Tinnitus: Turning the Volume Down (Revised & Expanded)

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Tinnitus: Turning the Volume Down (Revised & Expanded)

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Editorial Review: Over 50 million Americans experience some form of tinnitus and there are those who don't realize that the ringing in their ears has a name. Of those 50 million, 12 million are estimated to have severe tinnitus where they seek medical treatment. Approximately two million people are suffering so severely that they cannot make it through their daily activities.

Kevin Hogan has a positive approach to health as a definite goal worthy of determination. Kevin experienced tinnitus, and partly because of this, he treats those who suffer from it with respect!

He heard the usual, You have to live with it, and he does NOT live with it. In addition he has remolded his profession to help those with tinnitus. This book is a positive example, a helping hand, a light in the darkness.

Kevin once wrote a book called The Gift: A Discovery of Love, Happiness and Fulfillment, describing a quest for happiness. Readers discover on their quest that only by giving it (The Gift) away ...

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Drug recommendation, 2008-06-11
I read enough of this book to come to believe that the main recommendation is to be put on psych medications to lessen the problem.

2 of 2 found this review helpful:

If you suffer from Tinnitus you must get this book, 2008-04-23
After reading this book I now understand what's going on in my head and I have a plan to fix it. I am mixing TRT (listening to sounds 24/7, taking Ginko biloba and just started KLONOPIN) I am also trying to get rid of stress out of my life. And low and behold its Working!!!! The volume is down a good bit and the frequency is changing so I know something is working. Don't suffer get this book, show it to your Doctor.

If you do suffer from Tinnitus, I know what you are suffering it is the third most ghastly thing to have next to intractable pain and intractable dizzyness. I can offer to you that it *will* get better, this book will help you. Godspeed.

--B

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Nothing But the Truth, 2008-04-20
No hype or black magic cures enclosed. Just hard hitting, learned from experience methods to reduce the impact of this terrible affliction. Probably the best work on Tinnitus. Hogan's co-author keeps this book updated which is a real plus.

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Excellent Resource on Tinnitus, 2008-04-19
Having Tinnitus myself since six months, I was given the standard ENT answer: "you'll have to get used to it". This book, written by a person who actually suffered and overcame it, provides valuable insight into the nature of Tinnitus - a condition which results from a combination of the ear and the brain. It provides also several possible treatments with different rates of success. On the downside, the book repeats it self several times, and it's always referring to the author's commercial Tinnitus Reduction Program. I'm giving it five stars for giving me a deeper understanding of the condition and above all, for giving me hope.

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A Good Book about Tinnitus, 2007-12-26
I've had tinnitus for nearly 50 years now, starting when my eardrum had to be punctured by a doctor. I have what I consider to be mild but chronic ringing, plus infrequent pulsing sounds matching my heartbeat. As with many tinnitus sufferers, I've been told to "learn to live with it." In searching the internet about tinnitus, I found many of the "send me money and I'll give you a miracle cure" type offers, but in one chat site, someone said this book, "Tinnitus: Turning Down the Volume" by Kevin Hogan, was by far the best book on the subject. So I found and ordered it on Amazon.

After reading the book, I must admit I was very happy with what I got out of the book. It promises no "instant cures" and in fact urges patience and months long efforts. Dr. Kevin Hogan suffered from tinnitus, and writes about his expensive and extensive efforts to relieve his own problem, and offers suggestions to the reader on actions to try. He guarantees no cure, but suggests plans of action. I am trying two of the suggestions now (prescription prescribed by my doctor, and the use of an iPod. Yes, and iPod.) Right now, I will wait and see if my volume does indeed get turned down over the next several months.

There were at least three instances Dr. Hogan discusses in the book that I thought were quirks of mine alone. Reading about them made me realize that they were indeed tinnitus related and not just me! The biggest surprise moment in the book for me was his contention that the ringing is not necessarily just in the ear, but also could be programmed into the brain. Over the course of the book, he makes sense.

Dr. Hogan does offer to sell cd's for very severe cases as part of his own Tinnitus Reduction Program, but the majority of the book discusses how to appproach the program on your own (or with the help of a good doctor.) There is no "You can't be helped without buying these" type of sales pressure.

One final comment. In his book, Dr. Hogan highly recommends "Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life" by Martin Seligman, Ph.D. After reading the Tinnitus book, I bought this book, which was a REAL eye opener about my own attitude (which according to Dr. Hogan, can have a major effect on dealing with tinnitus.) I learned that while I thought I was a fairly optimistic person, I was far from it, and I learned how to become aware of my negativism and counter it. Now I am looking forward to dealing with both my known tinnitus and my previously unknown negativeness. I very highly recommend BOTH books.

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