How Do I Choose the Best Tinnitus Masker?
Tinnitus maskers are hearing aids: tinnitus in the frequency range below 4000 Hz for mild and moderate deafness. The masking effect is achieved only by increased external sounds, which are poorly targeted, so the effect has its limitations.
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- Chinese name
- Tinnitus masker
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- shield
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- Country
- United States
- Tinnitus maskers are hearing aids: tinnitus in the frequency range below 4000 Hz for mild and moderate deafness. The masking effect is achieved only by increased external sounds, which are poorly targeted, so the effect has its limitations.
- Clinical studies have found that masking sounds that are consistent or similar to the frequency domain of tinnitus sound have the strongest masking effect on tinnitus and the best effect.
- Various tinnitus maskers have been developed in the United States for masking treatment of tinnitus. There are three types of commonly used tinnitus maskers:
- (1) Special tinnitus masking instrument: An instrument that can generate broadband and narrowband noise. The frequency domain is required to be in the speech frequency domain. The frequency range is adjustable and the noise output intensity is adjustable. Tinnitus masking treatment with this kind of special masking device is effective. Hospitals with conditions can use the audiometer to modify it slightly. This modified audiometer has the best acoustic performance and the narrow band frequency is targeted, so the treatment effect is the best among similar masking treatments. However, they are large, expensive, and not portable, and patients must go to the hospital for treatment.
- (2) For patients with tinnitus accompanied by hearing loss, the preferred solution for treating tinnitus is to select hearing aids to relieve the patient's hearing impairment, and at the same time try to treat tinnitus. The treatment effect is generally evaluated within a period of half a year. After you determine that this option is not valid, choose another option.
- (3) Tinnitus masking hearing aid: It is a combination of hearing aid and tinnitus masking device. At present, these products are imported in China, which are expensive, and the treatment effect is not ideal due to poor targeting.