announced a collaboration to allow Oto app users to access Treble Health’s team of audiologists for telehealth consultations.
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Specialist tinnitus service, Ótologie Tinnitus Care is offering free assessments to people living with tinnitus to mark its sponsorship of the British Tinnitus Association’s Tinnitus Week, which runs from February 7-13, 2022.
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Described as a “phantom sound generated by the brain” by audiologist Julie Prutsman, tinnitus is a common condition experienced as ringing or buzzing in the ears, often caused by loud noise exposure. While there is no “cure” for tinnitus, there are methods of coping, according to a recent article in “Wired.”
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Medical device company, Neuromod Devices Ltd, announced that it has launched Ótologie, a “specialist telehealth service for tinnitus.” This new service will provide tinnitus patients, throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, with a private care option to avoid waiting lists and give them immediate access to treatment from its telehealth service.
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With this year’s return of cicadas, many will view the mostly harmless insects as an annoyance. However, the bugs’ high-pitched buzzing sound — which can be loud enough to drown out a jet plane flying overhead — could potentially worsen tinnitus.
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While there is no cure for tinnitus, numerous treatment options continue to emerge, including tinnitus management programs administered by hearing care professionals, hearing aids including those with tinnitus remediation features, sound therapy systems, and tinnitus coaching apps.
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While tinnitus has no known cure, one science-based app, Diapason, can help offer relief to some of the 50 million people suffering in the US. Beginning on World Hearing Day, March 3, Diapason announced that it will offer $25,000 worth of free subscriptions during March.
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California-based telehealth startup Pure Tinnitus announced that it has developed Pure Tinnitus Group Coaching as a way to provide evidence-based tinnitus management techniques via Zoom video.
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Most of the time, our brain receives different input from each of our ears, but we nevertheless perceive speech as unified sounds. This process takes place through synchronization of the areas of the brain involved with the help of gamma waves, neurolinguists at the University of Zurich (UZH) have now discovered
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To mark Tinnitus Week (February 1-7, 2021), The British Irish Hearing Instrument Association (BIHIMA) announced the results of a survey that questioned its research panel of UK audiologists on the subject of tinnitus awareness.
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