The Tinnitus Doctor

From NPR: Texas Roadhouse restaurant founder and CEO Kent Taylor died by suicide last week at age 65 after what his family described as a "battle with post-Covid related symptoms, including severe tinnitus." I personally had Covid in December 2020, which left me with chronic fatigue, and an especially increased amount of tinnitus. I have known too many people commit suicide. Theref

Progressive Muscle Relaxation has been touted by some as the best misophonia treatment modality.  It works to help people stay relaxed no matter what trigger response occurs.  PMR is a learned skill that I recommend my patients begin using three times daily. If this is not realistic, try to do it once a day. No matter what. Do it at least one time before dismissing it. &n

The Tinnitus Doctor is available virtually! COVID-19 has increased stress levels, which is making tinnitus more prevalent than ever.  Listeners have inquired how they can get access to the Tinnitus Doctor without traveling. You may now reach her anywhere in the world for customized tinnitus coaching. 

Noise exposure, present in everyday life, puts individuals at a high risk for developing hearing loss and tinnitus.   From the American Tinnitus Association website (https://www.ata.org/understanding-facts/causes): "Exposure to loud noises, either in a single traumatic experience or over time, can damage the auditory system and result in hearing loss and sometimes tinnitus as

The Tinnitus Doctor discusses tips for battling insomnia!

A deeper look at tinnitus retraining therapy and how it works. We go over the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (The University of Iowa, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Tyler, R., Ji, H., Perreau, H., Witt, S., Noble, W., & Coelho, C. (2014). Development and validation of the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire. Am J Audiol, 23, 260–272) an

This episode explains in more detail just how we get hearing loss.  (We also mention earbuds-yikes!) Under 10 minutes.

St. Pete has plenty to offer in terms of being sensory friendly! We brought you the best information possible in this 6 minute podcast.

Dr. Dyson has done some investigating for this particular episode. She contacted local Florida parks and attractions to see if they offered any type of sensory friendly access to those with sound sensitivity disorders, (and this also can apply to children/adults on the spectrum of Autism) We offer you her findings in this 10 minute podcast.

We talk about simple ways to manage tinnitus. 10 minutes