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  1. Kev

    Nimodipine

    Apparently, Gateway Biotechnology's nasal spray for tinnitus in development is just a nasal formulation of Nimodipine to enhance delivery and reduce systemic side effects.
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    Gateway Biotechnology

    Two remaining drugs from Gateway Biotechnology seem to be in the pipeline for tinnitus. The first one is a nasal spray formulation of Nimodipine. I wonder if the folks on the Nimodipine thread could converge here. The second one is just listed as a "gene therapy" drug. There are not many...
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    How to Get the Quietest MRI Experience?

    Hillcrest Outpatient is very much still there and using the Canon. Call the UCSD main line again and ask for the direct line to HCOP. I was just there for another MRI in April and it was the same Galan 3T.
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    How to Get the Quietest MRI Experience?

    Hey all. I just wanted to report back after my successful MRI with a Canon Galan 3T machine. Of course, I was super nervous after some not-great experiences with other machines at other facilities, but I was able to get through an entire brain MRI with and without contrast with the Canon...
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    How to Get the Quietest MRI Experience?

    I believe the MRA is fewer sequences so you should be able to get a shorter scan. If an average scan were a couple minutes, I think even the most sensitive of us could make it through it. I'm hopeful MRI will get there in the next few years but for those of us who need them now, we really have...
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    How to Get the Quietest MRI Experience?

    Sorry for the late reply Sean! The place I found with the Skyra (3T) is Advanced Imaging of South Bay. Kinda far as it's in Torrance but worth it if the MRI can be as short as their website claims. Also - I found that Beverly Community hospital in LA has a Canon Vantage Titan (1.5T), this...
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    How to Get the Quietest MRI Experience?

    For all us tinnitus & hyperacusis sufferers it’s no secret that MRIs absolutely suck. Possibly the best tool we have for understanding what’s going on happens to be so damn loud that a lot of people have even developed their tinnitus or hyperacusis from the machines. There are a lot threads...
  8. Kev

    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    I realize this sounds stupid but I wonder how much the rights to this drug are and if the Tinnitus Talk community could raise enough to buy it from Hough Ear Institute :dunno: If we started our own company, what would stop us from obtaining the rights and funding/running our own clinical trials...
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    My Psilocybin Journey — I Travelled to Amsterdam

    AVIYT, The standard Ketamine infusion dosage for depression is actually a really low dose (I think it's around .5mg/kg). I also think getting ketamine off the street is riskier because it could be mxe or another analouge of ketamine and these drugs have been known to exacerbate and sometimes...
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    My Psilocybin Journey — I Travelled to Amsterdam

    Hey AVIYT, I'm sorry to hear about your experience with Lyrica. It sounds somewhat similar to my experience with SSRI's. I'm always blown away by how many people are on these drugs and treat them like they're nothing but candy. Maybe we are just more sensitive? Anyway, I've been reading a lot...
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    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    Hi Lane, HBOT is not a good option for me considering my ETD and that of most my tinnitus is from a severe barotrauma. As far as the others go (not to sound close-minded here) there just isn't really much evidence to support the efficacy of any of them, with the exception of meditation which is...
  12. Kev

    Does Having Sex Normally Increase Tinnitus Intensity?

    Yes for me during it my tinnitus will be higher, but just like everyone else I think that's because of the increase in blood pressure and heart rate. On the flip the side I've also had someone scream really close to my ear during sex and this definitely spiked me for a few days. Just watch your...
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    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    Yes, I should have mentioned that all these medications should be adjunctive to CBT with a reliable and caring professional. I think pretty much everyone, tinnitus or no tinnitus, would benefit from getting professional insight at some point in their lives. Just wanted to see if anyone tried...
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    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    After scrolling through 21 pages of this thread it seems that what helps some can highly exacerbate someone else's tinnitus. It's hard to justify the risk when the reasoning behind most of the people posting here's depression is in fact their tinnitus. I feel like I need help for my...
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    How to Tell the Difference Between Spike & New Tinnitus

    Thanks Bill. Where did your T originally come from? If it were the same pitch it would make sense that my brain is sending it to both ears now but I have no idea why I have this new much higher and louder pitch for no apparent reason?
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    TMJ Tinnitus

    @alleycat I too have TMJ pretty bad and I actually think it's related to the latest spike in my tinnitus. I'm on prednisone now which does seem to have some positive effects on my swollen jaw which I hope gets me by until I can see a maxillofacial doc in a few weeks. Has your tinnitus...
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    How to Tell the Difference Between Spike & New Tinnitus

    Hi everyone, This is my first post, but I've had tinnitus for 6 years now ever since a severe barotrauma on a family vacation. Long story short I flew with an active ear infection (stupid, I know but I had no idea at the time this would affect pressure) and experienced severe pain and ringing...