Recent content by Hotaru

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    Pilot Study of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Area LC for Chronic Tinnitus

    There's not enough info. Where is this taking place? Where is the website explaining this?
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    AM-101 Clinical Trial — Participants Updates and Discussion

    Update on me, Hotaru. I'm the same Hotaru from before. My last visit to the trial location was May 25th. I could not participate in the open label because I had a mental breakdown and needed to start taking medication. TL;DR, the trial was a waste of time for me. It didn't lower my T at all and...
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    Been Gone Awhile, Not a Success Story

    Some of you may know me as Hotaru. I've had tinnitus for 6.5 months now. Whether it was caused by the ear infection or the coming off anxiety medication has not been confirmed. It hasn't gotten better. It's still there. I tried the AM-101 trial, most likely didn't get the real thing. I tried...
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    How Frequently Does Your Tinnitus Change?

    Weekly.
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    AM-101 Clinical Trial — Participants Updates and Discussion

    I didn't. It went away on its own.
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    AM-101 Clinical Trial — Participants Updates and Discussion

    Two week update: My T is slightly lower than when I first got the AM-101, used to be a 10 and is now 7-8. The ETD is in remission, but I have tons of earwax and my jaw still hurts from time to time. I get these moments of either deafness or the T changing or disappearing (I can't tell because...
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    Can an MRI Find ETD? Balloon Dilation?

    I can't keep water out of my ears so tubes aren't really a good idea for me. Even with earplugs. I will gladly go under for a procedure. I'm just tired of these short-term maybe it' ll go away for now solutions. I did that with tmj and now it's back. The retainer is not helping anymore. When I...
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    Can an MRI Find ETD? Balloon Dilation?

    Already tried steroids, didn't help. Tried valsalva, steaming, tea, all that stuff, and nothing helped. Am-101 made it worse. I am looking for a permanent solution.
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    Can an MRI Find ETD? Balloon Dilation?

    I think I've gotten a tympanometry, but I guess they didn't find anything. I always end up going to the doctor when my symptoms aren't acting up.
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    Can an MRI Find ETD? Balloon Dilation?

    How exactly can I determine that I have it? And has anyone tried balloon dilation?
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    What Should I Do Now?

    It's a clinical trial for a drug that is said to cure tinnitus. They have trials in Europe, but probably not in Africa. You have a sixty percent chance of getting the real drug. I recently participated in the trial. I'm not sure if I got the real drug. You can find out more about it on this site.
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    Hirudin/Leeches Salivary Secretion

    Do docs actually still use leeches? Does this work?
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    Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration — Maybe We Can Know More

    Then how do doctors know if you have no ear hair cells?
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    Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration — Maybe We Can Know More

    Can MRIs see if inner ear hair cells are gone?