| Tinnitus is basically a noise or “strange sound” | | | | acoustic therapy using their signature Beltone Tinnitus |
| that develops within the ear rather than from the | | | | Breaker (a hearing aid). |
| outside environment. This can occur in either one or | | | | Acoustic Therapy |
| both ears; with a frequent onset during a baby | | | | During acoustic therapy, the Beltone Tinnitus Breaker is |
| boomers 50’s or 60’s. These sounds have | | | | used to help gradually reduce your focus from the |
| been described as different noises constantly playing in | | | | tinnitus sound and guide your brain to change its |
| the ear, whether ringing, buzzing, humming, whistling or | | | | response to the tinnitus. Eventually your negative |
| any similar sound. These episodes are uncontrollable | | | | perception and frustrated feelings will be reduced. |
| and are often accompanied by various other | | | | Through counseling your clinician will help you |
| symptoms; such as dizziness, pain in the ear, a sense | | | | understand what exactly tinnitus is, why it affects you |
| of fullness in the ears and headaches. Tinnitus can | | | | and how you can reduce these episodes. He will |
| affect anyone at any given time, but thanks to the | | | | also urge you to keep in mind that the treatment for |
| wonderful workers at Beltone, we can all kiss our | | | | tinnitus may take several months. It is also very |
| tinnitus problems away with just a little hearing aid. | | | | important that you maintain a healthy lifestyle when |
| Your Brain At Work | | | | combating tinnitus as you will be required to fight the |
| Beltone is a worldwide hearing brand that makes it | | | | natural inclination to isolate yourself and avoid too |
| their point of duty to provide quality solutions to the | | | | many different sounds. Be sure to relax as much as |
| hearing impaired. They develop solutions to hearing | | | | possible, you may find that meditation helps as well as |
| problems that keep your needs as the point of focus. | | | | a healthy diet and exercising regularly. |
| They have manufactured and distributed hearing aids | | | | You may be required to wear the Beltone Tinnitus |
| that continue to evolve as they study tinnitus more | | | | Breaker for up to eight hours a day and improvements |
| intensively. They have now come up with a different | | | | can occur in as little as the first three months. |
| concept of tinnitus. They believe that tinnitus is simply | | | | However, a long term successful treatment may |
| perception in the brain, that upon noticing the tinnitus | | | | require you to have acoustic therapy sessions for one |
| sound, a strong negative emotional response is | | | | year or more as managing your progress is an |
| triggered. As you begin to focus on the strange sound | | | | important part of your acoustic therapy. Simply a small |
| then your brain loses the ability to filter out irrelevant | | | | price we must pay to regain our full hearing abilities. |
| noises before it reaches consciousness. Due to this | | | | So which would you prefer? Spending a lifetime of |
| fact, they believe that by retraining the brain to filter out | | | | irritating sounds, with headaches, and feeling frustrated |
| these irrelevant noises you should be able to get rid of | | | | twenty–four hours a day or enrolling in the Beltone |
| this disturbance. Your clinician will be able to help you | | | | acoustic sessions and beginning to once again hear |
| find relief with a combination of counseling and | | | | only the sounds that you want to hear? |