Those who have never endured the relentless ringing of tinnitus can only dream of the torment. In fact, a bad dream may be ...

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Dr. Sara K. Down, an audiologist and co-founder of the Duluth-based Hearing Wellness Center and Tinnitus Treatment Center, is receiving national recognition for the innovative integrated treatment ...

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Whether it involves a ringing, hissing, clicking, roaring, whining or whooshing tone, tinnitus is often described as the perception of sounds when there’s no external cause. It’s a phantom sound, in ...

I'm hard of hearing and have a steady noise in my ears: A "sh- sh-sh" that sounds like it's coming from a tunnel. I used to have it occasionally, but now it's a steady noise. Any suggestions besides ...

One of the most common methods of relieving tinnitus is sound enrichment or sound therapy, Fabian said. “What we want to do is give the brain a lot of stimulation and enrichment, so it has a lot of ...

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People with this pulsatile tinnitus experience a sound in their ears that happens in time with their pulse. It can be a symptom of conditions that affect your heart, veins, or arteries. Often, changes ...

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It engulfs when the house is quiet. It can feel claustrophobic, the creeping sense that it is inescapable, and silence is forever lost. In the UK, 1 in 10 people are affected by tinnitus (NICE, 2020).

The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.