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    More About the BTA and Tinnitus

    Tinnitus is not a psychological condition. But the problem we have is that powerful people in the field of tinnitus like David Stockdale (head of the BTA) and Lawrence Mckenna (who has received most of its research funds), will do everything they can to ensure that it is classified as largely a...
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    Acoustic Shock — New Court Ruling

    New court ruling today in the UK today - the High Court ruled in favour of a viola player who suffered acoustic shock during a rehearsal at the Royal Opera House where the noise level exceeded 130 decibels. (it was a Wagner opera unsurprisingly). The Royal Opera House had argued that "Acoustic...
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    The Use of Benzodiazepines for Tinnitus: Systematic Review

    A relatively recent review of the studies of benzodiazepines for tinnitus. Perhaps the most important point is the evidence base for clonazepam as potentially effective for some acute/chronic tinnitus cases. Important that the audiology industry don't succeed in suppressing this information...
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    BTA Refuses to Fund Drug and Stem Cell Research

    The British Tinnitus Association has recently produced guidelines on its research strategy for the next six years (until 2020). See here: http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/researchstrategy Unfortunately the small print behind the usual marketing waffle makes for depressing reading. The key sentence...
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    Management of Tinnitus in English NHS Audiology Departments: An Evaluation of Current Practice

    Management of tinnitus in English NHS audiology departments: an evaluation of current practice Derek J. Hoare PhD,*, Phillip E. Gander PhD, Luke Collins MA, Sandra Smith BSc, Deborah A. Hall PhD http://onlinelibrary.wil...-2753.2010.01566.x/full They decided to evaluate how well Audiology...