Can Brain Training Reduce Ringing in the Ears?

Ask someone with chronic tinnitus (ringing in the ears) to describe a typical episode, and you will very quickly see their face succumb to a wave of frustration. Tinnitus is very common, affecting approximately one in five people. Irritatingly, as sufferers start to focus on the t ringing more, they often become more agitated and anxious, which in turn makes the noise seem worse. Since the primary auditory cortex—region of the brain where auditory input is processed—has been implicat