New App to Dramatically Alleviate Symptoms – Healing Practice

A promising new treatment for tinnitus via a smartphone app

There is no pill that tinnitus can heal. the noise in the ear are often a lifelong burden for those affected. A New Zealand research team has just presented a promising new treatment for tinnitus that uses a smartphone can be taken away.

researchers of University of Auckland get a new one as part of an ongoing study Smartphone-based therapy for tinnitus tested. Participants who performed the new treatment showed over the course of 12 weeks clinically significant improvements. The research results were recently published in the renowned journal “Frontiers in Neurology” gifts.

Tinnitus can have serious consequences

Tinnitus can drive some people crazy. The consequences of permanent noise can sleep disorders above difficulties coping with daily life until depressions pass.

Breakthrough in tinnitus research

The University of Auckland task force has been searching for a cure for tinnitus for 20 years. Today, the scientists involved are excited about the “encouraging results” of the clinical study and talk about a “A breakthrough in the search for a cure for tinnitus”.

white noise

Some tinnitus sufferers are already using smartphone self-help apps that attempt to white noise to neutralize the noise. The new therapy builds on this technique and extends it with additional components that can be used to control tinnitus.

A combination of proven tools

Several digital tools have been combined for this purpose. Each of the remedies has been shown to be effective in relieving the symptoms of tinnitus sufferers. “Previous studies have shown that white noise, targeted counseling, targeted games, and other technology-based therapies are intermittently effective in some people”confirms the research director Professor Doctor Grant Research Field.

Implementation and results of the study

As part of the study, the researchers compared two groups of about 30 people with tinnitus. One group used the most popular anti-tinnitus app with white noise for 12 weeks, the other group used the new therapy app with the multimodal approach.

On average, the group that used the new tinnitus app showed one after 12 weeks clinically significant improvement in symptomswhile no improvement could be noticed using the app, which is only based on white noise.

According to the study, 65% of participants who used the new therapy reported noticeable improvement. “For some people it was a life changing experience as tinnitus took over their life and focus”emphasizes audiology researchers Dr Phil Sander of the research team.

Why does the app relieve tinnitus symptoms?

“What this therapy does is essentially brain rewiring that relegates tinnitus to background noise that has no meaning or relevance to the listener”says Dr. Sanders

However, according to him, some people could not see any improvements, but their feedback will be incorporated into further customization to improve the app.

The Tinnitus app should be available in about six months

The next step is to refine the prototype app, conduct a study with more test people, and seek FDA approval. The researchers want to make the application clinically available in about six months. (vb)