Glossary

audiogram
A chart or graph depicting a person's ability to hear different pitches (frequencies) at different volumes (intensities) of sound.

audiologist
A healthcare professional who is a specialist trained in the evaluation and testing of hearing and hearing loss and related disorders.

ENT
An abbreviation or acronym for "ear, nose and throat"; a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of these organs.

dominant tone tinnitus
Tinnitus perceived primarily at a single pitch (frequency).

Tinnitus Phase-Out™ treatment
A unique, innovative therapy for treating dominant tone tinnitus that employs noise cancellation techniques, or the shifting of sound waves, to reduce or temporarily eliminate the symptoms of tinnitus.

tinnitus
The health condition characterized by unnatural noises in the ear; it is commonly referred to as "ringing in the ears," but just as often the extraneous sound may be a roaring, whistling, hissing or other annoying noise.