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My personal belief is that reactive tinnitus (at least how I experience it) could be occurring as a result of synapse damage. If degraded synapses lead to hearing difficulties when presented with noisy environments, it would seemingly make sense that tinnitus would elevate in the presence of...

I got maybe two years in me. Maybe. For me, it’s either some improvement via Ebselen or game over.

Totally get where you’re coming from @Zugzug — and appreciate your valued input as always, especially taking a bearish approach — but maybe a 10 dB shift can have massive implications in terms of tinnitus reduction depending on type of damage and location of frequency. We simply do not know how...

The FDA is a bureaucratic institution that does more harm than good. Case in point.

Not a good day by any stretch, but I am not fully convinced the drug is dead. Could FX-322 not be efficacious after all? Absolutely, but I think more due diligence must be performed before drawing that conclusion. Clearly, there was a case of issues that could have prevented a successful...

Nope. Wishing for death.

The Hill: 62 percent say third political party is needed in US Since we already have two right-wing parties... How about a party that DOESN’T hate poor people?

We need to stop letting mild-T habituation stories become the main representation of tinnitus suffering. It can be severe. We need a cure.

Sign me up for some social democracy, please and thank you. There are some days where I feel like going total socialist but then I remind myself of just how unfettered U.S. capitalism is. The innovation from capitalism is great (Frequency Therapeutics), but the inequality needs to be addressed...

I continue to worsen. No noise exposure. No ototoxic meds. I don’t see myself making it through the year. All hope is dead.

If President Biden wants a public option installed, he could get a public option installed. He’s in the pocket of private insurers after how much he received in donations from Anthem and Centene — and the CEO of Independence Blue Cross headlined his first big campaign fundraiser. In the words of...

More like seeing the glass as what it really is instead of letting mainstream media tell me what it looks like.

That’s exactly the problem. A Democrat President, a Democrat-controlled House, and a Democrat-controlled Senate... and bringing a public option into play would be too much? That’s where we’re at. I get that it may not be indicative of his full plan, but still. I don’t have much hope. I guess...

Unless he revamps his plan, he seems to have pulled back on the public option. His proposal is a dream for private insurers.

Sorry to hear that. These conditions are so brutal and know no end. You become bitter after a certain point. This life is not exactly what I would deem fair. For some reason, my issues have worsened even further. I’ve been homebound and avoiding noise to a strong degree. It’s a sick joke. I...

You got me. I’m a socialist. The cat’s out of the bag. The hard-left realizes that it doesn’t matter if Trump or Biden is in charge. Is Biden better than Trump? Yes. But, come on. That shouldn’t be hard. I’m not going to discern between Republican and Republican Lite when we have much deeper...

Joe Biden Lifted His Health Care Plan From Insurance Industry Lobbyists We need a real progressive agenda. Not this neoliberal crap. Anyway, I’ve been away for a while. Tinnitus and hyperacusis have been off the charts. Hope you all are doing better.

Yes. I’ve been living in a practically silent environment... and it’s still worsening. At 24, I’m really not even living at this point. I really don’t want to be here.

May I ask what caused yours? Unilateral or both ears?

On the environment: Senior Biden adviser set for key role has ties to oil and gas, climate activists warn On education, it doesn’t really matter because we have the Bureaucracy of Education... I mean the Department of Education with an annual $81 billion budget. Literacy doesn’t seem to be...

The debates are absolutely useless and an insult to the intelligence of the viewers. Tidbits of arguments and endless platitudes are spewed, while very minimal (if any) policy proposals get highlighted. If you evaluate politicians based on the debates, you’re going to be misinformed. Politicians...

1. The game of political theater. 2. I’m neither team. 3. I clearly said the two major parties are not that different from each other.

Certainly. The game will continue on as usual. Blue team calls red team bad; red team calls blue team bad. Identity politics is the name of the game right now. Forget policy, it’s all about: are you on my team or not? Choose your cult. Elected officials and media personalities create division...

When FX-322 gets released... Jamie xx - I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) ft. Young Thug, Popcaan

Hey, sorry to hear you’re going through this. Sounds like you have reactive tinnitus which is tinnitus that increases when exposed to external noise. Coming up on 10 months for me, but if you look around here, you’ll find some experience a reduction in reactivity over time. I’m not one of the...

Sorry for your loss Pete. Thoughts and prayers your way.

Haven’t been active for a while. Terrified about the future. Just want to get back to life. Hoping for great results from FX-322 in 2021.

Sorry for your loss. Wishing you strength during this difficult time. I send my condolences. You’re in my thoughts and prayers.

It doesn’t make a lot of sense from a business standpoint to grant compassionate use. @Diesel already alluded to this nicely below. Frequency Therapeutics want their product to be available in a widespread manner without having to exert a significant amount of additional resources, deal with...

Hearing restoration is indeed a major breakthrough, but the fact remains that a drug exists right now that could potentially solve a good deal of our problems — yet we can’t access it due to the existing bureaucratic system. The FDA approval process is ridiculously lengthy and stands in the way...

Exactly. And with regard to fear of inflation, interest rate control and monetary tools exist. Plus, if every landlord decided to jack monthly rent up to unsustainable levels, rent control could be considered. Yang has said real estate, healthcare, and education are dysfunctional industries...

I disagree. Most people aren’t going to quit their jobs for $12,000/year. The 2020 poverty line is $12,760 for a single-person household. Overtime hours may take a little hit, and some workers may choose to work a little less (a lot won’t). UBI could help workers through bargaining. They could...

You would have to run a deficit at first because people need money to spend in order to stimulate the economy. Yang estimates a 10% VAT will bring in around $800-$900 billion in revenue. Clothing and groceries would be exempt. Aside from the VAT, funding would come from a carbon fee, a financial...

UBI would likely run a big deficit the first couple years until the economy grows, especially in the first year because we have to fund the monthly payments. If implemented correctly, the deficit would shrink over time as higher purchasing power generates growth. Automation also increases...

I feel that the experiment in Finland should have been larger, though I understand it is a costly expenditure. Moreover, some trial participants only received small basic-income payments, while they also had a reduction in their conditional benefits for trial purposes. One of the world's...

From a strategic standpoint, absolutely. It makes total sense to play it safe. It will undoubtedly take a while until a Green New Deal and Medicare For All become more mainstream and accepted overall. Progressives will get their way, but it won’t happen overnight. That’s why it’s much more...

From a progressive’s point of view, that is actually what scares me about Biden and Harris. They are not far enough to the left for me. We would return to a sense of normalcy, but my view is that we need to act now on many pressing issues. Biden’s climate plan is nowhere near ambitious as the...

It could be raised over time. I think most importantly he wants to show it will help people breathe easier. Let’s face it: never mind surpluses; not many proposed plans actually turn out even being revenue-neutral in today’s politics. We’re in unprecedented times, and deficits are the norm. $27...

There’s a lot of division among progressives. Many are leaving the Democratic Party for the Green Party as they are fed up with establishment Dems and their resistance of moving further left. They don’t want expanded Medicare, they want Medicare For All. They don’t want a Biden climate plan...

It’s not directly taxed, but it can push you into a higher bracket, which I think is a way to generate some additional tax revenue to partially fund other programs that Yang was in favor of. I know Medicare For All was on his proposed platform, but it didn’t include everyone at first. He wanted...

I’m saying that you can align with the Democratic Party and not be a fervent supportive of Speaker Pelosi. My point was to illustrate that I am not supportive of every Democrat politician.

I hope Shahid Buttar replaces her in CA-12. Shahid is running as a democratic socialist and has great vision. It’s wishful thinking, considering the fiscal and political backing Speaker Pelosi has. People are hurting, and $1,200 > $0 — not to mention the provision of an additional $400/week in...

I’ve been evaluating different ways to implement UBI, especially considering the need of it during a time like this. I’m in favor of Andrew Yang’s approach. A 10% VAT is half the European level. The VAT could make UBI even more progressive by excluding consumer staples. Progressive marginal...

I see what you mean. Similar to Yang’s proposal. I would factor in a significant investment for a Green New Deal. I would also evaluate a capital gains tax, financial transaction tax, and carbon tax. Our tax code needs to be well-structured in limiting loopholes. When the top 1% are evading $2...

Why flat income tax as opposed to progressive?

Exactly. There’s nothing radical about Medicare for All or the Green New Deal. Know what’s radical? Denying people comprehensive health care coverage and ignoring the catastrophic implications of climate change. That’s radical. It’s ridiculous how often socialism and even democratic...

Let me know if this works, @Christiaan.

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Is there any progress on research?

Unless they cut microphones for repeated interruptions, not many substantive points will be made. What transpired last night was certainly not a debate.

One more... I couldn’t resist.

I mean... she’s not wrong.

I initially thought that many people would be hesitant to enter the human trials as a willing participant. It makes sense to take a “you go first and I’ll watch” approach. However, when you consider that many are dealing with terrible conditions right now, it’s understandable that some would...

Third Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-lands-third-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-producing-peace-in-the-world-in-a-way-in-which-none-of-his-predecessors-did Biden also receives Nobel Peace Prize nomination...

How hard do you think it will be to get into the upcoming human trials?

Sorry to hear that you’re struggling also. I’m really suffering right now due to an extreme spike which pushed my tinnitus to a severe level. I don’t know what to do. I have Lorazepam (Ativan) on hand but I haven’t taken one yet due to the fear of getting even worse. You’re damned if you do and...

My spike has now spiked. Completely suffering. Running out of hope.

Rest in Peace, Gram.