What are some specific treatments for tinnitus?
Unfortunately, in many cases the cause of tinnitus cannot be identified or medically treated. In these cases, the tinnitus or the reaction to tinnitus may need to be the focus of treatment. • Medications do not generally make tinnitus disappear. However, it has been found that certain medications such as antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications may address some of the issues associated with tinnitus. Of course, this recommendation must be made and monitored by a physician. • Tinnitus retraining and habituation actually incorporated counseling and sound therapy. The sound therapy consists of wearing devices that look like hearing aids and that emit soft broadband noise so that the brain hears both the noise an the tinnitus. Extensive counseling and education and integrated into the therapy, with the goal of retraining the brain to do-emphasize the importance of the tinnitus. This can take up to 1 year. • Hearing aids provide some of the most effective treatment for tinnitus. Since a
