Tinnitus: Turning the Volume Down (Revised Edition)

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Summary: An action plan for those who suffer
Review: As a hearing aid account executive for a major manufacturer, I constantly get asked about tinnitus and what can be done for people who have it. I read this book and was ecstatic to find out that so much can be done to help people with tinnitus. I thought 40 pages of professional journal article citations was a bit much but aside from that, this book is wonderful. If you have tinnitus or work with people who have tinnitus this book is indispensable. It provides a workable framework from which people can improve their situation. Dr. Hogan's own story of how he battled tinnitus is compelling. The most useful section may have been how people with very little money can utilize a simple walkman for auditory habituation. The discussion about medications was also new to me. This book is a wonderful resource. Definitely recommended for everyone with tinnitus and everyone in audiology.

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Summary: This is a MUST-read for anyone suffering from tinnitus!
Review: Dr. Kevin Hogan is the published author of several books, and is also a highly respected trainer. This great contribution, however, comes from his personal success in overcoming the frustrating inner noise of tinnitus (ringing and/or roaring in the ears). It covers the basics of tinnitus, including scientific explanations and current modalities of treatment. The use of competent hypnotherapy, used in conjunction with other appropriate professional health care, may offer the best hope of turning the volume down. This is a valuable book, written in a style that is easy to understand, and it is a MUST-read for anyone who suffers from tinnitus.

--Reviewed by Roy Hunter, M.S., Published Author of: MASTER THE POWER OF SELF-HYPNOSIS, THE ART OF HYPNOSIS, and THE ART OF HYPNOTHERAPY

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Summary: Most practical tinnitus book
Review: I've read a lot of tinnitus books. This is one of the handful that actually doesn't beat around the bush with audiological theory or bogus natural remedies.

Hogan has put together a remarkable book that anyone can use to reduce the volume of their tinnitus. (He is careful to note that the profoundly deaf are often not as easy to achieve good results with.)

I found the information about medications to be an eye opener. I never dreamed there were so many medications that can help someone who suffers with this maddening sound.

I also believe what Hogan calls "SPADES" (stress, panic, anxiety, depression, emotional difficulty) play a role in tinnitus generation and resolution.

Maybe most compelling was the authors personal story about how he suffered with tinnitus. His very real pain that he experienced. His daily decision about suicide and the final victory which he was told could never happen.

Highly recommended.

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Summary: Well researched and with experience
Review: Kevin Hogan has a clear insight into this problem, being a tinnitus suffer himself. He has done his research but presents the material in easy to read lay terms. His research data is current and varied. He offers hope to everyone suffering from tinnitus without giving false claims. Someone should find as least one thing helpful in this book, I found many.

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Summary: A Good Souce of Tinnitus Information
Review: This is a very informative book, but don't get to excited, even though it got great reviews. I'm a college student suffering from Tinnitus. I ordered this book to try and learn about the different treatments available and hopefully find one that I can begin. This book did a very good job explaning the treatments and telling you where to get started on the recovery process. However, in order to do the things the author suggests to fight Tinnitus you would have to have lots of free time and extra money. And being a full time student at a major University I have neither of these. I wish I could devote everything I have to fighting this, but I can't. And I think most people can't. So if you just want to learn about Tinnitus I would highly recommend reading this book, but if you are looking for an immediate cure...see a doctor who has knowledge in this area.

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Summary: Revised edition is excellent
Review: This revised edition of Tinnitus: Turning the Volume Down is excellent.

I was one of Kevin's clients five years ago. I found him by his first book. It helped me enormously. After all those years of suffering I don't anymore!

Kevin doesn't have hearing aids to sell or a practice he's looking to fill. Instead he puts everything into this book that can be done in a book...and there is a lot.

He explains what medications can help the vast majority of people with tinnitus. (Yes, they do work as I can attest to.)

He also exposes in a gentle way the frauds and shams of the tinnitus "cures" without quite labeling them as frauds. (Save your money and buy this book.)

The relationship between stress and emotional problems with tinnitus seems to be quite high. Most of the books I read about tinnitus seem to focus on the ear. Hogan points out that half of all cases of tinnitus are not improved when the 8th nerve is severed. Hogan brings tinnitus relief by showing how to utilize the brain. His strategies including reducing stress, changing lifestyle, hypnosis, medication, psychotherapy, behavioral techniques and surprisingly osteopathy.

Hogan's doctorate's is in psychology not otolaryngology and I suspect he means it when he doesn't understand everything there is to know about the human ear. But clearly he understands tinnitus and it's reduction. He helped me and the original edition of this book which was also good was where it all started.

Thank you!