Tinnitus sufferers and music therapy

You never have tinnitus? Namely, the perception of sound "arrested" ear when actually there is no sound from the outside. Thus, the patient's complaints always feel the noise. However, researchers in Germany have designed a special therapy to address these complaints. "Although the cause of tinnitus is unknown, studies have shown that the brain is processing the sound most often disrupted in this condition," said Dr. Christo Pantev of the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Munster, as reported by the BBC. "The research specifically targeted at areas of the brain responsible for tinnitus."

The researchers also set for 39 people with tinnitus are divided into three groups and given the music that has been modified to therapy. Patients who had suffered for five years of complaints that are required to listen to music on average 12 hours per week. A year later, they reported the results of therapy generally experience a significant reduction in noise. Technical therapies mentioned are cheap and making your favorite music frekuasi patients with a particular ring in his ears, for to remove the previous record had been recorded in the brain. According to the researchers, this technique can be combined with other therapies.

"About three percent of one of tinnitus sufferers tend to reduce the quality of life," added the researchers.