Tinnitus is a very common disease. The numbers are alarming high. About four percent of the total population suffers from Tinnitus. This share is comparable to the one of diabetes. One in four persons of the total population has already experienced Tinnitus.

Generally, the term Tinnitus in the medical sector refers to noise, which is perceived in one or both ears. The noise can be constant or recur occasionally and is described in a great variety of ways e.g. as noise, whistling, hissing, pulsing. Tinnitus volume can also vary significantly on an individual basis.

Tinnitus and its consequences are often a wake-up call indicating everyday stress. Speed, noise and pressure to perform all leave their mark, putting a strain on body and mind. Indications with the cardiovascular system and general well-being are undisputed. Even our auditory center can be affected. Disorders like Tinnitus or extreme sensitivity to noise (hyperacusis) associated with this require complex, careful analysis to enable a specific treatment concept to be developed to suit the individual.

Anyone who has had to live and work in a noisy environment for a prolonged period is familiar with the phenomenon: You stop perceiving the noise itself and register only changes. This is way parents hear their children crying in the night but are not woken up by banging doors. Our ears always hear everything, but our brains filter our the unimportant things. This is always work for our subconscious. Once it all becomes too much, we notice this at our weakest points. For many people, this is their auditory center. Overload means that you now hear sounds which are normally filtered out.

Due to the permanent overload of the auditory center one hears sounds which are normally filtered out. Hearing has to be allowed to recover - and can do so if it is appropriately "retrained". The Tinnitus Retraining Therapy of Hazell/Jastreboff with its neurophysiological approach is a more promising route than conventional methods to achieving a better quality of life.


Retraining with the Wave Tinnitus technology

The therapy starts with the circumstances of your life. Less stress, more rest and more satisfaction of your own needs. But above all by "fading out" the Tinnitus phenomenon. You have to forget it to give your consciousness an opportunity to recover. The digital WAVE Tinnitus technologies are a key support in this process.

How does the Wave technology work?

WAVE digital Tinnitus systems generate "healthy" noise which reduces the interference level of Tinnitus. As with acupuncture, their ritating stimulus is responded to by a counter-stimulus and its effect alleviated as a result. The Tinnitus does not disappear, but a sufferer learns to ignore it.

Different WAVE systems for individual requirements

As part of the interdisciplinary treatment concept, you join your hearing instrument specialist in selecting a suitable Hansaton WAVE system which is then set to the best possible effect on a completely individual basis. Hansaton WAVE Tinnitus technology can be worn in the ear or behind the ear and can also be combined with digital hearing systems (ACTIVO WAVE) to compensate for a hearing loss.