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    tFUS (Transcranial Focused Ultrasound) for Brain Health & Possibly Helping Tinnitus

    Has anyone tried tFUS? It looks like it is very promising. Ultrasound waves modulate potassium ion channels. This can induce neural plasticity and help with chronic degenerative disorders apparently. I also did some digging on similar technology and have found that DARPA is working on a number...
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    Does Anyone Else Have Multiple "Bands" of Distorted Hearing?

    Good day all, I figured I would share this information for both the benefit of others and my own benefit. Upon running tone generators and conducting some experimentation, I have found that my right ear has multiple areas of distortion (cracklyness, buzzy, etc). Interestingly, when I set the...
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    Gunshot Related Tinnitus Spike and Worsened Distorted Hearing (Dysacusis)

    Well I’m back again! As some of you know I suffered an acoustic trauma in 2007 from a 12-gauge shotgun with no ear protection. I was 21 at the time. I was left with permanent tinnitus, dysacusis (distorted hearing in right ear), and some strange pulsation high frequency tinnitus that can be...
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    Canadian Researchers Break Blood-Brain Barrier with New Ultrasound Treatment

    Hi all. There was an incredible medical breakthrough in Canada recently. Canadian doctors treating a brain tumour managed to get medication past the blood brain barrier. http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-researchers-break-blood-brain-barrier-with-new-ultrasound-treatment-1.2648878 This is...
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    SciFluor Receives US Patent for KCNQ2/3 Activator to Treat Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders

    http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=86103&sid=2
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    Question for Those with Knowledge of Notching, Auditory Distortion, and Hearing Aids

    I just downloaded the Tinnitus pro app on my iPhone, and I have trouble finding the frequency for my tinnitus (kettle like when finger in ear; high pitched tone when I yawn). Honestly it could be somewhere between 4k and 8k. I did however, find SIGNIFICANT relief from using the notching...
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    Suppression of Unilateral Noise-Induced Tinnitus in Rats after Cyclobenzaprine Treatment

    URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25526855 Title: Partial to Complete Suppression of Unilateral Noise-Induced Tinnitus in Rats after Cyclobenzaprine Treatment. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2014 Dec 20.Lobarinas E1, Blair C, Spankovich C, Le Prell C. Abstract: Some forms of tinnitus are...
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    Non-Penetrating Round Window Electrode Stimulation for Tinnitus Therapy Followed by Cochlear Implant

    1: Wenzel GI, Sarnes P, Warnecke A, Stöver T, Jäger B, Lesinski-Schiedat A, Lenarz T. Non-penetrating round window electrode stimulation for tinnitus therapy followed by cochlear implantation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25480476. Abstract: One...
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    Distorted Hearing

    Hello Dr. Nagler, I have a general question regarding my "distorted hearing". First, a brief background of what caused my hearing issues. During October, 2007, I suffered an acoustic trauma following the discharging of a semi automatic 12 gauge shotgun with no hearing protection. In my...
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    The Efficacy of Combined Treatment with Sulodexide and Melatonin in Patients with Tinnitus

    Abstract Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an apparent acoustic stimulus. A widespread and highly debilitating disease difficult to cure. Several treatments have been advocated for tinnitus in the last years, including surgery, pharmacotherapy, counselling, cognitive...
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    Who Got Their Tinnitus From Using Guns?

    Just wondering if anyone else developed T after discharging a firearm without hearing protection. I have moderate H and T after one acoustic trauma event from a day of hunting with a semi-auto shotgun. My T is a hissing/ringing accompanied with a high frequency tone and occasional "electrical...
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    Short Introduction

    Hi All, I would like to give my story to offer help and hope to others. I went hunting during October of 2007 and had a great day hunting. I actually brought earplugs but in my anxiousness to get a few shots at the first bird of the day neglected to wear them. Fired around two boxes of shells...