Tinnitus is a common condition that can create a buzzing or ringing sensation in your ears. Sometimes it is intermittent, and sometimes it can be constant. It impacts everyone differently, but most people who suffer from it have some kind of hearing loss. No one else can hear tinnitus but the patient. Let’s find out more about tinnitus and how Lenire could offer you relief.
What Are Typical Symptoms of Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is described as a buzzing, humming, hissing, whistling sound sometimes in one ear or both. It can be heard in the patient’s head or outside the
head. It can be constant or fluctuating, and it can be heard all day, but it’s worse at night when there is no other sound.
What Are the Causes of Tinnitus?
There are several things can lead to tinnitus:
- Aging
- Hearing loss
- Infection in the middle ear
- Eardrum perforation
- Very loud noises
- TMJ
- Stress
- Certain medications
Gaining Control of Tinnitus With Lenire
Lenire is a treatment for tinnitus to help you live a more normal life. Visit Geneva Hearing Services to discuss if this treatment might be right for you.
It is the only FDA-approved non-invasive bimodal tinnitus treatment device.
How Does Lenire Work?
Lenire uses bimodal neuromodulation which is stimulating two nerves at the same time. There is electrical stimulation via the tongue through a mouthpiece as well as auditory stimulation via the ear which is delivered through headphones.
Research tells us that combined stimulation of these two nerves produces stronger adaptive neuroplasticity. This reduces the brain’s attention to the tinnitus sounds better than when stimulating only a single nerve at a time.
It doesn’t matter what type of sounds the patient is hearing. Lenire can help those with subjective tinnitus, where the sounds are only heard by the patient.
What Is the Process?
With Lenire, a treatment plan will be designed just for you. The clinical studies run for 12 weeks, but some patients can see results in 6 weeks.
Lenire can soothe tinnitus for most patients in about 12 weeks of treatment. After that time period, you and Geneva Hearing Services will decide if you need additional time.
What Are the Benefits of Lenire?
A recent study published in Nature Communications has shed light on the effectiveness of Lenire, a device designed to treat tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.
Key findings of the study include:
- Lenire provided greater relief from tinnitus compared to just using sound therapy.
- The study involved over 100 participants.
- Most participants reported sticking with the treatment.
- Many participants said they would recommend Lenire to others with tinnitus.
- The study found no serious side effects associated with Lenire.
Is Lenire Right for You?
Start with an assessment by Geneva Hearing Services and find out if a Lenire treatment is right for you.
Contact our office in Geneva, IL at 630-360-8689 for an assessment.