Neurology

Bimodal Stimulation: Training the Brain to Ignore the Noise

When tinnitus isn't caused by a blood vessel, it is often a "software" problem in the brain. The brain's auditory cortex becomes hyperactive, stuck in a feedback loop. Enter Bimodal Stimulation.

How it Works

This treatment involves two types of stimuli simultaneously: Sound through headphones and Tactile pulses (usually to the tongue or the neck). By pairing these, we trigger neuroplasticity.

Research shows that the brain's attention can be "reset." Over 12 weeks of treatment, the neurons that were once obsessed with the tinnitus frequency begin to quiet down, focusing instead on the external sensory input.