Exploring the features and effectiveness of a new app that utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help individuals cope with tinnitus, offering support chat bots, relaxation exercises, and distraction sounds. The chapter emphasizes the importance of seeking professional advice, undergoing hearing tests, and considering hearing aids for managing tinnitus and hearing loss.
It’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health and quality of life, there isn’t any cure for the condition. Madeleine Finlay speaks to John, who has used CBT techniques to learn to live well with his tinnitus, and Dr Lucy Handscomb, a tinnitus researcher who is involved in trialling a new app that could hold promise for sufferers.. Help support our independent journalism at
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