The Future of Digital Hearing Aids in Tinnitus

Treatment

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

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 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 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 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 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 perfected it can give hope to the 50

million suffering from tinnitus that their

quality of life can be improved through digital

hearing instruments.