Tinnitus complaints are on the increase and the impact that tinnitus has on lives is intense. Here is a real life example of how ReSound Alera TS and the Unite Mini Microphone have been used to help relieve tinnitus and improve quality of life. Case 1: The Teacher An elementary school teacher with genetic hearing […]
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VA hearing aid sales are on the increase. Tinnitus complaints occur more than hearing loss among veterans due to the types of conflict that young vets are involved in (loud noise exposure – gunfire and bomb blasts). In 2010, 92,260 veterans began receiving compensation benefits for tinnitus compared to 63,583 veterans for hearing loss. Among
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By Michael Piskosz Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) focuses on breaking the vicious cycle of Tinnitus annoyance. This approach is based on the neurophysiological model of Tinnitus and educates the individual in how to ultimately habituate to the Tinnitus. Habituation is the process of retraining the brain from conditioned responses. In TRT the habituation process turn
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May 13 – 19 is Tinnitus Awareness Week. In recognition of this, we’re posting a series of blog posts on Tinnitus management authored by ReSound’s Michael Piskosz. The first post in this series talks about the role of sound therapy in Tinnitus management. Tinnitus Management – Sound Therapy By Michael Piskosz Sound therapy is intended
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Further to our post on January 13 about the prevalence of tinnitus in the United States, here is the second part of our summary of the recent MarkeTrak VIII report written by Sergei Kochkin, PhD, Richard Tyler, PhD, and Jennifer Born. The report looks into the efficacy of the various tinnitus treatment options available and
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By Michael Piskosz, M.S., CCC-A Tinnitus is the most prevalent physical disability reported by service members. Previously, there were very few devices that could treat both hearing loss and tinnitus in one system – and these devices didn’t have the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing sound therapy plan recommended by the VA-accepted Progressive Tinnitus
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