Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
There are probably a number of members here who suffer from tinnitus. This page on the BBC website discusses recent research which sets out to alleviate the problem by playing "notched" music - which is music that has had notes that match specific tinnitus frequencies deleted from its waveform - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8429715.stm
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My brother has tinnitus pretty bad after an accident. He describes it as banks of notes/chords that fade in and out. So the above therapy wouldn't work. My brother says he sometimes likes to listen to it, says it's a kind of Webern/Stockhousen thing. It's a good job he likes that kind of music. I think I'd have slit my wrists years ago.
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All I know is that, after re-stringing my bouzouki and playing it for a little while, my ears were ringing.
Anyone heard of hearing loss from ITM music ?
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"Anyone heard of hearing loss from ITM music ?"
Nope but I have heard that hearing loss goes with playing the violin/fiddle, particularly the left ear, so it goes without saying that ITM playing can bring on hearing loss.
As for music and tinnitus - I should think music would drown out the hum and bring temporary relief.
What about learning a tune and playing it so many times you can't forget it. That's what plagues me. No forgetting tunes here! Maybe I'd better go have me some surgery.
Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
There are probably a number of members here who suffer from tinnitus. This page on the BBC website discusses recent research which sets out to alleviate the problem by playing "notched" music - which is music that has had notes that match specific tinnitus frequencies deleted from its waveform -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8429715.stm
# Posted on December 30th 2009 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
My brother has tinnitus pretty bad after an accident. He describes it as banks of notes/chords that fade in and out. So the above therapy wouldn't work. My brother says he sometimes likes to listen to it, says it's a kind of Webern/Stockhousen thing. It's a good job he likes that kind of music. I think I'd have slit my wrists years ago.
# Posted on December 30th 2009 by ...
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Thank you for posting this link, Lazyhound. This research sounds interesting and helpful to someone like myself who tinnitus comes and goes.
# Posted on December 30th 2009 by fauxcelt
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Thanks, Trevor.
# Posted on December 30th 2009 by Bob himself
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All I know is that, after re-stringing my bouzouki and playing it for a little while, my ears were ringing.
Anyone heard of hearing loss from ITM music ?
# Posted on December 31st 2009 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
"Anyone heard of hearing loss from ITM music ?"
Nope but I have heard that hearing loss goes with playing the violin/fiddle, particularly the left ear, so it goes without saying that ITM playing can bring on hearing loss.
As for music and tinnitus - I should think music would drown out the hum and bring temporary relief.
What about learning a tune and playing it so many times you can't forget it. That's what plagues me. No forgetting tunes here! Maybe I'd better go have me some surgery.
# Posted on January 4th 2010 by C. Nicolas
Re: Music therapy 'may help cut tinnitus noise levels'
Recent research is showing that it is possible to revive dying ear cells with gene therapy. See
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527494.800-ten-days-to-save-hearing-after-deafening-sound.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=health
# Posted on March 1st 2010 by Trevor Jennings