by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Increased consumption of fruit, dietary fiber, dairy products and caffeine may be associated with a reduced risk of tinnitus (ringing in the ears), suggests an analysis of the available evidence, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open. The researchers stress that their findings can’t establish a direct (causal) relationship...
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New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
By Michael Irving March 14, 2025 The discovery of a strange mechanism between the ear and the brain could lead to a new potential tinnitus treatment Depositphotos View 1 Images If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It...
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Tinnitus Seems to Be Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function
Health06 March 2025 ByLinus Milinski et al., The Conversation (Nes/E+/Getty Images) Around 15 percent of the world’s population suffers from tinnitus, a condition which causes someone to hear a sound (such as ringing or buzzing) without any external source. It’s often associated with hearing loss. Not only can the condition be annoying for sufferers, it can also have...
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New smartphone app successfully treats tinnitus in clinical trial
Tinnitus is a condition that affects approximately 15 percent of the population, with around 1 percent experiencing severe symptoms Joseph Shavit Published Dec 24, 2024 12:07 PM PST Tinnitus is a condition that affects approximately 15 percent of the population, with around 1 percent experiencing severe symptoms. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0)Share this story Tinnitus affects...
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What causes tinnitus and dizziness?
Ménière’s disease can cause tinnitus and dizziness together. Other possible causes include vestibular migraine, acoustic neuroma, intracranial hypotension, long-haul COVID-19, and more. Tinnitus refers to a ringing or other constant sound in the ears. Dizziness can cause a person to feel off balance. The treatment for tinnitus and dizziness will depend on the underlying cause,...
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Team develops app to help train the brain to overcome tinnitus
by MindEar The MindEar app includes training and education on tinnitus, helping patients better manage symptoms. Credit: MindEarAn international research team has shown that the debilitating impact of tinnitus can be effectively reduced in just weeks by a training course and sound therapy delivered via a smartphone app. The team from Australian, New Zealand, French...
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Hidden Hearing Loss’ May Cause Tinnitus: Study
Ralph Ellis Scientists know that tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects 10% of adults worldwide. But they’re not exactly sure what causes the condition. The traditional belief is that tinnitus happens in people who had already lost hearing. But some people who have tinnitus are still able to perform well on standard hearing tests,...
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Laser therapy is most effective treatment for tinnitus, study finds
by Julia Moióli, FAPESP LLLT prototype device applying red laser with a wavelength of 660 nm developed at the Technological Support Laboratory of IFSC-USP for laser auriculotherapy. Credit: Journal of Personalized Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.3390/jpm13040581 Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to a study comparing the main...
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Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
by University of Michigan Bisensory treatment device and stimuli. A. The take-home device is displayed with electrical leads (green) and audio lead (black). B. Personalized treatment spectrum example (blue) is calculated as a subject’s tinnitus likeness (red) set at 40 dB above the subject’s hearing threshold (black) in dB SPL. C. Treatment stimulus: Sample stimulus waveform...
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New theories of possible link between Covid vaccines and tinnitus are emerging
Joseph Prezioso Thousands of people say they’ve developed tinnitus after they were vaccinated against Covid. While there is no proof yet that the vaccines caused the condition, theories for a possible link have surfaced among researchers. Shaowen Bao, an associate professor in the physiology department of the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson,...