Tinnitus: you don’t have to live with it | Letters
The article discusses tinnitus, a common condition where people experience a constant ringing or buzzing sound in their ears. The authors, Jonathan Hazell and Pawel Jastreboff, who have worked extensively on tinnitus research, explain that the distress caused by tinnitus is often due to the meaning people ascribe to it and the emotions it evokes, leading to a conditioned response that is difficult to habituate. They suggest that tinnitus retraining therapy, based on their research and the Jastreboff model, has been very successful in helping people manage tinnitus. While there is no quick fix, this therapy is a slow but effective process when followed patiently. The authors encourage readers to visit the tinnitus.org and tinnitus-pjj.com websites to learn more about this approach, emphasizing that they do not have to live with the distress caused by tinnitus.
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