Ultrasound tinnitus treatment. (Product Marketplace).Hearing Innovations, Inc., has launched the HiSonic-TRD, the first device to use low-level ultrasound to treat and relieve tinnitus Tinnitus Definition Tinnitus is hearing ringing, buzzing, or other sounds without an external cause. Patients may experience tinnitus in one or both ears or in the head. symptoms. Hearing Innovations received a U.S. patent for the exclusive and protected right to use ultrasound for this purpose. The company received 510(k) marketing clearance for the HiSonic-TRD from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ), based on positive results from its clinical safety and efficacy study. The Hisonic-TRD is intended to be used for tinnitus habituation habituation Reduction of an animal's behavioral response to a stimulus, as a result of a lack of reinforcement during continual exposure to the stimulus. Habituation is usually considered a form of learning in which behaviours not needed are eliminated. and masking mask·ing n. 1. The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. 2. An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. therapy. The device provides immediate, effective, and safe relief from the severe symptoms of tinnitus through bone-conducted ultrasound. Hearing Innovations' HiSonic-TRD is now being made available to consumers by prescription from licensed audiologists, otolaryngologists, or local hearing centers. Circle 129 on Reader Service Card |
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