A Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Primer

An amazing number of people experience tinnitus (ringing in the ears) at some time or times in their lives. For many, it is something they can live with, but for many others it becomes a daily nightmare. It has been so little understood in the past that until very recently, no effective treatment has been available. Today there is an effective treatment called tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT).

Before we can explain how tinnitus retraining therapy works, we need to understand a little bit about how Tinnitus emerges. Many people experience a temporary form of tinnitus after prolonged exposure to loud noise. This “ringing in the ears” is a direct response to the source of the noise and is not associated with the persistent ringing that seems to have no external source. (more…)