Category: American Tinnitus Association

Tinnitus Treatment with Smartphones

Robert Traynor Acoustic Trauma / American Tinnitus Association / Audiology / Audiology Practice / Head phones / Hearing Aid Bluetooth connections / Hearing Aid Connectivity / Hearing aid use with smartphones / Hearing Devices / Hearing healthcare / Hearing impairment / Hearing loss / noise exposure / Noise Induced Hearing Loss / tinnitus / Tinnitus Treatment

This discussion should be prefaced with the statement that I have no actual research to make the suggestion that will appear here, but it is a great doctoral dissertation.  This week at Hearing International will discuss the use of smart phones to treat tinnitus.   Smart phones have totally taken over our lives for many…

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Marijuana and Hearing, Part II

Robert Traynor American Tinnitus Association / Audiology / Auditory Research / Cannabinoid / Marijuana and hearing / Marijuana and tinnitus / Research in Audiology / Sensory Research / tinnitus / Tinnitus and Epilepsy / Tinnitus and Siezures / Tinnitus Treatment

Last week we discussed a bit about marijuana legalization and its general effects.  For the effects of marijuana on  hearing, however, the jury is still out. Probably due to the drug classification, there has been minimal study of marijuana and its effects on hearing, as well as on some other body functions.  The data available in 2017…

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