Recent content by OceanInShell

@attheedgeofscience I've just discovered your writings here and I'm fascinated! One of the things that caught my attention was that you had such a pronounced result from laser therapy. I'm of two minds of this, and I wonder if you'd be so kind as to give me your thoughts? One is that I can...

This is a very, very good point. The literature only (or largely) reflects what can be observed in either a lab setting, or reports from people who appear to have lost their hearing permanently. But that's one of the things I'd want to discover, were I a researcher -- is there a natural...

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if there is any research that contradicts the established notion that once hair cells are damaged, they can't grow back on their own. The reason I'm asking is, it seems I've noticed a few surprising findings about how well our body regenerates (our lungs, for...

I suspect -- although no one would say this -- Frequency also needs patients who are profoundly deaf because they have "less to lose". If something goes terribly amiss, and you had a healthy patient lose hearing, that would be rough, and potentially opens up the door for liability (even with...

Invasive -- my friend, I want a full y 3D printed bionic ear that uses a strong material for sensor in place of crummy hair cells that are susceptible to viruses and noise and what not. ;-) Cut me open and INSERT!

The last I heard is: "The results so far are promising. 'There have been a couple patients with hearing improvement, so we are definitely encouraged.'" Source: https://www.hearinglossjournal.com/cgf166-latest-news/ If the reporting is accurate, that's definitely strong proof of concept.

Very good points -- I can imagine it's easier to target the "supporting cells" and say "make a few copies of yourselves and then develop into hairs". It's not shooting young stem cells into there and hoping for the best, lol. The trick will be ensuring a process that lets you maintain more...

Yeah, I think the average time for a drug/treatment to go to market is 10 to 15 years, and that's only if it's really successful. Hopefully, as the tech industry gurus start to age, they start pouring some resources into these fields to accelerate the process -- Google already has "life...

Apparently it's a problem with stem cell technology, because cancer cells like to use stem cells too. Same thing with antioxidants -- overall, they seem to prevent cancer, but as soon you have some kind of tumorous growth, it can harness antioxidants to accelerate growth. So the technology...

Anyone have any info on possible side effects of Frequency's approach? The thing about stem cells and gene therapy that would always concern me is the dreaded "C" word. I feel like if they are confident this won't be a side effect, Frequency's technology seems very promising, and superior...

My experience with hyperacusis is that -- along with the tinnitus -- anxiety is an underlying component. So I would find ways to mitigate stress and anxiety first, and try not to "pay attention" to the hyperacusis. But while the tinnitus is a stressor that one tends to have to manage...

Good point! I actually noticed, anecdotally, that when I listened to music through speakers, and at a medium volume, not only did it mask the tinnitus, but I felt like I could hear more detail in the music. That seemed to be the case for a number of years. Only very recently have I noticed a...

So I discovered tinnitus (or it discovered me) around 2002-2003. I went for a hearing test, I was in the normal range. However, I was a part-time aspiring musician, so I knew there must be some noise-induced hearing loss that might not be pushing me out of the normal range yet. Add to this...