Tinnitus Retraining Therapy, Does it Work?

Treatment theories range extensively for Tinnitus These can include sources such as Sound Therapy, Vitamins/Supplements, hypnosis and other self help techniques not to mention the masking techniques just to help cover up the Tinnitus side effects. On the other hand, some believe that you can’t actually cure Tinnitus but that you can only constantly treat it, that there are no permanent cures. From the research I have done, it seems that everyone is a little different and that yes, some have to continue to work at keeping their Tinnitus at bay, while others side effects go away completely. There doesn’t seem to be any rime or reason to it, that’s just how this problem seems to work. At this time, I am going to cover how sound therapy works and why it is believed to be a great resource in curing or treating your Tinnitus with Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.

 

In a nut shell, sound therapy is used to reprogram your brain to pay attention to different sounds and retrain your ears to different sounds. They try to stretch your range in registering sound and tuning out the constant ringing or whooshing, etc. that you might be hearing. The process includes listening to a set of prearranged sounds directly through earphones or via a high def sound system. Many types of sounds are used including clicks and beeps to more appealing nature sounds. The key in the sounds is the frequencies that they are delivered in, ranging from very high to low. These sounds can be created custom for your own scenario or you can get generic sound therapy treatment Cd’s and experiment on which one gives you the most relief.

 

Depending on the person, relief can be found in as quick as a couple of weeks, to several months. Once you have received relief, it is important to continue listening to the sounds as constant maintenance. Just because you did the splits once, doesn’t mean you stop stretching. A good time to do the sound therapy is when you are in bed. This way you aren’t distracted in other activities and your brain can really register what it is hearing. Not to mention, it has been proven that your brain continues to learn and absorb information while you sleep. This has been proved with things such as learning another language, or studying for a test. Why wouldn’t it work for sound therapy?

 

Unfortunately, like many other things, sound therapy as a cure for Tinnitus is not guaranteed but many people do have success with it. Tinnitus is so subjective in each person that it could require a completely different treatment. Regardless, if sound therapy does not work for you, don’t give up, try something different until you get the results you are looking for.

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