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Hi all, I am just curious as to whether or not people have thought about using the new brain imaging, which was able to reveal the mis- firing neurons in people with chronic T, combined with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound laser to ablate these neurons so that they couldn't send these signals...

This actually looks like a reasonable theory. Check it out guys. Here's the link to the full article: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/tinnitus-trials-participants-wanted-1.2709851 About 350 patients will take part in the Tinnitus trials, which is expected to last for...

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SWIM bumped a few lines and it did nothing other then make SWIM feel drunk for around 15-30 minutes. SWIM will try again soon but SWIM doubts it will do anything in the long run. Alcohol actually makes SWIMS T way more quiet and lasts way longer and is way cheaper.

Oh okay that's news to me. The President of UFC had surgery to fix his Ménière's disease, so maybe for them the T went away as well.

I saw that and wondered the same as well. My guess is that Alan Shepard had Pulsatile Tinnitus, which in some cases, can be fixed through surgery.

Lol no I'm not actually Kimbo Slice. Never used Creatine so I don't have an answer for that, unfortunately.

Thank god. The taste of steak is better anyway. :p

Well if you think about it realistically. Your brain creates every sound you hear. For instance, the sound of your computer is actually a vibration that's being turned into sound by your brain. I'm pretty sure many people including you understand this. It's perfectly clear that whatever part of...

If you want to ease anxiety, that will be the worst thing you can do. Your anxiety will fly through the roof, and you will end up having a panic attack. I used to smoke until I got Tinnitus and I had to quit because I started feeling suicidal. Now I drink and it seems to completely calm me down.

Well the thing about the trial for this treatment is that they had to exclude people who were born with profound deafness, due to the fact that they don't have the structures in the inner ear to support hair cell growth. The only people who are eligible for this are people who have lost hearing...

Might not be a potential cure for Tinnitus, but at least gives some hope to those less fortunate than us: http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/protein-discovery-may-lead-to-cure-for-hearing-loss/81249996/

I would give up anything. I don't have much, but I would give up every memory in my lifetime, all the way from birth to my current age. I would rob banks and give up all the money and take whatever time in jail for it as well. In fact I'd rather be in jail than suffer from this. I feel like I'm...

Guys let's preserve our bodies for the future when a cure comes out! Honestly though this is pretty damn cool. http://www.ripleys.com/weird/daily-dose-of-weird-wtf-blog/amazing-science/frozen-bodies-waiting-to-be-revived-in-the-future/ EDIT: Here's a video about it:

Would this be considered a legit website to get information about these trials? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3063436/

Ya, I'd like to know about this as well. I really wanted to take part in the trials but Canada has all these stupid regulations and they've only just begun trials here now. If anyone has info on this please let us know.

Retigabine hey? They're saying there's only a small window of opportunity. I really hope this isn't true but this seems to be well known by many scientists, so waiting around doesn't seem to be an option anymore. Is this the drug that was tested in phase 1?

Ya man I agree unfortunately. They said on their website, "lots of people would pay big money to be able to get rid of tinnitus, or even reduce the loudness by 50% ." Even hair cell regeneration is said to be only partially effective. All we can do is hope.

Yes it probably will. The assumption is that the source of all types of Tinnitus are hyper active neurons firing signals in the brain. Other treatments in the works like Hair Cell Regeneration have requirements like non mechanical damage etc. because these target the inner ear hair cells and if...

Agreed. This article does say that the exclusion criteria is that people born deaf, or hearing loss due to mechanical damage, will not be able to participate. This kind of hints towards the treatment being geared towards people with noise induced hearing loss and ototoxicity. This will be an...

It could be possible. As Tomytl stated above, if hearing loss can be cured, you will AT LEAST see a reduction in Tinnitus loudness. Also stated by MattK, tinnitus can be cured once the underlying cause for Tinnitus is fixed which is what I believe as well. Plus there are so many more drugs in...

http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=180&channel_id=165&relation_id=1762 It states that the cause is unknown, but I'd like to know about this as well now that you bring this up.

Makes sense, but then why would each cell share frequency bands, when there are 15000 cells, which is equivalent to what the human ear can hear at? I'd just like to know what you base this theory off of.

So if there are 15000 cells, and the human ear can hear up to 15000-20000 Khz. How can multiple cells account for different volumes at the same frequency. When the amount of hair cells we have add up to that many frequencies in total. Frequency (Khz) is not the same as volume (Decibel) and if...

Also, if the nerve or hair cell has died, and either shares frequency, or for just one frequency, how can we still hear that frequency at a higher volume. This is why I think it's a myth. Also we would need to have like 10 times that amount of hair cells to say that multiple hair cells account...

My bet is that it's just damaged hair cells. How can a nerve be killed from sound that can't even blow a speaker. Like, when you listen to loud music in a club, your ears get damaged but not your skin etc.

I remember now it's called intermittent Tinnitus how could I not remember that. lol

Oh I think your talking about the Tinnitus that lasts a few seconds to a minute aren't you. It's also known as Transient spontaneous Tinnitus. There's another name for it I have it on the tip of my tongue lol I can't remember what it's called either for some reason. Either way, I had that even...

I really wish there was some way to lose T altogether. I would take not being able to hear that 1 tiny little frequency then have this permanently. Either way this kind of sounds like how I was trying to describe it. By the way, what does fleeting T sound like. I only heard about it once but...

But wouldn't that mean that you would need more then the 3500 hair cells for that to be true? I just don't see how this is, due to the fact that you can still hear these frequencies at a certain volume. If those frequencies are shared then it would seem that you wouldn't be able to hear at those...

Hi all, I'm just wondering what you all think about cells dying after a short period of time from the onset of hearing loss/ tinnitus. My opinion is that, once the cell was dying, you would not be able to hear that frequency at any decibel. For instance, I have a small hearing loss at around...

Well Auris Medical for example, will give you a hearing test before taking part in their trial. I'm pretty sure that's what separates the both of these. I think that if T is stress induced, then there won't be hearing loss. Just my two sense.

I already mentioned this in a couple of other posts, but here goes. When you lose hearing, you will hear tinnitus. It's most likely because even a person with normal hearing has tinnitus when entering a completely soundproof room and when you lose hearing or your ear becomes swollen, that...

A while back someone mentioned, in a post in some thread, a website from one of the researchers at Stanford University named "Stefan Heller." The website is called "HellerLab" (I can't remember who said it or from which thread.) Here's the link to the manuscript. (Not really sure what any of...

To back this claim up. There was a study done, showing that pretty much everyone has some form of Tinnitus, if put into a completely soundproof room. Something like 200 people were put into a soundproof room and were told to press a button if they heard a sound. 96% of these people pressed the...

How long was it after you got tinnitus that you started taking prednisone? Edit: Wow just realized this was posted back in February lol. Lucky guy got some help from the doctors.

This is very exciting news indeed. This treatment is actually geared towards people who have NIHL, SSHL, or Ototoxicity. It's stated that they are testing on people who are profoundly deaf, and will not be able to test on people who were born deaf as they may not have the structures in the ear...

In before the white man took over the country.

Why have the trials in Canada not started yet

Which drugs with which mechanisms can influence tinnitus ? Ion Channels (Na, K, Ca): Lidocaine (70%), gabapentine & pregabaline (+/-) GABA: Alprazolam (+) 65%, Clonazepam (+) 32% Glutamate (NMDA):acamprosate (+), flupirtine (-), memantine (-), neramexane (+) Serotonine: Nortriptyline(+)...

Were you able to gather anymore info on this? Where could I find this exact quote? Stanford university just spend a whole bunch of money on a new school, but at the same time they also did this to get better equipment to speed things up a little if I understand correctly. Like Sound Wave...

Hi again Dr. Nagler. First I want to say thank you very much for everything, and all the help you have given us around here. You make it look easy with all the flaming etc. You are a true gem of a man. Getting to the point, I had a thought about how TRT works the other night. I learnt that our...

This is definitely far from a cure. It's a company releasing the drug, and not a University. It's clear that these guys are in it for the money, but that's not to say it won't work. It just means that it won't be the treatment everyone's hoping for. If you think about it, Ketamine is already on...

I'm sorry to hear man. I'm in the same position. I know how it is to be smacked in the face by the things you love. It's definitely not fair to us or our families to have to deal with this. I have been suicidal on and off the past few months, and what has kept me going is not only my family, but...

Yes I know you weren't trying to offend me... We definitely shouldn't let friends or family suffer, therefore you need to know who your friends really are. If they don't even bother to say hi, they're probably not your friends no matter how busy they are with their own lives. Also yes they are 2...

What they all said above. My hearing test only went up to 8000khz, and recently I noticed a hissing noise at 12000khz. It's sad because this is how they test kids hearing in schools as well, on top of the fact that they only test hearing there once every 5 years at most. Maybe it's changed since...

We're both at 3 months now. Would you say it is a long shot now that our useless doctors decided not to help us, or do you think we might be able to benefit from steroids still? I'm pretty desperate right now and my Tinnitus got worst today above 10000 Khz. I'll do anything to get rid of this...

Actually there are certain people who I do care about, and I do what I can to help them. Europe is a completely different place and people out there are completely different and actually care for YOU. Obviously you haven't been to Canada. Out here I have 400 or so friends on facebook, and maybe...

There's a post in the success stories section, and one guy had good results with this, combined with a bunch of other vitamins etc. I personally get a temporary relief from it. Others who have tonal T say it changes the pitch from a single tone to multi-tone/ static. Hard to say what the...

How long was it after exposure that you started taking the NAC? I was going to do this, but my parents said it would be a pointless "miracle" product.

Hey, havn't heard from you on the AM-101 thread. How is the treatment going may I ask?

Just curious because I just realized I was given antibiotics for Bronchitis last year and ever since then I still have had some degree of Bronchitis. Now of course Tinnitus. Also just found out that I should have been given steroids for my sudden hearing loss but of course the doctor decided to...

I really hate the world right now. Why should I have to go home and do the work that the doctor was supposed to do at University. Especially about something like this. I honestly can't believe this is happening right now.

Were these steroids prescribed by a doctor? and how long was it after the hearing loss that they gave them to you?

Let your friends suffer the consequences. One of my best friends does the same and thinks the only fun things to do in life is party in loud clubs and bars etc, so I decided to not even talk to him anymore and let him live the way he wants. All my other friends are the same so I just say %$#@...

I thought that this treatment is in pill form? Am I wrong?

Doctors are pretty much useless here, so I think I'll have to go with scientist/researcher, broad with blonde hair blue eyes and a nice body who knows how to signal my notch.

The problem with that is, if it truly only helps people within the 3 month window, and you get the placebo, you might be out of luck. I'm not sure how long they give you the extra 3 treatments after the first, but I think it's something like 3 months between each injection like you said. On the...