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Immediate Cure for Temporary Noise-Induced Tinnitus


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Teens develop a 60-second cure for noise-induced tinnitus.

Two Irish physics students have invented sound therapy for temporary tinnitus. Awarded runner-up prizes at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition this year, their project for the exhibition was to test their sound therapy (a 60-second low frequency tone administered through head phones) on 250 subjects who were experiencing temporary tinnitus. The therapy had a 99 percent success rate.

Temporary noise-induced tinnitus is a type of tinnitus that is caused by exposure to loud noises. It usually goes away on its own within a few hours or days. The loud noise causes damage to the inner ear and causes a ringing, buzzing, or hissing sound in the ear. Since it goes away anyway by itself, what's the big deal about this sound therapy?

It takes a much shorter time to alleviate symptoms -- and it may point to a "cure" for long-term sufferers.

One of the inventors says: "After coming out of discos or listening to MP3 players they [the subjects] found they had ringing in their ears. Our therapy... stimulated and soothed the ear."

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