Rehabilitation of tinnitus patients using the neuromonics tinnitus treatment

Abstract

Keypoints: 1. Tinnitus, a phantom perception of sound, is a frequent clinical condition that may cause significant debilitation. 2. Tinnitus treatments can focus on the condition itself or on patients reaction to their tinnitus. 3. There is a growing acceptance that sound stimulation incites a neuroplastic change in the auditory pathways. 4. Neuromonics utilizes highly tailored music and broad frequency wave sounds, in the context of a structured counseling, support, and monitoring program, with the intention of reversing the neurological, psychological, and audiological processes that caused the disturbance. 5. Neuromonics also aims to facilitate a relaxation response and shift of attention, leading to a desensitization effect. 6. Clinical trial and private clinic outcomes show that the neuromonics tinnitus treatment can consistently provide clinically significant levels of desensitization to tinnitus perception over a relatively short period of time. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.