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Volume 6

Dick Salvi: Ahead of His Time

In celebration of his life’s work, friends and colleagues share their thoughts on the outstanding career of Dr. Richard Salvi.

Mister Tinnitus

In celebration of his life’s work, friends and colleagues share their thoughts on the outstanding career of Dr. Richard Salvi.

Dr. Dick Salvi – “The Man Who Liked Salicylate”

In celebration of his life’s work, friends and colleagues share their thoughts on the outstanding career of Dr. Richard Salvi.

Volume 4

The CAA Annual Conference Was Great Except for One Thing…

After a very successful and interesting CAA Conference, Bob Harrison wonders why there was not one single session related to cochlear implantation.

Retrain the Brain with Music: Use of a Personalized Sound Therapy to Manage Tinnitus

Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments conducted a blinded, randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of the personalized, spectrally altered music-based sound therapy over 12 months of use. This article will focus on the qualitative results of the trial.

Volume 3

Drinks, Dementia & Hearing loss

In this issue’s installment, Gael Hannan tells us why you might want to drop by your local watering hole to help protect your hearing.

Innovative Sound Therapy Strategies for Tinnitus

Michael Piskosz writes that wireless streaming of sounds has revolutionized sound therapy for tinnitus patients by enabling them to select the sounds they prefer based on any number of factors at the press of a button. This article discusses innovative ways of using sound therapy with modern technologies.

How Can The Audiogram Be More Useful?

Hosted by Drs. Manohar Bance and Steve Aiken, the Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) group held its first workshop in Halifax NS for leaders in audiology, otology, and hearing science from across the country to discuss priority research questions and form plans to address them.

When Hearing Changes, So Does Life

Gael explores her feelings about being recommended for a cochlear implant.

Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction: Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Tinnitus

Jennifer Gans tell us about the Mindfulness Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction (MBTSR) program and how it focuses on helping people uncover their own internal resources toward a reinterpretation of tinnitus.