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> > I think tinnitus is defined as any persistant sound heard by a person > which is not generated by an external source. I used to try and comfort > myself at night that I was just hearing the sound of my nervous system >or > the collective hum of the universe, but eventually it became clear that >I > had a touch of tinnitus. Tinnitus is so commonplace in the >post-Walkman, > industrial world, that it's possible that everyone you'll ask has it to > some degree. > > Travis Hartnett > > I just read a newspaper article about neuroscientist Pawel J. Jastreboff and his theory about tinnitus. His hypothesis is that tinnitus is not only an inner ear problem but involves abnormal electrical activity in higher brain centers as well. His theory is that it is possible to retrain the brain to filter out annoying signals and be unaware of them. One component of Jastreboff's treatment is counseling which helps patients dissociate feelings of panic from the auditory sensations. The other involves a hearing aid-like device that provides a constand broadband sound that allos the brain to pair this sound with tinnitus and to filter both out. This article was writted by Judy Foreman of the Boston Globe. I read it in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Cheers, Paolo Valladolid --------------------------------------------------------------- |Moderator of Digital Guitar Digest, an Internet mailing list |\ |for Music Technology and Stringed Instruments | \ ---------------------------------------------------------------- | \ finger pvallado@waynesworld.ucsd.edu for more info \ | \ http://waynesworld.ucsd.edu/DigitalGuitar/home.html \| -----------------------------------------------------------------