First-ever mobile app-based therapy created to cure tinnitus
The results have excited researchers who believe that this breakthrough could have a direct impact on the future treatment of tinnitus.
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JJ Shavit
- Sep 7
Groundbreaking tinnitus treatment improves life for 40 million US adults
his medical condition manifests as an incessant ringing, buzzing, or hissing in the ears, and for many, it's a mere annoyance.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 29
Researchers develop the most effective treatment for tinnitus
Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to new study
JJ Shavit
- Aug 18
World's first mobile app developed to cure tinnitus
After two decades of searching for a cure for tinnitus, researchers have announced promising results from a clinical trial.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 29
Scientists discover the most effective treatment for tinnitus
Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to new study
JJ Shavit
- Jul 18
Groundbreaking smartphone app developed to treat and cure tinnitus
Tinnitus is a condition that affects approximately 15 percent of the population, with around 1 percent experiencing severe symptoms.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 12
Scientists discover natural repair process that fixes damaged hearing
UVA researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the regenerative abilities of our auditory hair cells.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 8
Groundbreaking study uncovers how the brain processes and stores words we hear
The ramifications of this discovery are profound and far-reaching as they may significantly influence recovery and rehabilitation strategies
JJ Shavit
- Jul 7
Breakthrough treatment for tinnitus -- affecting 15% of US adults
Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing or hissing sound of silence, varies from slightly annoying in some to utterly debilitating in others.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 29
Researchers discover the most effective treatment for tinnitus
Some 750 million people suffer from tinnitus worldwide, according to a European study that analyzed five decades of patient data.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 18
Breakthrough smartphone app developed to cure tinnitus
Researchers at the University of Auckland have announced promising results from a clinical trial of a new mobile-phone-based therapy.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 18
Breakthrough mobile app cures Tinnitus on-the-go
Results have excited researchers who believe that this breakthrough could have a direct impact on the future treatment of tinnitus.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 12
New study shows brain training can improve hearing
Results offer great hope in developing clinically feasible auditory training programs that improve older listeners’ ability to communicate
JJ Shavit
- Mar 18
First-ever mobile app developed to cure tinnitus
After two decades of searching for a cure for tinnitus researchers announced promising results from a trial of a new app-based therapy.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 11
You can train your brain to hear better, research finds
Subtle changes can make it difficult to understand speech in challenging situations, such as in noisy or reverberant environments.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 18
Groundbreaking mobile app helps cure tinnitus
Researchers at the University of Auckland are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile-phone-based therapy.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 11
The brain can be trained to hear better, study finds
Rapid changes in sound can make it difficult to understand speech in challenging situations, such as in noisy or reverberant environments.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 18
Mobile app produces major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
On average, the group with the polytherapeutic (31 people) showed clinically significant improvements at 12 weeks.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 11
You can train your brain to hear better, study finds
People who lose the thread of a conversation during a noisy cocktail party might be dealing with problems detecting rapid changes in sound.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 31, 2022
First-ever discovery of the cells in the inner ear that enable us to hear
Researchers are first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s organ of Corti is vital for hearing.
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