Ototech is a treatment for the cure of tinnitus (tinnitus) that aims to cure this hearing symptom that some 3.5 million Spaniards suffer from. After more than 15 years of research and study of tinnitus in European hearing centers, Dr. Martínez-Monche, otolaryngologist, has developed a therapy based on Transmastoid Cochlear Electrostimulation, painless and without side effects, which has more than 60 % improvement in the perception of tinnitus, and improvement in hearing loss and dizziness.

The positive effects of electrostimulation are supported by a multitude of studies published in the most prestigious journals in the medical sector. Likewise, Ototech’s interest in improving the quality of life of patients suffering from tinnitus has led a University of recognized international prestige to carry out a study that demonstrates the positive effect of radio frequencies in the treatment of inner ear pathologies. .

For this reason, the European Association of Economy and Productivity awarded him an award in recognition of his professional career for research in the treatment and cure of tinnitus.

“Anyone can get this inner ear ailment. Although it is true that it is a more common pathology in people aged over 45-50 years”, says Dr. Martínez-Monche. Although not all patients perceive tinnitus in the same way or with the same intensity. “Some patients describe it as something bothersome that somehow interferes with their lives. Others are so bothered by noise that it even depresses them, prevents them from sleeping and leading a normal life”, explains Dr. Martínez-Monche.

There are several causes that can generate tinnitus, from infectious to toxic, post-surgical, traumatic, but above all idiopathic, which are those whose origin we do not know. “But there is one that is repeated more frequently than others, and it is stress”, admits the doctor”.

Tinnitus is an alteration of the central nervous system that causes a person to perceive noises in the head without there being an external stimulus that causes them. “In 70% of cases, this pathology can be accompanied by a partial hearing loss, which makes it difficult for the patient to understand what they are being told”, says Dr. Martínez-Monche.

For patients, the hardest thing is to hear that their illness has no cure. Ototech’s objective is to investigate and study to treat this condition and improve the patient’s quality of life, offering a personalized solution. The therapy offered by Ototech is an audiological technique based on electroneurostimulation that activates the metabolism of the Organ of Corti, in order to restore the cells of the inner ear that are damaged and that are the cause of tinnitus. Unlike other therapies, this one is not pharmacological or surgical.

Despite being a therapy that was initially developed to treat tinnitus, after years of study it has been shown that in many cases it also presents improvements in hearing loss and in patients with vertigo. A study has been carried out by an independent external consultancy which has found that more than 60% of patients treated with Ototech report a clinically significant reduction in tinnitus, as well as hearing improvements in patients suffering from tinnitus-associated hearing loss.

Ototech is an audiological therapy that has achieved cure or notable improvements in 60% of the more than 2,000 patients treated at its centers in Barcelona and Madrid. Among the improvements that OTOTECH patients have perceived are the substantial reduction of noise in their ears and even the disappearance, and the improvement of hearing quality.

“I had a very uncomfortable and constant ringing in both ears, which prevented me from understanding conversations, I stopped going to dinner with friends, socializing…. After the therapy, the tinnitus has almost disappeared and I understand much better when they speak to me”, describes Juan M. after completing the therapy at Ototech. “This means that recovering quality of life and enjoying silence again may be possible”, concludes Dr. Martínez-Monche.