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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Individuals with tinnitus have poorer working memory, slower processing speeds and reaction times and deficiencies in selective attention. Neuroplasticity (the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections) has been the foundation for the creation of several cognitive enhancement programs intended to slow normal aging and potentially improve disorders such as attention deficits. Brain Fitness Program-Tinnitus (BFP-T) is a cognitive training program specially designed to exploit neuroplasticity for preservation and expansion of cognitive health in adults with tinnitus.
[...] Tinnitus assessment, neuroimaging, and cognitive testing were completed at baseline and 8 weeks later. The controls underwent neuroimaging and cognitive assessments.
The researchers found that patients with tinnitus in the BFP-T group had improvements in tinnitus perception, memory, attention, and concentration compared with patients in the non-BFP-T control group. Neuroimaging changes in brain systems responsible for attention and cognitive control were observed in patients who used the BFP-T. "A possible mechanistic explanation for these changes could be neuroplastic changes in key brain systems involved in cognitive control," the authors write.
No changes in behavioral measures were observed between the two tinnitus study groups.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 24 2017, @03:11PM
This is presumably referring to people with tinnitus not caused by damage to the ear.
It's been my experience personally, that it comes and goes and it does seem to have a lot to do with what I'm listening to or not. The times when it's worse are when I'm trying to go to sleep and not listening to things and the times when it's been completely gone are usually when I'm either listening to something very closely or when I've been on top of my sleep, exercise and meditation routines.
The thing that worked better at reducing it for me than anything else was practicing conjuring up music in my head the way that people sometimes visualizing. My hypothesis at the time was basically, if I'm using the circuitry for one thing, it wouldn't be available for other things and that the buzz itself is a byproduct of a lack of appropriate stimuli.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 24 2017, @03:44PM
After this many years with it, my brain doesn't even pay it any attention unless I tell it to.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 24 2017, @06:06PM
What a let down. I thought you were this ominous raptor-like creature...but now you admit that your screen name is from the mighty buzzing between your ears.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday January 24 2017, @06:37PM
Well, good. I'm glad you don't notice anymore. The rest of us, however, are keenly aware.
I kid, I kid...
I also suffer......ed through the Princess Leia CGI and thought it looked weird.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 24 2017, @06:17PM
I may have to look into this. Too many rock concerts up front next to the stage, and working in a noisy workplace has caused jet engines at 100% thrust noises in both ears.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 25 2017, @04:43AM
That's probably going to be the hardest case to deal with. The easiest is probably going to be people like me that have ideopathic tinnitus. I've had it for as long as I can remember, but it doesn't usually get bad anymore like it used to. For me, the thing that helped was really forcing my brain to imagine music and bring it to life. It's probably also possible to channel attention aways.
Just like what the article says, I have poor working memory and control over my concentration. The tinnitus will go away for periods, but once I notice it's there, it can be a bit of a challenge to get it to go.