Recent content by Vinnitus

I just logged on here and saw a few fellow members recently passed away. I am extremely saddened to hear this and wish a lot of strength to the families left behind.

Just FYI; Luxturna received FDA approval in December 2017. https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589467.htm Great progress is being made. ;)

Yes, I strongly believe restoring inputs is the best way forward in Tinnitus reduction. I came across an excerpt of text today which reaffirms my beliefs. http://journals.lww.com/thehearingjournal/Fulltext/2016/11000/Hidden_Hearing_Loss___A_Clinician_s_Perspective.2.aspx Restoring electrical...

It would be interesting to see if restoration of auditory input to the brain will bring down the tinnitus perception. If the brain is truly plastic in the sense that it can adapt to changes, it would be reasonable to expect it can at least reorganize it's circuits once again, calm down the...

Let me be clear in saying that I don't exclude an issue in the brain as a consequence of hidden hearing loss (or any type of sensory/hearing loss). The brain appears to respond to a loss of (in this case auditory) input and has some compensatory mechanisms in order to maintain homeostasis (or...

I know what you mean. I guess I have developed the same "technique". I use a certain muscle and it brings relief for a very short time. Well, I think it is remarkable that middle-ear or ETD-like issues appear to happen at the same time as the Tinnitus and/or hearing loss as a result of...

I wonder on what basis you think it is a meme. Research has been done by Charles M. Liberman on this subject and a loss of cochlear synapses has been demonstrated as a result of excessive noise exposure. Possibly so, I'm not saying your ETD could not be the reason for your hearing issues. ETD...

I'm afraid you're misunderstanding the complexity of the hearing organ. A sine sweep is an even more crude measurement than an audiometric test, because it has some issues. From the top of my head I name a few; A sine sweep is used on a certain volume (loudness), so it only tests your hearing...

You might still have hearing loss. Current audiometric measures are way too crude to accurately report on such a delicate and detailed organ as the cochlea. Did you know about "hidden hearing loss" (hidden, because it doesn't appear on audiometric tests) before, for instance? It's where your...

Sounds familiar. My ears have been popping for 1.5 years now since I went to a concert. It never cleared up totally, but seems to cycle between almost gone to pretty bad periodically. My Tinnitus seems related to it as well. When my Tinnitus is at it's worst, a lot of ear popping and pressure...

With this point I agree. Actually that should be common sense and a recommendation to both people with and without Tinnitus. A completely stressless life is however impossible (we actually need stress), but one can try to keep it within healthy sensible ranges.

I disagree. Tinnitus alone can be all that's needed for a person to consider this act (heck, people even commit suicide for lesser reasons than Tinnitus). I know it turned me around when I acquired it. The rest of my life was totally fine before having this condition. I turned from a happy...

Not sure if this has been posted. I could not find it when performing a quick search here, but I unfortunately do not have the time to search thoroughly. My apologies if this has been posted already. This is about Will Sedley's research and his view on the current state of affairs.

The research here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26657094 suggests that the middle ear muscle reflex might be an indicator for cochlear neuropathy. This seems to be in line with what I've been thinking for quite some time; middle ear issues can be brought on by cochlear issues. It is all...

Hello Greg, It indeed might be any of those things. Grinding your teeth is however a sign of (subconscious) stress. The insidious side of this kind of stress is that you might not consciously feel stressed (it has become your new "normal"), but when you are asleep and not noticing, it manifests...