Tinnitus is treated by masking or habituation, not cured

Evidence

Loud tinnitus is a psychologically difficult impairment and can have a significant effect on the quality of life for the individual. There is no known cure for tinnitus. However, methods exist for treating tinnitus. One approach is to use a tinnitus masker to generate a sound in the ears that makes the tinnitus sound less annoying. Another approach is to use a combination of counselling and sound therapy to habituate the individuals to the tinnitus sound in order to reduce their awareness of it (Jastreboff et al., 1996). — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2676

Categorization

• XREF: Sound-masking and habituation therapy connect to soundscape/active-listening ideas from earlier reading on silence and acoustic ecology.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2676