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Auditory training – a potential treatment for tinnitus?
20 May 2010 :
At the National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing, researchers believe that the most effective treatment for tinnitus will be one that involves a complex intervention strategy that addresses more than one 'symptom', tailors the intervention to individual needs, and uses a range of different outcome measures for evaluating benefit.
Study casts doubt on caffeine link to tinnitus
12 January 2010 :
New research has found giving up caffeine does not relieve tinnitus and acute caffeine withdrawal might add to the problem. This is the first study of its kind to look at the effect of caffeine consumption on tinnitus. SSRI could improve tinnitus in patients with anxiety and depression
24 November 2009 :
A Japanese study has found that the anti-depressant paroxetine can reduce the severity of tinnitus in patients also suffering from both depression and anxiety. The results may help doctors to design more effective treatment programmes for the patients who are most likely to benefit.
New initiatives in tinnitus research
10 July 2009 :
The Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) was founded in January 2006 as a privately funded organisation dedicated to finding a cure for tinnitus through clinical and scientific research. In June 2009, TRI held its third conference in Stresa, Italy, bringing an international group of researchers together to discuss past and present results and move the field of tinnitus research forward. Deafness Research UK attended the meeting to share ideas and to find out what has been achieved so far.
Changes in the brain activity of tinnitus patients may point to more effective treatment
28 April 2009 :
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, known as rTMS, is a technique that has been tested as a treatment for tinnitus over the past couple of years.
Turning down the sound signal in the inner ear
10 February 2009 :
Listening to loud music over headphones or working in a noisy environment are just two examples of activities that can lead to tinnitus and noise-induced hearing loss. Tinnitus for a week
7 February 2009 :
Do you sometimes wonder how other people manage to cope with their tinnitus?Simplified tinnitus retraining therapy reduces tinnitus distress
4 December 2008 :
A simplified version of tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) has been found to significantly reduce the perceived loudness, annoyance, and effect of tinnitus on life, for the majority of patients who took part in a new study.
Both mild and severe inner ear damage can lead to tinnitus
26 September 2008 :
Results from a new study of tinnitus could go some way to explaining why a wide range of potential causes can all end up producing the perception of sound when in fact there is none.
Meet the scientists looking for a cure for tinnitus
18 September 2008 :
Deafness Research UK has organised a rare opportunity for the public to meet the scientists who are working to find treatments and cures for tinnitus, and find out about the cutting edge tinnitus research in progress.New potential for long-term reduction of tinnitus loudness
4 August 2008 :
A study conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has shown the potential to markedly improve tinnitus over an extended period of time. Zebrafish research may be the key to tinnitus drugs
23 May 2008 :
Twenty years ago, Ernest Moore developed tinnitus after his hearing was damaged by exposure to too many M16 rifles and artillery explosions during his time in the US Army. Now an audiologist and Research Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at Northwestern University, Moore is studying zebrafish in his search for a cure.'Meet the Scientists' - what they said
21 May 2008 :
Supporters of Deafness Research UK and Action for Tinnitus Research attended the charities’ first joint event in London on 27th March called ‘Meet the Scientists’. This provided a rare opportunity to meet the scientists who are working to find a cure for tinnitus, and find out about the cutting edge tinnitus research in progress. Meet the Scientists
17 March 2008 :
Deafness Research UK has organised a rare opportunity for the public to meet the scientists who are working to find treatments and cures for tinnitus, and find out about the cutting edge tinnitus research in progress.Boost for UK tinnitus sufferers
12 February 2008 :
Tinnitus sufferers now have fresh hope that better treatments and potential cures for tinnitus may be closer, thanks to a new tie-up between Deafness Research UK and Action for Tinnitus Research (ATR).
Current services fail patients with hearing and balance disorders
7 February 2008 :
A new working party report from the Royal College of Physicians says that patients with hearing and balance disorders can wait years to be seen by an appropriate specialist, and often remain undiagnosed and inadequately managed. Focusing attention on tinnitus treatment
28 January 2008 :
Phantom noises that mimic ringing in the ears associated with tinnitus can be experienced by people with normal hearing in quiet situations, according to new research published in the January 2008 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.Sufferers blame occupational noise for their tinnitus
9 January 2008 :
Excessive noise in the workplace is to blame for tinnitus, according to tinnitus sufferers themselves.New clues point to possible origin of tinnitus
14 November 2007 :
Brain scientists at Johns Hopkins University in the USA have discovered how cells in the developing ear make their own noise, long before the ear is able to detect sound around them.New hair cell culturing method for hearing loss
27 September 2007 :
In a breakthrough that is likely to accelerate research designed to find cures for hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems, scientists have perfected a technique that provides a reliable new source of cells critical to understanding certain inner ear disorders.Psychotherapy may help tinnitus sufferers cope
29 January 2007 :
Psychotherapy may help tinnitus suffers cope with the life disturbances that sometimes accompany their condition, according to a new review of studies.War veterans failed by NHS
9 November 2006 :
As the country prepares for Remembrance Day, Deafness Research UK is highlighting the failure of the NHS to help war veterans whose lives have been devastated due to tinnitus.Hearing aids benefit tinnitus patients
10 April 2006 :
Hearing aids can relieve the discomfort of the millions of people who suffer daily from ringing in their ears, according to data from Denmark.
Tinnitus affects complex tasks
10 March 2006 :
People with tinnitus do more poorly on demanding working memory and attention tests than those without tinnitus, according to research conducted at the University of Western Sydney (UWS). Antidepressant shows promise against tinnitus
8 December 2005 :
Researchers in Sweden have found that an antidepressant may reduce or even cure tinnitus.Alcohol-dependence drug also helps tinnitus
26 September 2005 :
Acamprosate (Campral), a drug normally used to treat alcohol dependence, can also be used to treat tinnitus, according to a recent study.
