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margo · 07-27-2009, 02:31 PM

Hello Rich,

The otolaryngologist gave me a list of three. The second one I purchased was from Brookstone. It has three categories of sound: relax, sleep, and renew. It was called tranquil moments. I have the travel size.

The key is to get a unit that allows fine tuning of the sound in small increments. The otolaryngologist stated that the brain begins to "over focus" on the pulsatile tinnitus and it actually becomes louder (auditory habituation). The tinnitus eventually becomes a deep pathway that the brain cannot avoid or go around.

The sound therapy is a form of retraining the brain and making the tinnitus pathway shallower.

During the first week, I used an earphone in my right ear, because the pulsatile tinnitus was so loud. I really stuck with this therapy and after 2.5 months the sound had diminished considerably. I hope this helps your mother. Let me know if you need additional information.

I wonder about the Herceptin effects too.

07-27-2009, 02:31 PM	#15
margo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 30	Hello Rich, The otolaryngologist gave me a list of three. The second one I purchased was from Brookstone. It has three categories of sound: relax, sleep, and renew. It was called tranquil moments. I have the travel size. The key is to get a unit that allows fine tuning of the sound in small increments. The otolaryngologist stated that the brain begins to "over focus" on the pulsatile tinnitus and it actually becomes louder (auditory habituation). The tinnitus eventually becomes a deep pathway that the brain cannot avoid or go around. The sound therapy is a form of retraining the brain and making the tinnitus pathway shallower. During the first week, I used an earphone in my right ear, because the pulsatile tinnitus was so loud. I really stuck with this therapy and after 2.5 months the sound had diminished considerably. I hope this helps your mother. Let me know if you need additional information. I wonder about the Herceptin effects too. __________________ Margo Diagnosed 08/2004 @ 45; Metaplastic Breast Cancer (MpBC) Stage IV, HER2 3+, ER-/PR-, Met to Liver 08/2004 - Neo-adjuvant Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin (TCH) - 4 rounds. 09/2004 - Herceptin - Weekly. 11/2004 - Liver RFA, followed w/TCH - 2 rounds. 12/2004 - Lumpectomy, axillary node dissection, followed w/TCH - 2 rounds. 05/2005 - Radiation - Breast, shoulder, neck (left side) - 35X 09/2005 - Developed severe osteoporosis - Boniva - monthly 04/2008 - Herceptin - Every 3 weeks (changed from weekly). 05/2012 - Mets: 3 new liver and 2 lymph nodes. 06/2012 - Start 16 rounds Navelbine and Herceptin weekly. 11/2012 - Liver resection, RFAs (8), lymphadenectomy (2), cholecystectomy. 12/2012 - Herceptin and Letrozole. 05/2014 - Mets: 5 aortocaval nodes & 1 mesenteric. 06/2014 - Herceptin/Perjeta/Taxotere - 6 rounds. 10/2014 - Herceptin / Perjeta - Open ended 04/2015 - Progression: Porta hepatic node, 2 aortocaval nodes. 05/2015 - Exploratory surgery treating progression, 12 nodes removed. 07/2015 - Restart Herceptin / Perjeta 01/2016 - Progression 8 nodes. 02/2016 - Starting T-DM1 (Kadcyla) - Open ended. 07/2017 - Progression.