Me in '68. Play it LOUD!
Posted on 03/01/2019 6:21:26 AM PST by Red Badger
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Otoharmonics Corporation, a U.S. veteran-owned company offering sound therapy for tinnitus management, has been awarded a five-year Federal Supply Schedule Medical Equipment and Supply contract, making Levo available immediately to patients receiving care within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, Indian Heads Services, and Public Health Services.
Compatible with the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Tinnitus published by the American Academy of
Otolaryngologists and the VA's Progressive Tinnitus Management Program, the Levo System's sleep therapy has been shown to reduce the level of tinnitus intensity and improve the quality of life in several published peer-reviewed studies, including a randomized controlled study by the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research at the VA Portland Health Care System.
"Increasing access to affordable, evidence-based tinnitus care for U.S. service men and women has been an ongoing focus for Otoharmonics," said Michael Baker, CEO. "The FSS award is a significant step towards expanding care within this underserved patient population."
Tinnitus is the number one service-related disability among U.S. veterans, according to the American Tinnitus Association. An often-overlooked outcome of active duty, tinnitus is typically a result of exposure to loud noise. Whether it's from a high noise environment such as flight, use of heavy machinery, or being near severe and sudden explosives, the effects of tinnitus can be long-lasting. Left untreated, symptoms may increase over time and significantly impact the quality of life.
The Levo System is an FDA-cleared medical device that works in concert with the brain's natural restorative and learning processes. Designed for home use, those suffering from buzzing or ringing in the ears listen to personalized sound therapy while sleeping to gain relief. Over time, the brain learns to ignore the tinnitus perception, resulting in a reduction of tinnitus intensity and negative impact.
About Otoharmonics Corporation Otoharmonics Corporation is a privately held company with headquarters in Portland, Oregon USA. As an international team of world–class neuroscientists, clinicians, business professionals, and patients, Otoharmonics has developed the Levo System for tinnitus management, which is specifically designed for use during sleep. The FDA-cleared system utilizes Apple mobile digital devices to offer user-friendly custom sound therapy based on the specific needs of the individual. To learn more visit http://otoharmonics.com or call 503.336.9906.
Otoharmonics and Levo are registered trademarks of Otoharmonics Corporation.
Media contact: Brenda Edin 209941@email4pr.com 503-336-9906
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Me in '68. Play it LOUD!
I think the military has been issuing earplugs for some years now. I further believe they are not nearly enough. My experience in the military...non-combat...was four years of pistol team competition with decent earmuffs. Even at that though the damage is cumulative.
My work computer firewall filtered out your pic.....................
Watched Operation Blue Book on History Channel the other night. Soldier seriously affected by ringing in his ears. Caused by aliens of course. But he went mad and killed himself. Ya, TV, I know. But my tinnitus sometimes sounds like Niagara Falls. Other times church bell.
Best of luck to you and all who suffer from it.
Tinnitus has driven many people to suicide, in realty.........................
Good news. Thanks. That’s second piece of medical information pertinent to me, found on this forum today. I will have to check it out, nothing else has worked to alter my tinnitus.
I’m amongst those who learned to live with it. It’s most obnoxious when you are trying to go to sleep. For that reason I’ve developed the habit of leaving the TV on all night long...the sound tends to override and mask the constant hiss.
I have never figured it out...it seems logical to me that when you are in a quiet bed, it seems very loud, but other times like right now, it is (for me background noise)
But occasionally, it seems to just “turn on” and I don’t know if it was there all along and I wasn’t paying attention or was distracted, or if it did just “turn on”.
My tinnitus cannot be that bad compared to what I read here (thank goodness) but I will say, what really bothers me is that if I am in a noisy environment with a babble of noise, I can no longer pull out sound I want to hear, and the entire environment is an assault of sound.
My wife and I went out to dinner a few weeks ago, and the restaurant was so loud with music and people talking that it drove me to distraction. I so badly wanted to hear what people were saying, but I found myself grimacing, turning away from them and cupping my ear...it was making me angry. I don’t see them that often, and I was looking forward to some good conversation but...no dice.
Then we walked outside and I wanted to talk before they left, and they were playing music outside and I couldn’t hear anyone. I yelled aloud “WTF? Why do they have to have music blaring out here too???” and everyone turned to look in alarm at me.
I probably yelled it louder because I just couldn’t hear.
Sigh. THAT is not growing old gracefully!
Thank you for that ping...much appreciated (and surprised you remembered we must have had a conversation about this!)
I must have been whining that day...:(
Yeah! That is kind of the behavior I get. Right now it is about a two or three.
The frequency of my wife saying to me “Are you sure you don’t need another hearing test?” is increasing, which probably means it is time to get one to satisfy her!
Last time I went, I told the doctor that my wife made me come in for a test, and he nodded knowingly...:)
LOL, after I saw this cartoon, I cannot help but grin every time I see one of those "one weird trick" clickbait thingies!
“There is no evidence to support the superiority of sound therapy for tinnitus over waiting list control, placebo or education/information with no device.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30589445
Had an elderly man as a patient in a nursing home decades ago. Nice old guy, quiet, cooperative, with some slight confusion,and very hard of hearing. His wife would come and take him to church every Sunday, and bring him back in the evening. One time, she brought him back, and reported he had become unmanageable, very confused, belligerent, all of which was completely out of character for him. I was called to his room by an aide, and found him straddling his overbed table, (The table that you can place across the bed to eat, while in bed) whooping and acting like a mad man. While checking him over and getting him ready for bed, I removed his hearing aids, and they were turned up full blast, and ringing extremely loudly. Apparently, they had been ringing like that the entire day. He was never normal again. I am convinced that loud, constant ringing in his ears that day, pushed him over the edge.
I wonder if the volume change on his hearing aid was intentional. There are some strange people who work in nursing homes especially on the night shift.
I can completely empathize with you. I have tinnitus from flying and flight decks in the Navy. Same symptoms as you. We have an audiologist in our VA Clinic i Knoxville. You can get the farm I am getting on her schedule.
Caution for neti pot use -— NEVER use with tap water. Don’t have the link, but several months ago, there was a story about a woman who had gotten a deadly brain infection from using a neti pot. Apparently, her water supply had some bacteria in it, and it got into her brain through her nasal passages. I use an over the counter steroid nasal spray, when I get sinus congestion that affects my ears. I had a clicking sound in my ears for months, and it finally dawned on me that it was related to chronic sinus congestion, and after using the spray for several weeks, it stopped. Sometimes I get a little white noise from congestion. The spray stops it. If course, my problem is related to congestion, not noise damage.
One wierd trick to cure Tinnitus.
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