As mentioned “good” sound enhances our health and well being.However in the case of Tinnitus which is the persistent noises like buzzing/ringing/whistling/humming/beating in the ear. The noise may vary in pitch from a low roar to a high squeal, and you may hear it in one or both of your ears. In some cases, the sound can be so loud it interferes with your ability to concentrate or hear properly.For those who suffer from chronic tinnitus, the infuriating ringing caused millions of people infected to have trouble working, sleeping and going about their daily lives.The unfortunate new is that Tinnitus is one of the most common hearing disorders in the world. Those who suffer from it hear buzzing or ringing sounds that cannot be blocked out. For some with chronic Tinnitus, the noises are so irritating or a nuisance which can never go away which greatly degrade their quality of life to the extent that they cannot lead a normal life.

According to experts, the causes of  Tinnitus are many which includes the following:.

 ·         tinnitus is connected with age-related hearing loss,

 ·         it is also caused by frequent or sudden exposure to loud noise,

 ·         ear injury or ear infections

·         certain medications,

·         tumours or ·         for no apparent reason,.

Reported in the NST(17/4/09) there is a treatment to reduce the bad sound of  Tinnitus which are extracted below:

·         this method is available for the first time in Asia,

 ·         this treatment is called Tinnitus Phase-Out (TPO) which act as a relay station that will help to reduce the noise the patient hears.

 ·         The mechanism is as follows:
“All noise travels in sound wave form. How it works is the doctor analyses the audio characteristics of the patient’s tinnitus and record the patient’s specific pitch and volume level. He will then create the anti-noise-sound with an identical frequency but in the opposite phase. This will significantly reduce, and in some cases eliminate, the patient’s perception of tinnitus. This solution is then programmed into the patient’s own Patient Treatment Device.”

·         By listening to the therapeutic sound pattern through headphones for just 30 minutes, three times a week, the patient will be able to obtain relief from their tinnitus on an on-going basis.

·         According to a research study presented at the 8th International Tinnitus Seminar in Pau, France in September 2005, this method demonstrated an 82 per cent success rate in treating patients with persistent tinnitus.It is, however, not a cure but it will reduce the noise. The patient will still be  likely to still hear some tinnitus sounds but usually at a reduced and more manageable volume.