FAQs

For whom is Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment suitable?

The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment is suitable for the majority of individuals who are disturbed by their tinnitus. Medical specialist screening for any underlying treatable pathology is routinely undertaken. Individuals who are severely or profoundly deaf in both ears will not be able to benefit from treatment.

How does Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment differ from other available treatments?
  1. The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment has been developed through more than 15 years of research and clinical trials. It has been proven to deliver consistent results including decreased awareness and disturbance from tinnitus.
  2. The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment achieves effective and consistent results because it is customized for each individual. Results from the assessment, including the user's unique hearing and tinnitus profile, are used to develop an individual prescription for treatment. The Neuromonics device is made specifically for each person based on this prescription. This individual customization allows stimulation of a wide range of auditory pathways (up to 12.5kHz), regardless of the specific configuration of hearing loss that may be present. Clinical studies have also shown that the customization process allows the stimulus to be used at a considerably lower (hence, more comfortable) listening volume while achieving interaction with the tinnitus perception.
  3. The broad range acoustic neural stimulus which forms the basis of the Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment incorporates relaxing music and is delivered in a pleasant and deeply relaxing manner. The use of music facilitates treatment by tempering the limbic system, which assists with decreasing disturbance from tinnitus - as well as making treatment pleasant to use on a regular basis.
  4. The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment is easy to use as it only involves listening to the device for around two to four hours per day. Since the device is lightweight and compact (approximately the same size and weight of a modern mobile phone), it is easy to carry around.
  5. The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment also provides long term benefits. Other available treatments, such as maskers, may provide a distraction from tinnitus, but only while they are being used. The Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment efficiently and effectively reprograms the brain to filter out the sound of tinnitus and breaks the cycle between tinnitus perception, awareness and disturbance. By the end of treatment, awareness and disturbance should be significantly less. Some users find they don't need to use their device at all, while others use it for less time and much less frequently.