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    ERBB2 Activates Growth of New Hair Cells — White Lab at the University of Rochester

    Summary: Study identifies the mechanisms behind regenerating new cochlear hair cells. The findings could have positive implications for treating or reversing hearing loss associated with damage to cochlear hair cells. Can Hearing Loss Be Reversed? Research Reveals Clues That Could Regrow the...
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    Tinnitus Seems to Be Somehow Linked to a Crucial Bodily Function, Studies Hint

    Tinnitus and sleep have always been closely connected in my case. I do not experience tinnitus while I sleep. Moreover, sleep acts as a sort of switch, turning my head noise on or off for the entire day once I wake up. The following article suggests that researchers are looking into this...
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    Gene Discovery Allows the Production of Inner or Outer Ear Hair Cells (Northwestern University)

    Interesting discovery discussed here: Restoring Hearing: New Tool To Create Ear Hair Cells Lost Due to Aging or Noise Gene discovery allows the production of inner or outer ear hair cells Death of outer hair cells due to aging or noise cause most hearing loss Master gene switch turns on ear...
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    ConsumerLab on Supplements to Treat Tinnitus

    Hi All: ConsumerLab just posted this Q&A. Nothing new, really. (Please note that, while I often refer to ConsumerLab, I have no affiliation with the company!) Question: Do any supplements help for tinnitus? Is it true that some supplements can cause tinnitus? Answer: A number of supplements...
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    Ear Protection for Kids

    Hi All: My young kids (ages 6 and 8) are going to see a show (STOMP) that is supposedly quite loud. I would like to give them adequate hearing protection, but the usual foam earplugs I use are too large. Can anyone recommend a brand of headphone-style ear protection suitable for children? -Golly
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    Depakote (Valproate)

    I just noticed that someone on the Daily Strength site has quieted her tinnitus with a drug called Depakote: http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Tinnitus/forum/17040912-tinnitus-gone I believe this drug is anticonvulscant. For more info, see the Wiki link...
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    Shower Can Give Me Prolonged Suppression

    Hi All: I have been deliberating as to whether and when to post the details of an interesting trick that I stumbled upon awhile back. As far as I know this only works for me; but I see no reason why others with a similar "type" of tinnitus should not be able to reproduce this trick. As I...
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    Intermittent Tinnitus Switched On/Off By Sleep

    Hi Everyone: My tinnitus comes and goes. Interestingly, it is sleep that both turns it on and turns it off. That is, if I have a long, deep sleep, I may wake up noise free (and stay that way all day). However, after a noise-free day, I will likely wake up to tinnitus the following morning and...