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We have all been around something that was too loud at one time or another and ended up with ringing ears. The technical term for that is tinnitus. A couple teens have found a cure for tinnitus with an invention they call sound therapy.

The two teens are physics students and were the second place winners of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition this year. The teens discovered that a 60-second low frequency tone administered via headphones could sure tinnitus.

The pair used the technique to treat 250 subjects with temporary tinnitus and found that the sound therapy worked 99% of the time. The two teens and their teacher are now working together to run a website that sells the technology to those with tinnitus.