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Tinnitus: Tinnitus Maskers
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Tinnitus maskers look like hearing aids and produce sounds that "mask," or cover up, the tinnitus. The masking sound acts as a distractor and is usually more tolerable than the tinnitus. It is an external noise and some people find it preferable to the sound in their heads. The characteristics of the tinnitus (pitch, loudness, location, etc.) that you described for the audiologist determine what kind of masking noise might bring relief. If you have a hearing loss as well as tinnitus, the masker and the hearing aid may operate together as one instrument. Like all other treatments for tinnitus, maskers are useful for some, but not all, people.
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In many cases, the distressing combination of Tinnitus and hearing loss can be relieved with AGX hearing technology. While worn, a hearing system can restore ambient sounds and help fill Sound Voids™ to eliminate the effects of Tinnitus. An electronic device called a Masker may ... be worn to distract from the ringing sensation. Maskers fit in the ear much like hearing aids and produce low-level sounds.
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Tinnitus is usually more marked after one goes to bed and his surroundings become quiet. Any noise in the room, such as a loud ticking clock or a radio, will serve to mask the irritating head noises and make them much less noticeable. Tinnitus Maskers and Sound Conditioners are ... available (see below).
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Tinnitus maskers can be combined within hearing aids. They emit a competitive but pleasant sound that can distract you from head noise. Some people find that a tinnitus masker may even suppress the head noise for several hours after it is used, but this is not true for all users.
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Some people suffer from chronic tinnitus. While there is usually no cure available to these patients, there are several proven methods of obtaining relief of this long-lasting condition. For people with hearing loss and tinnitus, hearing aids provide relief. In some cases hearing aids not only provide improved hearing, but ... eliminate the annoying tinnitus while the hearing aids are worn. Devices, such as, tinnitus maskers are also used. Maskers, which look like hearing aids, produce sounds intended to divert the patient’s attention away from their tinnitus.
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Many people are bothered most by tinnitus at bedtime. In these cases, a bedside clock or radio may serve as a useful masker. Such instruments fill the ambient silence with low-level noise that masks tinnitus. An obvious problem with maskers is that sound is masked from inside and outside the ear. Tinnitus maskers, therefore, may interfere with hearing and communication. However, patients have reported better hearing when their tinnitus was helped with the masker.
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