How is the Neuromonics Tinnitus treatment different than using hearing aids? How is the Neuromonics device or hearing aids different than using sound therapy?

There's so much information on the web these days about tinnitus and treatment options. One that has been getting a lot of buzz lately is the Neruomonics Oasis treatment program. My patient's have had much success with this device, as well as some other options, and I'd like to clarify the differences among them here. We'll go over sound therapy, hearing aids, and the Neuromonics Oasis.

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Tinnitus research advocates Scott C. Mitchell, J.D. and James O. Chinnis Jr., Ph.D. recently participated in the consumer review of tinnitus research proposals submitted under the Department of Defense's Peer Review Medical Research Program. Thanks to advocacy efforts by the American Tinnitus Association, tinnitus research proposals have been eligible for funding under this program for the past two years.

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Imagine a loud alarm clock ringing or a kettle whistling or 1,000 cicadas in your room. Imagine these sounds in your ear or head and no way to turn them down or turn them off. This is tinnitus.

The experience of the tinnitus patient with disturbing tinnitus can vary from an intermittent to constant sound. The good news in 2009 is that while there is no cure for tinnitus there are treatments that can lessen the suffering. The old adage of "live with it" just doesn't apply anymore.

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