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What is Tinnitus masker?

A tinnitus masker is a natural or artificial sound used to suppress or mask the perceived sounds of ringing in the ears. Masking uses other sounds to "drown out" or "mask" the annoying noises associated with tinnitus.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Tinnitus	7	0
Noise intolerance	1	0
Speech of others sounds garbled	1	0
bothered by bright light & loud sounds w/HA	1	0
constant buzzing sound in ear - sounds like crickets or locusts and get very loud at times	1	0
Sounds sound as if they are amplified	1	0

See all 7 reasons taken ▼

See all 6 patients currently using Tinnitus masker

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Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	1

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Tinnitus masker

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Tinnitus masker

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	0	2	3

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	0	0	0	0	0

Report created on May 25, 2012.