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2. Tinnitus masker - Wikipedia

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   By raising the ambient level of noise (playing white noise into the ear), the apparent loudness of tinnitus is reduced. The noise level is close to and usually somewhat louder than the perceived loudness of the tinnitus. The generated noise is designed to be a calming, less intrusive sound than the ringing or hissing of tinnitus. Depending on ...

3. Sound masking - Wikipedia

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   Sound masking is the inclusion of generated sound (commonly, though inaccurately, referred to as "white noise" or "pink noise") into an environment to mask unwanted sound. It relies on auditory masking. Sound masking is not a form of active noise control (noise cancellation technique); however, it can reduce or eliminate the perception of sound ...

4. White noise - Wikipedia

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   White noise is a common synthetic noise source used for sound masking by a tinnitus masker. [10] White noise machines and other white noise sources are sold as privacy enhancers and sleep aids (see music and sleep ) and to mask tinnitus . [ 11 ]

5. The 9 best rechargeable hearing aids, according to hearing ...

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   Those can include noise cancellation, relaxation modes that pipe in soothing sounds, and directional microphones. Some companies will offer long trial periods and good professional support ...

6. Auditory masking - Wikipedia

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   Auditory masking is used in tinnitus maskers to suppress annoying ringing, hissing, or buzzing or tinnitus often associated with hearing loss. It is also used in various kinds of audiometry, including pure tone audiometry , and the standard hearing test to test each ear unilaterally and to test speech recognition in the presence of partially ...

7. Tinnitus retraining therapy - Wikipedia

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   An alternative to TRT is tinnitus masking: the use of noise, music, or other environmental sounds to obscure or mask the tinnitus. Hearing aids can partially mask the condition. [ 4 ] A review of tinnitus retraining therapy trials indicates that it may be more effective than tinnitus masking.