Sound Therapy for tinnitus Using Sound And Light
Jeff Moran (Sound Therapist)
From an early age I have had a relationship with my own tinnitus, the sounds that I hear, be it a variable high pitch, a whooshing, a fizzing and many others that just come and go, like unwanted visitors to my head-space.
Being a Sound Therapist I have been following tinnitus research to understand the issue and to search out a cure for my own tinnitus. So my question was, can sound therapy give tinnitus relief? My findings are that the nearest I have got is ongoing temporary tinnitus relief. This has included the use of music with embedded frequencies, relaxation music, white noise machines, and light and sound machines.
Various Therapies For Tinnitus
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) which is a combination of CBT (cognitive behavioral training) and a masking device (white noise machine or similar) Again, what I experienced at the clinic.. the main focus is to deal with what is causing you anxiety and relax you, which can ease the sounds. Add to that a masking device, which had a temporary effect but felt too much like going to a regular therapist, especially when you are like me and very little causes you anxiety. However, in terms of relaxation we have 3 powerful relaxation downloads that can bring the brainwaves down and create a deep state of relaxation that can help.
Relaxation Downloads That Will Calm The Mind And Help With Tinnitus
Sound Machine for tinnitus
White noise generators for tinnitus: Again I have tried several of these and they have given me some relief as they also neutralise some of the inner sounds, a bit like a soprano when she hits a note and the glass smashes, called hitting a sympathetic vibration to take out the tinnitus noises. makes a lot of sense in theory but if you tinnitus is a wide range then the full spectrum white noise machines are best.
On-line Tinnitus Masker
I have had a pitch and loudness test done to determine the frequency and amplitute of the sounds. Great in theory but temporary for me, yes, you neutralise the sound, however when the sounds are variable like mine are then its only effective when that specific sound appears. However there is an online service called AudioNotch that I found interesting as their online software enabled me to produce several tones that did neutralise many of the ear sounds.
Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy is a tinnitus treatment that lowers the volume of your tinnitus, and in doing so, reduces the pain and distress caused by the disease. There is no miracle tinnitus cure, however Tailor-Made notched sound therapy is a tinnitus treatment that can offer relief. It takes two forms: Tailor-Made Notched Music, or Tailor-Made Notched White Noise.
It is created by taking either music or "white noise", and removing sound energy—"notching it out"—at the same frequency of your tinnitus tone.
Light And Sound Machines
The Kasina
WHAT IS A LIGHT & SOUND MEDITATION SYSTEM?
Utilizing light and sound pulses at a specified frequencies, these systems stimulate the mental activity of the user, leading the user's mind from normal waking consciousness to a variety of desirable states of consciousness.
Manage stress, improve focus, meditate, relax, break undesirable states like anger, and enjoy a visual psychedelic experience without drugs.
SIT BACK, RELAX AND LET YOUR MIND FOLLOW THE FREQUENCIES
Mindplace most mature product yet, Kasina - This Pali term refers to an ancient system of meditation that uses visual objects to focus the mind. Our MindPlace Kasina can be used in a similar manner to induce positive mood shifting effects.
Get yourself into a comfortable position, put on your earphones, choose a session, put on the ganzfeld frames - your mind will naturally attune to the same frequency as the session you choose - in the same way that tuning a fork works.
Expand your Kasina experience with our Kasina DeepVision™ Ganframes. Designed so that you can keep your eyes open or closed during a session, the ganzfeld frames come with a soft cloth carry case for ease of storage.
Benefits
- Meditation aid - access deeply tranquil states
- Quiet the "Monkey Mind"
- Focus and attention trainer
- Break undesirable states - like anger
- Facilitate accelerated learning
- Mood shifter - change your mind
- Access altered states of consciousness
- Stunning audio-visual experience - wow factor
How it Works
- Easy to use - plug and play out of the box
- Easily create your own sessions - great for therapists
- Copy your own music to the Kasina in MP3 and WAVE
- A built-in MP3 player and included on an 8 GB microSD card
- 255 shades of each color
The "NEW" Limina
Benefits
- Meditation aid – learn to access deeply tranquil mind-states
- Train your focus and sharpen your attention
- Break undesirable states, like anger
- Facilitate accelerated learning
- Access altered states of consciousness
- Take a power nap at work, school or home.
Features
- Over 100 carefully crafted sessions
- Easy to use, with LCD display
- 255 shades of each color
- Multiple audio waveforms including sine and pink noise
- Clean and clear CD-quality audio path
- Manual frequency control mode covers the full range from delta to gamma
- Can decode SpectraStrobe (Kasina) and AudioStrobe audio files