The Future of Digital The Future of Digital

Hearing Aids in

Tinnitus Treatment

Tinnitus can feel like a Tinnitus can feel like a

mind-numbing curse.

It's characterized by a

24 hours a day, 7 day

a week ringing in your

ear.

According to the

American Tinnitus American Tinnitus

Association, as

many as 50 million

people suffer from

this condition.

While there are a variety

of causes for ringing in

the ears including earwax the ears including earwax

build up, the more

common scenarios

involve cochlea nerve

damage, eardrum rupture

and head or neck

trauma.

Unlike older analog

hearing instruments,

today’s digital today’s digital

computerized devices

can use audio

technology to cancel

out the effects of the

"disease".

The answer to helping

sufferers of tinnitus

lies in device circuitry lies in device circuitry

that is capable of

emitting signals or

waves that effectively

cancel out those that

the sounds occurring

inside the ear.

This feature is

known as DNR known as DNR

and it works by

picking out sound

waves and then

emitting a

canceling pulse.

DNR is already present in

advanced earpieces, and

while it has not been while it has not been

perfected it can give hope

to the 50 million suffering

from tinnitus that their

quality of life can be

improved through digital

hearing instruments.