Wearable noise generators
Wearable noise generators have been known by various names in the past, including tinnitus maskers, white noise generators, wide band noise generators, retrainers or blockers. They all produce a soothing "shhh" sound known as "white noise" or "pink noise". Pink noise is slightly richer and less shrill than white noise. Both types consist of a mix of high, middle and low sound frequencies.
Some specialists recommend wearing the generators for a few hours each day and at times when the tinnitus is particularly troublesome. Other specialists think that people who use wearable noise generators should wear them all the time when they are awake.
If you wear the generators often it will increase the chances of habituation (this is when you become less aware of your tinnitus and eventually only notice it when you focus on it). However, if you find the noise generators irritate you then you will not help your tinnitus and may make it worse.
In the past, wearable noise generators were set at a level that was so loud it blocked out the tinnitus. These days they are set at a level that is either just below or at the same pitch as your tinnitus.
Wearable noise generators have been known by various names in the past, including tinnitus maskers, white noise generators, wide band noise generators, retrainers or blockers. They all produce a soothing "shhh" sound known as "white noise" or "pink noise". Pink noise is slightly richer and less shrill than white noise. Both types consist of a mix of high, middle and low sound frequencies.
Some specialists recommend wearing the generators for a few hours each day and at times when the tinnitus is particularly troublesome. Other specialists think that people who use wearable noise generators should wear them all the time when they are awake.
If you wear the generators often it will increase the chances of habituation (this is when you become less aware of your tinnitus and eventually only notice it when you focus on it). However, if you find the noise generators irritate you then you will not help your tinnitus and may make it worse.
In the past, wearable noise generators were set at a level that was so loud it blocked out the tinnitus. These days they are set at a level that is either just below or at the same pitch as your tinnitus.
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