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Stanley, I am very sorry to hear about your suffering, and I want to thank you for your service in the United States armed forces. In the short term, I recommend reading some of @Michael Leigh's threads. Additionally, while I do not suggest donating to the American Tinnitus Association, they do...

Thank you for the kind words! I can’t take any credit for this as I had no involvement, but I’m thrilled to see something so similar take shape! I truly appreciate that you would consider me for involvement in the new venture. As a new, first-time parent, my hands are quite full, and I’m not...

I'm so happy to see my vision finally come to fruition—a dedicated, research-focused nonprofit built on the fundamental principle of transparency. After personal setbacks prevented me from moving forward before, this success fills me with a renewed dose of hope!

How stupid... I hope these are plants.

The Oxytocin studies showed great promise and then vanished off the face of the earth. I would love to know what in the heck happened to it. Was all of this made up? Because everyone with tinnitus should get a shot at this, even if it helps only some. It just seems fishy to me. → Oxytocin...

I don't think you understand the meaning of the word "directly." I won't argue back and forth about this, but you are wrong. → Collins Dictionary: Indirectly responsible The border bill was torpedoed because of foreign aid. If the Democrats wanted to secure the border, THEY would pass a CLEAN...

I agree 100%, but we are not limited to sitting tight. I'd encourage everyone with the capabilities, time, and resources to find something they can do to advance the cause, whether it's donating to their favorite researcher, writing their political representative, praying for a cure, etc.

Sort of. I mean, I don't think anyone rational who is living in Minnesota is going to buy insurance to protect from hurricanes. Which means some fears are rational and some are not. The use of earplugs can (and should) be a reasonable precaution and, at other times, can be an irrational fear...

I am very sorry for your suffering; I have suffered too. This line of thinking is very dangerous. There are plenty of good doctors and health practitioners out there.

I agree 100%. This appears to be the most effective, realistic, and practical treatment on the horizon. Compensated tinnitus is when tinnitus is not particularly intrusive.

Aye yai yai... You're right, we are getting derailed. I'd love to discuss this elsewhere. Closing points: The tinnitus community is notorious for its lack of mobilization and volunteer efforts in the community-at-large. A lot of people here have no problem speculating/venting but then clam...

Many can and many can't. That said, many professionals would suggest that constant reinforcement COULD present a barrier. That's just a fact that's not really debatable. And in my case, it was only a suggestion, not an absolute statement. Notice that I used the phrase "MAY be a form of...

Maybe. Or it may be a form of ruminating impairing their ability to habituate to a degree. The irritating part is that when calls are made for volunteers for simple tasks, it is usually only a small handful, but there's plenty of energy around from everyone else to speculate about what we do not...

Don't get me wrong, I don't just appreciate the thread here, I LOVE it, as this thread and others have given me so much hope through the years. Tinnitus Talk is undoubtedly one of the best websites to obtain cutting-edge information on tinnitus research, support, etc. But at a certain point...

All of the needless back and forth could have been thousands of letters to our representatives in Congress.

You're just not getting my very specific point. I am not saying that Dr. Shore or anyone who receives public grant money must disclose xyz. I am saying, very specifically, that your argument made that a taxpayer who contributes only a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of taxes is not to be...

I hate to break it to you, but I can decide when and where I want to engage in or continue any conversation with anyone (unless, of course, the moderators decide to pull it). It became quite obvious to me that you either never understood or deliberately chose not to recognize the only point I...

Respectfully, I'm not going to read your post as it's far too long. You either want to argue with me or are not understanding me and I don't have the time to go back and forth (go back and read the part of your post that I quoted when responding originally). My only point is pushing back on your...

If your job depends materially on public funding, then I believe there is a social contract that exists to use those funds wisely. You're getting into the nitty gritty, and I'm simply pushing back on the idea that "we, the little taxpayer" do not mean much because we individually contribute so...

I think we need to be cautious tossing around the idea of "severing the bond" between taxpayer and publicly funded projects. Publicly funded projects and programs do work for the people, and those receiving taxpayer funds have an obligation to do so ethically, with good stewardship, and with the...

That would be wonderful!

There's no way to tell. I'd guess under a decade. Would be nice to know if the microchip they were developing is promising.

Just wait for electrical stimulation of the ear to be developed before doing something like that.

Bad experience with Dr. Hubbard?

Agree. Dr. Shore's device is not the end for tinnitus. There are several other promising treatments in development, including electrical stimulation of the cochlea.

I am sorry to hear that and can relate to some degree, I'll say a prayer for you.

I think @TuxedoCat tried reaching out to some in the past in her community. The struggle is probably reaching the top brass and getting them to care. I feel like if you could get the ear of a congressmen it could make a big difference.

Email them, call your representative in Congress.

Just because what you asked for didn't happen, doesn't mean God didn't listen. We have to try not to give up hope and try to trust that it's all part of a greater good that will be revealed to us in the end. Pope Francis: Why does it seem like God doesn’t answer our prayers sometimes?

Wouldn't recommend it.

How are you doing now @Ed209?

These values seem way out of bounds to me. A few quotes from the link involving minimum masking levels... (Source)

Only take benzos if/when absolutely necessary as a triage of sorts (for some people it is sometimes). There is the thought that benzos can delay/inhibit habituation. They also are very habit forming, so it's not something you want to get in the habit of taking regularly anyways. They're good to...

We've all been there. There's always hope! In terms of the tinnitus going away, it gets less and less likely over time. Once you're 2 years in or so (up for debate on the "cutoff"), the odds get slimmer and slimmer but it can happen even then! My best advice is to not put a timeline on...

That is also consistent with what I have read, though I would guess a deeper dive into the data would suggest the correlation gets higher as volume increases. It's also worth noting that most cases of tinnitus volume is actually relatively low. This was a response from Dr. Nagler:

Exactly, not to mention the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest levels in over 40 years in Biden’s attempt to temporarily quell the inflation he helped promulgate, making us weaker and more susceptible to supply disruptions in the event of war. In addition, during the early stages of...

Logical fallacy, ad hominem attack. Please provide data and facts to refute the claim, not attack the source. Logical Fallacies: Ad Hominem

Average Americans are generally poorer under Joe Biden. "The average household has lost about $7,200, which was determined by multiplying the $3,000 inflation figure by two and then adding $1,200 in interest rate losses." "According to Heritage, the $4,200 loss figure cancels out the real...

I can think of a lot of incendiary names that could be used for the current guy in power. None of these however have been proven for either guy. If this is your definition of civility, that is a joke and I just have to chalk it up as you're just "one of those people" who likes to fan the flames...

I try to stay out of politics due to the general lack of civility these days but my gosh. You preach about wanting to set a different tone with improved civility, then in the same breath dehumanize and cast 38.8 million registered RAmerican voters as morally challenged, unamerican...

I wasn't aware of the visual disturbances, let's hope he can get that finely tuned.

Could also be like a control group of sorts, right?

I believe this is the biggest bang for the buck future treatment out there. It appears likely to be far more effective than Susan Shore's device, but it will also be more invasive. Fingers crossed they both work very well! A complete gamble? Or an improbable gamble?

The lack of placebo control does not mean that the data is worthless. Dr. Djajilian and Mayo have both shown its effectiveness, which makes sense given the success that cochlear implants sometimes have. You know of two people who have had their cochleas directly stimulated in a surgical...

It may have been looked at in the 70s but the results appear to be positive AND I am fairly certain that they did not have the semiconductor technology in the 70s to produce the chips needed for small implantable devices to be used in this treatment. I personally believe this electrical...

My understanding is that reactivity can typically get worse the more you protect. Find a low level of noise you can tolerate and roll with that, and never mask the sound. I know the feeling. When it first started, I'd wake up in the morning with the quiet shushing of a seashell sound only for...

For what it's worth, mine started on day 2 of Lexapro. It's been 5 years. My best advice is to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially. When the time comes and there's a treatment, you'll be in a position to purchase it (and donate to...

100%, someone with a physics degree SHOULD weigh in, but with an actual argument. The argument cannot be, I have a physics degree, therefore this is BS. See the difference? I genuinely wanted his take (since he had a background in physics) beyond claiming it was "BS because I said so." From...

Thanks! The post in question was a little more specific to physics and was limited to a small piece of Julian's post. Whether or not someone has a physics degree would be irrelevant with regards to CST in general based on the available scientific evidence. Julian makes a solid point though about...

Argument from authority. Will you please explain how?