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Me too. I'll let you know by the end of November.

Could you give me examples of NIH funded research that has lead to market leading medical devices? Dude.

I wish it were that easy and the case. The US brings the majority of innovation to the medical marketplace because they are not gov't run healthcare. As long as private market monetary rewards are the end game, that will continue to drive innovation. Where do you propose doing this unfettered...

I'm assuming you also think the earth is flat.....

Hang in there friend. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next year, but there are people and resources working on this hard. All it takes is that one moment, that one breakthrough that comes unexpectedly...and things can change quickly. It is hope that has always moved man forward, regardless of...

You might want to tell that to these guys, and several other labs/companies that are already doing so in animal models and don't forget to call Columbia university and tell them to stop their human trials too...

You bet. Glad I could add a little something to the discussion. Now, how do we get this to move along? I've got some contacts in the medical device world, not in neurology or hearing. However, some of these companies are multi-disciplinary and maybe if they see another viable patient population...

That's unfortunate for certain. I' can't imagine though that companies looking at this don't see the $$$ at the end of their efforts. Maybe their industry is different, but when there was a viable therapy for a patient population that CMS and private insurance reimbursed generously, companies...

From the late 1980's to the current day, I watched advances in medical devices in the cardiac space that even the best biomedical engineer could have only dreamed of back then. It can happen in this area of neurology too. From my perspective, the biggest obstacle in curing tinnitus is the lack...

In the 1970's, it took a warehouse full of equipment to run a computer at 1/100th the speed of even a cheap smart phone in your pocket right now. It has not even been 100 years since the discovery of antibiotics 200 years ago they were still using blood-letting as a treatment for just about...

Thanks for the link. That's good to know that you can just download some tracks versus subscribing to a service. I saw that he has tracks with some really high frequencies. I can't hear anything above around 8900 Hz. How does someone who has a T above that match it? I mean, you can't hear it...

Did you ever sign up for their service? I contacted them about the process to take your music files and notch them. Seemed clear as mud to me, but another user assured me it was not that hard. I think I'll give it a go.

I think regardless of the music therapy system, most say to deliver therapy for at least 6-8 months to determine the full effect. I think it is important to keep this in mind. It's analogous to taking a medicine that may need a loading dose to build up in the system before you can determine if...

Not sure. It seems like all the manufacturers of music therapy, be it Neuromonics, Notched Music, CR Neuromodulation, etc. do their evaluations with high fidelity headphones as the delivery method. I don't think it could hurt to just use speakers, but not sure how that will affect efficacy.

@Lane, thanks for much for your thoughts. Yes, I guess that does make sense. I'm still debating whether or not to move forward with trying LLLT. Very heated debate about whether it has an validity or not. I would say give it a try because there is nothing to lose. It either does something or...

I have tinnitus due to acoustic trauma in my right ear. That being the case, is there any reason I should try LLLT on my left ear too? My thought was to get the system that comes with the two in-ear diodes, but only apply therapy to the right ear since this is where the damage is. Anyone had...

When I was working in the implantable device world, we always got our latest/greatest tech approved in the European markets (CE Mark and Approval) first because the process was far less stringent than the FDA's PMA approval. The FDA is so underfunded and understaffed that I'm amazed they get any...

This may be an off the wall question, and maybe someone has already looked at this, but has anyone heard of using ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) as a possible means to treat tinnitus? I know they had made some gains in treating patients with severe depression, and maybe even a sub-set of...

If I have one more clinician tell me, "Well, only 10% of people who have tinnitus say it's bothersome", I'll strangle them. You try it!

@TuxedoCat Agree whole heartedly with your logic and the value system matching. I also think it is important to distinguish the need of each organization that is looking for research dollars. I was just on a site for Lauer Tinnitus Research Center in Boston, MA. They are looking at some...

@Michael Leigh Thanks for the follow up information. So then, how are people who have NIT/NIHL supposed to get therapies like Notched Therapy, CR Neuromodulation, and Neuromonics? Listen through speakers in their house I suppose? I'll have to contact Desyncra and Neuromonics directly and...

BAM! @TuxedoCat Absolutely just nailed it. I'll tell you the difference; the arthritic knee has a visible component to it. Patients start to limp, they get a cane, a walker, etc. We don't appear to have any outward suffering, yet we are. My experience with ENT's is exactly the same as yours...

These are a lot of great questions. I'm new to the party, but yes, I have been thinking about where I'd like to put my money, and what would affect that decision. I'm a bit of a financial skeptic when it comes to donating, to any cause. So, transparency in where your money goes is very...

This post is confusing to me. How can WNG's, which are worn like hearing aids, right?, be beneficial when they are the closest of all devices to the structures of the ears?? If the Cochlea is irritated, then any sound should bother it further using your reasoning. How long will this irritation...

I have used headphones and earbuds, with reasonable volume limits always, all my life. Now that I have T, I still use them, and it is suggested to do so by many audiologist who recommend sound therapies such as Neuromonics, CR Neurmodulation, Notched Music, etc. I keep seeing members stating...

Beer!? Where? (y)

Hello, Yes, this sometimes happens to me when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom (middle-aged man syndrome :)). It's difficult because I would finally get to sleep using a white noise app, and then my body wakes me up 3-4 hours later because I have to pee, so it pisses...

For those using the Konftec devices, how are you determining what wavelength of earbuds to use? I see there is some graphic using the tone of your tinnitus to recommend which ones to use, but what is this based on? Is there any data on which is more appropriate? Also, does anyone know the...

+1, Exactly...

Save me a seat. I'm with you on that one. Bucket list to taste some great whiskey there too.

On what point do you disagree? Being a tinnitus sufferer now, AND being in the medical device world for a long time, I don't care for long waits and peer review either. However, data validation needs to occur before submission for approval depending on the avenue you are pursuing. In the...

Right, but it'll get CE mark and approval way before FDA approval if history is any predictor of the future. We always use to get our devices approved in the European markets first while waiting for the FDA to come back from their months long coffee breaks [in their defense, they are so...

One of a researcher's greatest nightmares is being discredited during the peer review process. If your data doesn't survive this scrutiny, then you are basically sunk along with your therapy, drug, device, idea, etc. Not pretty. Scrutiny by several accredited sources takes time. That's just...

Behavioral based initiated disease processes (smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet [you could throw excessive drinking into this category]) like coronary artery disease, diabetes, etc. cost this country enormous amounts of money not only in health care costs, but in lost productivity costs as...

It's not supported because CMS and the FDA give little to no priority to hearing health care and its fledgling industry. If you get CMS to open reimbursement to not only novel research like FT, but simple things like hearing aids (dominated by monopolies), then you'll have more players all...

This may be old news to some, but I found this transcript from Janice Lintz in 2016 very interesting given the recent fact that Bose just got a De Novo exemption for their first OTC hearing aid. Well, actually it is not classified as an OTC hearing aid just yet because the FDA needs 2 years to...

That's a great question and a very reasonable concern for every taxpayer in the US. I was in the cardiac implantable device industry for decades. During that time, I saw CMS approve device after device even if it did not decrease mortality rates, just morbidity, though they usually increased...

You are correct about that. I tapered down to 40mg a day for several days before finally getting to 20mg to finish the course, and at 40 I felt awful. I mean just awful. Racing heart, couldn't sleep, aggravated, nocturia, etc. Just glad to be off it. I was hopeful that it would do something...

This is quite true, but it is the pursuit of cold, hard cash, as you say, that brings forth the best technology for the targeted patient population. That's just the way it works in open market situations. You know what would bring about a substantial gain in tinnitus treatments? In the United...

Having been involved in clinical trials in other areas of medicine, one has to understand how critical study design is to the achieving the primary endpoints. I'm not saying researchers deliberately 'game' their conclusions, but design can make or break a device getting through the FDA. I've...

Well, I think that is good news in a way. Perhaps you can find some other form of anti-inflammatory supplement or diet that can help you. I hope that is the case. Good luck.

I'm not sure I follow your logic. If you suffered an acoustic trauma, that means the outer hair cells (more than likely) were damaged by said trauma. I don't think that indicates ongoing inflammation, but rather those structures are broken, almost like a bone is. Stem cell research I have seen...

I've been looking into trying some notched sound therapy (white noise and/or music) and have come upon a couple of website/apps that look promising. AudioNotch.com is one. It's $100 a year, which seems to be reasonable, and you can use the app or the website depending on your devices and...

Okay, thanks for getting back to me. Good luck.

@BobbyH Any update on how the Signia Notch therapy is working for you? Has it been fine tuned? Are you getting relief? Thanks,

How much does this app cost? If you go to the App Store there is no pricing information. Glad you are getting relief with it.

I know this is an old post, but Grant Searchfield did some research on this out of the University of Auckland, and the short answer to your question is yes, tinnitus can be reduced by enhancing the sound environment. He's a big proponent of two hearing aids, BTE type, even if you only have...

Good logic, and I thought the same thing. Evidently, there are experts here who raise the red flag on ear buds and headphones regarding making tinnitus worse, yet there are multiple therapies offered by multiple manufacturers of HA's that deliver the same sound directly to the ear canal. Not...

@stophiss, Any updates? Did you get the Signia with notch therapy HA's? I'm set up with an audiologist on November 5th to talk about HA's, maskers, etc. and in doing some research, I too am piqued by the notch therapy offering. Thank in advance for any information. ATB, Michael

For those interested, here are the results of the Reset2 Study looking at the effectiveness of ACRN from the creators of the therapy themselves; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5681957/ Unfortunately, the results were "inconclusive". This took everyone by surprise, and it may be a...

Jon, Do you have any additional updates on the Levo? Sounds like they really were not ready for prime time, and have some serious obstacles to overcome. Patients should not be inconvenienced like this especially for this kind of money they charge. You should have control over the frequency if...

Christophe, Yes, I have tried valerian tea and I think it did help. My current approach is to frankly try to let my body adjust to this new stimulus when it needs sleep. I used slow release melatonin for several nights, but it did not give much assistance. I was also groggy the next day...

Thanks for your comments. You are absolutely correct. There is hard data out there that concludes acceptance and commitment therapy significantly reduce tinnitus burden and stress. I am at that point now. Although I will continue to see what management options are out there, I think acceptance...

Thanks for the encouraging words, which, surprisingly on this forum, seem to be few and far between. Ironic, I searched "tinnitus support" and this is what I got. Okay then. I accept that I have this, and may for the rest of my life. I am chasing down every available therapy that is out there...

Can someone please tell me how to start a conversation or private message another member? I've been on similar forums like this, but I can't seem to navigate to the proper area. I've tried clicking on the member name, and then searched for an option to "start conversation" or "private message"...

Thanks very much for the comments John. I appreciate you taking the time. Yes, I agree the sleep meds are a short term solution, but I feel if I don't do something to battle this cumulative sleep deprivation, I could really get myself in a crisis mode. I'm doing so-so. I perceive this T as...

A member by the name of Tamika has started a 'conversation' with me. If you read this, I cannot figure out how to reply. No matter where I look within this message feature, I see no way to reply. Can someone help me with that? Thanks

Thanks Sean. I'll give that a try. I've got a pretty decent natural foods/supplements/herbs store near me.

Thanks Rogerde2018. Any tricks to help you get back to normal sleep patterns? Medication help? Noise machines? I've got both on the way, but feel so groggy with sleep meds. Maybe slow release melatonin?

I've had tinnitus for two weeks now due to an incident at a shooting range. I won't bother you with the details, but I made a really stupid mistake with my ear protection while shooting a friend's rifle. Since then, high pitched ringing 24/7. I've seen an audiologist for testing, and she says I...