{"id":196,"date":"2020-06-12T18:23:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T23:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redriverent.fm1.dev\/tinnitus\/tinnitus-retraining-therapy\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T13:10:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:10:45","slug":"retraining-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redriverent.com\/tinnitus\/retraining-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinnitus Retraining Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n   \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is Tinnitus Retraining Therapy?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) centers around tinnitus counseling, which aims to teach you about your condition and how retraining techniques and sound enrichment can alter the way you react to and perceive the sound of your tinnitus.\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What Are the Components of Tinnitus Retraining Therapy?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"There are three major components to tinnitus retraining therapy: an evaluation of the your daily habits and history, the fitting and use of broad-band noise generating devices that can help cancel out or muffle tinnitus auditory frequencies and therapeutic training to help you learn how to manage and ignore tinnitus symptoms\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Why Are Counseling Sessions Required?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Counseling sessions will teach you what tinnitus is and how your perception of it affects the way you react to the sounds. As you progress, you\u2019ll learn more about methods for changing how you perceive tinnitus. As your reactions to tinnitus are altered through counseling and education, you\u2019ll become less and less aware of your symptoms.\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What Is Behavioral Therapy?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Behavioral therapy is used to help tinnitus patients manage their emotional reaction to their symptoms. Because the side effects of tinnitus can include insomnia, depression, anxiety, and other issues that affect mental health and wellbeing, helping you learn emotional coping techniques and develop a range of strategies you can deploy has been shown to reduce these same side effects.\"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What Are Retraining Exercises?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Retraining exercises are designed to reduce your reaction to your tinnitus, decrease your awareness of the sound and eventually eliminate any feelings of annoyance associated with tinnitus. \"\n }\n }, {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What Is Sound Enrichment?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Sound enrichment can help you naturally quiet or completely filter out the sounds caused by your tinnitus. Tinnitus therapy works best when the sounds used for retraining are just a little quieter than the tinnitus symptoms.\"\n }\n}\n ]\n  }\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no known <a href=\"https:\/\/redriverent.com\/tinnitus\/\">cure for tinnitus<\/a> unless its underlying cause can be identified and treated. In recent years, however, audiologists have developed some outstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/redriverent.com\/tinnitus\/treatments\/\">tinnitus treatment programs<\/a> and methods to help patients with chronic tinnitus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/redriverent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MeniereE28099s-Disease.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redriverent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MeniereE28099s-Disease.jpg 800w, https:\/\/redriverent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MeniereE28099s-Disease-768x634.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5562945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT)<\/a> is one of our clinic\u2019s highest recommended treatment plans. TRT centers around tinnitus counseling, which aims to teach you about your condition and how retraining techniques and sound enrichment can alter the way you react to and perceive the sound of your tinnitus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you and your audiologist determine that retraining therapy is the best option for treating your tinnitus, we\u2019ll set up a counseling schedule for you. You can expect to visit our office regularly as you begin TRT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duration of TRT differs from patient to patient, but the counseling is consistently effective for our tinnitus patients and is proven to work well short-term and long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you begin our tinnitus retraining therapy program, you can expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Counseling<\/strong> sessions with your audiologist, who will teach you more about what tinnitus is and how your perception of it affects the way you react to the sounds. As you progress, you\u2019ll learn more about methods for changing how you perceive tinnitus. As your reactions to tinnitus are altered through counseling and education, you\u2019ll become less and less aware of your symptoms.<\/li><li><strong>Sound enrichment<\/strong> is an important part of TRT that must be used 24-hours a day to mask your tinnitus. Avoiding silence is considered key to successful TRT. Choosing the new background sounds of your life\u2014and how to incorporate them into every moment of your day\u2014isn\u2019t necessarily an easy task. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to work with our knowledgeable and experienced audiologists who will guide you as you find sounds that mask your tinnitus effectively but aren\u2019t annoying or intrusive.<\/li><li><strong>Retraining exercises <\/strong>will begin a few sessions into your tinnitus retraining therapy. These expertly developed tactics aim to reduce your reaction to your tinnitus, decrease your awareness of the sound and eventually eliminate any feelings of annoyance associated with tinnitus. During counseling, your audiologist will walk you through exercises you can implement at home. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Call <span class=\"company-name \">Red River ENT Associates<\/span> at <a href=\"tel:+13184439773\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(318) 443-9773<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no known cure for tinnitus unless its underlying cause can be identified and treated. In recent years, however, audiologists have developed some outstanding tinnitus treatment programs and methods to help patients with chronic tinnitus. Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) is one of our clinic\u2019s highest recommended treatment plans. 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