Ongoing counseling sessions can help people cope with the tinnitus. It involves help from a trained professional and wearing a device that emits low-level white noise. Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) involves retraining the auditory system to accept the abnormal sounds of tinnitus as natural rather than disruptive. They amplify environmental sounds and redirect attention to those noises instead of the tinnitus. Hearing aids are a common type of sound therapy. Masking devices offer temporary relief, and the awareness of tinnitus returns when the sound therapy is turned off. The choice of sound should be pleasant to the individual.
Low-level background music, white noise, or specialized ear maskers can help.
Sound therapy uses external noise to mask the individual’s perception of tinnitus. Here are some other things a person can do to manage tinnitus and its effects.
