Treatment theories range extensively for Tinnitus Including vitamins and supplements, Sound Therapy, hypnosis and self help techniques in addition to other masking options to cover up your Tinnitus. Unfortunately, some individuals believe that Tinnitus in fact, cannot be cured at all but that you have to constantly treat it indefinitely. According to my research of Tinnitus and patient outcomes, it seems everyone is different in the results they experience from treatments.
To describe it in the simplest form, sound therapy is a method used to retrain your brain to different sounds and ignore the constant one’s it is hearing. 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. These sounds can consist of clicks and pauses or can be more elaborate with different nature sounds or other scenarios. Regardless of which type you listen to, the frequencies in the sounds are what makes your ears and brain retrain to tune out your Tinnitus. 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.
Some people receive relief from their Tinnitus in as little as a couple of weeks and others can take more time, as long as 3-5 months. Regardless of how long it takes, you should continue to listen to the sounds every day or night to keep the Tinnitus at bay. Just before you go to sleep is a great time to listen to the sound therapy Cd’s. This way you aren’t distracted in other activities and your brain can really register what it is hearing. Additionally, there has also been research in the idea of your brain learning subconsciously while you are sleeping. 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. At any rate, do not give up on treatment all together if sound therapy doesn’t work for you. Simply move on the the next best option and eventually you will find what works for you.