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I started getting regular tinnitus in my left ear a few weeks ago which I think was from some industrial noise during some renovation at home. Although I have had it occasionally before it was only very quiet and for very short periods, but now it is noticeably louder and ongoing.
For at least 10 years that I know of but likely a lot longer, I have had substantial hearing loss in my left ear, which hasn't changed much over the years(I am now 41) whereas my right is close to perfect. The loss in my left ear is substantial at 1000-3000Hz and mostly good at other frequencies. (Often referred to as a "cookie-bite" audiogram because of its shape)
Anyway, after coming across www.soundtherapy.com.au I decided to attempt some homemade notched music as the products on their website are way too expensive but possibly useful.
I found this video that shows an easy way to make these types of recordings which seems very helpful and was wondering opinions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtif7SQDptA
I have determined my tinnitus is around 1900Hz which coincidentally resides in the middle of my areas of hearing loss and am curious if anyone else with similar loss and tinnitus has tried this type of therapy and their experiences. Also is there any likelihood that some hearing loss can be regained as soundtherapy suggests with music exercising the auditory muscles?
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Hi Shinyhead,
Welcome to the forum.
There have been a couple of people on this forum who have tried the notched music therapy, but without lasting success (one person only reported a temporary improvement after listening to the music, so this might have been a kind of 'inhibition' effect).
Thomas
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Hi Everyone,
I'm Peter, one of the founders of www.audionotch.com/
I acquired Tinnitus from standing next to a speaker in a music club several years ago. It was a very difficult experience for me, but fortunately a professor at McMaster University told me about Notched Music Therapy.
I initially created it by manually programming the notches using Audacity, but the process was long and laborious. However, by listening to Notched White Noise, I reduced the volume of my tinnitus.
Currently I'm a medical student at McMaster University and I've set up some on-line software the provides notched music and notched white noise. It specifically targets your own unique tinnitus frequency (in step 1, you detect your own tinnitus frequency using our proprietary tuner). It's not a cure but over time it makes your tinnitus tone quieter, reducing its volume by targeting the root cause.
There have been a fair number of papers on the subject recently (check out www.audionotch.com/FAQ to see them) and it's a treatment that's backed by experimental evidence (we're independent and unaffiliated with the scientists who pioneered the field).
I hope that many of you will be able to benefit from our Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy!
Cheers,
Peter Phua
Marketing Co-ordinator,
www.audionotch.com/
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