When winter comes, the world holds its breath. Snow drapes the earth in silence, and light softens like a secret kept close.

Millions of Americans are dealing with tinnitus, phantom sounds that can cause very real distress. The rest of us can’t hear it, but to people who have it, tinnitus can sound like ringing, buzzing, ...

When you look at clouds, tree bark, or the front of a car, do you sometimes see a face staring back at you? That’s “face pareidolia” and it is a perfectly normal illusion where our brains spot faces ...

Visual snow is a neurologic condition in which a person’s vision is altered in several ways, chief among them is seeing innumerable small flickering dots where none exist. Researchers have likened the ...

Some researchers believe hypertension, or high blood pressure, may lead to tinnitus and hearing loss. However, evidence from clinical studies is inconsistent, and scientists do not fully understand ...

There aren’t many cures for people who hear phantom ringing or buzzing noises — but there are ways to manage the condition. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An experienced weaver of health, technology, ethics and spirituality. Adel Gitman spent two years plagued by tinnitus. “Imagine ...

Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) uses counseling and sound therapy to alter a negative response to tinnitus. It can help people become used to tinnitus and no longer notice the sounds it causes.

The International Headache Society has provided criteria for visual snow syndrome (VSS). Elena Papageorgiou, MD, believes that patients who present with the complaint of visual snow should be ...