American Tinnitus Association

ATA seeks to improve the lives of people with tinnitus by providing hope of a quieter future through education, advocacy, research, prevention, and support. ATA is the only tinnitus patient-centered membership association that directly funds only tinnitus research and provides high level efforts to improve our understanding of tinnitus, develop better tinnitus treatments, and advance the search for an ultimate cure.

EDUCATION
ATA helps patients and their allies better understand tinnitus, its causes, and the currently available management options that can minimize its impact. We do this by providing the best, most scientifically-grounded information on tinnitus. ATA also works to educate healthcare providers about tinnitus, in order to improve patient access to quality tinnitus management services.

ADVOCACY
ATA is a vocal advocate for a patient community that needs to be heard. We work to increase public awareness of the condition and build support for improved patient support systems. ATA uses its national standing to address barriers in patient care and encourage increased federal funding for tinnitus research.

RESEARCH
ATA is one of very few organizations that funds advanced, independent tinnitus research. ATA supports cutting-edge science, with targeted, annual research grants to innovative and promising projects. Over the last 40 years, we have contributed over $6 million to the search for a cure, and we continue to do so.

SUPPORT
Compassion for people with tinnitus is at the foundation of everything we do. ATA strives to be a trusted and helpful resource for tinnitus patients. Through our programs and interaction with patients, we are building a strong, mutually-supportive and active patient community, across the country and around the world.

ATA will continue to provide these programmatic services until cures for tinnitus are found and all patients have access to the best medical treatment for their condition.

Since 1971, the American Tinnitus Association has been a global leader in the effort to find cures for tinnitus. ATA brings together patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, industry partners, and lawmakers to advance public understanding of tinnitus and fund vital tinnitus research.

ATA is the nation's foremost and trusted organization committed to finding cures for tinnitus and hyperacusis. Our commitment demands focus, determination, strategy and resources. ATA promotes synergy between dedicated medical professionals and researchers who work with and within the tinnitus community. The battle for a cure is real, and will be won through advances in technology and medicine. We fulfill our mission by: (1) funding targeted research projects; (2) providing education, hope and support for the tinnitus community; (3) advocating for effective public policies focused on advancing science towards cures for tinnitus and hyperacusis; and (4) collaborating with others to promote awareness, encourage prevention and to ultimately silence tinnitus.

As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit association, ATA is driven to support the 16 million Americans struggling with tinnitus. Tinnitus can be a burdensome, confusing, and upsetting condition and patients face many challenges in finding quality healthcare to manage their tinnitus. ATA aims to improve the tinnitus patient experience through compassion, education, empowerment, and advocacy. The ATA goal is simple: we want to help patients quiet tinnitus today by improving access to the most-validated management tools, and to silence tinnitus in the near future by funding advanced research and being an advocate for our membership.

New discoveries are made every year about tinnitus. The medical profession is able to provide improved services to consumers with tinnitus. Those with tinnitus are able to come to ATA and receive support and up to the date information.

Many researchers who have received ATA research seed grand funding have gone on to receive sizable grants from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD/NIH), the Department of Defense, and National Science Foundation based on ATA-funded research.

But even with these advances, tinnitus remains a serious health threat for everyone. Additional work around prevention and treatment, research, advocacy, education and support needs to be done. ATA will continue to advance its efforts in these areas.