Sounds like crickets, ringing or buzzing are noises experienced by approximately 15% of the world's population, and this condition – tinnitus – can disrupt sleep, concentration and quality of life.

A tailored low-intensity noise stimulus alleviated tinnitus symptoms in a Phase II trial, demonstrating promise for a non-masking, precision-based sound therapy that quiets the brain’s internal noise.

Two new studies published in the journals Neuron00792-5) and Naturereveal how the human brain transforms a continuous stream of sound into distinct words. The findings identify a specific neural ...

Tinnitus, the disruptive ringing in the ears that affects millions of people, originates not in the ear but in the brain, and not even exclusively in the brain's auditory centers, a new study has ...

One of the most common questions, and complaints, we get from patients is about the ‘ringing’ in their ears! Tinnitus (pronounced tin·ni·tus or tin-night-us), is defined as a sensation of sound in ...

Have you ever noticed a ringing, buzzing or humming sound in your ears when the world around you is quiet? That sound isn’t in the room — it’s inside your hearing system. It’s called tinnitus ...

Victoria Banks woke up from a nap one afternoon in October 2022 to the sound of cicadas buzzing in her head. The Nashville singer-songwriter waited a full day with the high-pitched, pulsing sound ...

This story is sponsored by Hearing and Brain Centers of America. One of the most common complaints at Hearing and Brain Centers involve ringing in the ears. Tinnitus (pronounced tin·ni·tus or ...

In the 1970s, psychologist Diana Deutsch was experimenting with a synthesizer, when she heard something strange. “It seemed to me that I’d entered another universe or I’d gone crazy or something…the ...

Welcome to the first entry in Sound Mind, a series dedicated to exploring the psychological dimensions of hearing disorders. I thought we would start with a discussion about suicidal ideation (SI) and ...