> Does "Active Noise Reduction" technology hold any hope for tinnitus suffers?
In the case of subjective tinnitus (the majority of T's) I don't think so.
ANR cancels a sound wave with another wave. It can only work with real
sounds that can be picked up by a microphone and which are then
phase-inverted to cancel the sound. Subjective tinnitus can't be picked up
by a microphone, and it's most unlikely to take the form of a wave which
could then be cancelled. In any case, it's very difficult to create
effective ANR at high audio frequencies and a lot of tinnitus sounds are of
very high pitch.
However with objective tinnitus could it be a different story... ?
Steve O
www.detinnitiser.com