New FDA-Approved Treatment for Tinnitus: How Lener Works

Understanding Tinnitus

• 📌 Tinnitus is described as an obnoxious, frustrating condition characterized by constant buzzing and ringing in the ears.
• ⚠️ It affects approximately 25 million Americans and can lead to depression, anger, and strained relationships.
• 🧠 According to audiologist Gail Brener, tinnitus is not a hearing problem but an internally generated sound perceived by the brain.

The Lener Treatment

• 💡 A new FDA-approved treatment called Lener aims to make the ringing associated with tinnitus disappear.
• ⚡ The Lener device utilizes headphones and a tongue stimulator with 32 tiny electrodes to deliver electrical pulses.
• ✨ These pulses create a tingling sensation on the tongue, which transmits signals to the brain.
• 💰 The Lener device costs $4,000 and is not covered by insurance.

How Lener Retrains the Brain

• 🎯 Lener works by retraining the brain to ignore the sounds of tinnitus.
• 🎧 Patients use the device with a mouthpiece for 12 weeks, twice a day for 30 minutes.
• ✅ This treatment is effective for tinnitus caused by loud noise, hearing loss, and infections, teaching the brain not to pay attention to the tinnitus.
• 🚀 Clara Flores, who experienced tinnitus likely due to an infection, reports that the treatment has been a game-changer, and she no longer notices the buzzing.