Music therapy alleviates ear-ringing, tinnitus.

Subject:	Music therapy alleviates ear-ringing, tinnitus.
Date:	29 Dec 2009 17:56:26 GMT

Music therapy alleviates ear-ringing
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:56:07 GMT
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Music therapy has shown promising results in reducing noise
levels in individuals suffering from tinnitus or ear
ringing, a new study finds.
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Recent studies have raised concerns over the increasing use
of personal music devices at high volumes for long periods,
promoting the risk of hearing loss and tinnitus particularly
among young adults.

Tinnitus or ear-ringing is a common hearing problem
affecting a considerable number of individuals. The precise
cause of the condition remains unknown; many, however,
believe the auditory cortex - the region of the brain that
processes sound - is often distorted in affected
individuals.

In the innovative method, German scientists altered the
favorite music of participants in the study by removing the
spectrum of noise that matched the frequency of the ringing
in their ears.

This technique reduces the brain activity caused by these
frequencies and therefore alleviates ear-ringing, the study
reported.

According to the study published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, listening to "notched" musical
therapies for a year reduces the loudness of ear-ringing.

Scientists concluded that the method is an enjoyable, low-
cost but effective tool to treat tinnitus.

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Iran finds innovative tinnitus treatment

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Iran finds innovative tinnitus treatment
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:01:17 GMT
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Iranians have designed a new technique to diagnose and treat
tinnitus -- ringing in the ears -- using acoustic and
electric stimulation.

"The novel method can not only diagnose but also measure the
sound emanating from the ear of an individual suffering from
the condition," said Mohammad Farhadi, the dean of ENT
research center.

The new system reports the amplitude and the frequency of
the sound perceived by the patient and is also able to
simulate the sounds heard by the individual.

Farhadi and his research team have defined the brain areas
activated during tinnitus attacks using PETscans and MRIs
and have thus been able to design a device to suppress such
areas.

Using acoustic and electric stimulation, the new device has
been able to completely eliminate tinnitus in 10 percent of
individuals tested because of their condition.

The device has also shown promising results in reducing the
buzzing and hissing in an additional 60 percent of the
patients who have undergone the treatment.

Tinnitus -- ringing in the ear -- is the perception of sound
within the human ear in the absence of corresponding
external sound.

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