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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    Definitely not mid 2020. They're just starting phase 2 of clinical trials. If the results are positive, they'll start phase 3.
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    ä Assume someone with hearing loss and tinnitus. If this drug improves hearing but has no effect on tinnitus, it could still seem like the person's tinnitus has improved because of his better hearing. They really need to find a way to objectively judge whether tinnitus improves.
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    Analysing UK Biobank Data Together

    I LOVE this idea. But, is there a possibility to include hyperacusis?
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    Great news! Even if this only heals acute damage, knowing that my tinnitus and hyperacusis can never get worse would be a huge relief.
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    Where Does Hyperacusis Stand in Terms of Ongoing Research/Treatments?

    Could you give me a link to that anecdote? On topic: the Brai3n clinic in Belgium offers hyperacusis treatments. It involves placing a small membrane on the eardrum to relax the tensor tympani muscle. I have no idea about the success rate...
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    PILOT: Vote on Your Favourite Research Paper!

    I wish I had the time to read them all :( EDIT: Stupid me. I'll try to read all the abstracts. But to be fair, it's hard to judge a paper by its abstract.
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    Ideas and Suggestions for Future Episodes

    I second Stefan Heller. A brilliant and very nice person.
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    Why Is Tinnitus Not More Common? Loud Bars, Concerts, Restaurants...

    For some reason, a large majority of people with hearing damage don't develop tinnitus.
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    Tinnitus & The Body: Take the Survey

    Done! How many respondents do you have?
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    No Ear Pain from Noise, Just Pressure in Ear?

    It is a form of hyperacusis.
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    No Ear Pain from Noise, Just Pressure in Ear?

    You probably have Tonic tensor tympani syndrome. You can google it. Give your ears some well deserved rest.
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    I'm still very skeptical but please let this be true. Curing hearing loss with a simple pill would be amazing.
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    Lecture ("Tinnitus: Ear or Brain") by Dirk De Ridder in Belgium on April 22, 2019

    Neither my tinnitus nor hyperacusis are of such a level that I'd consider experimental treatment.
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    I'm not convinced. You could say the same for so many other drugs who do get adequate funding. Why can Frequency easily get funding while Hough's pill is supposed to be better?
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    Fullness in Ear After Acoustic Trauma

    Never heard of that 'treatment'. If ear fullness ever bothers me again, I'll try it out.
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    If Hough's pill really is that promising, I find it odd that they can't find investors. There are loads of people with hearing loss. The first one to find a cure (or a significant improvement in hearing) can earn a lot of money.
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    Lecture ("Tinnitus: Ear or Brain") by Dirk De Ridder in Belgium on April 22, 2019

    Seems very interesting. I'll probably be going.
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    Fullness in Ear After Acoustic Trauma

    You might have tonic tensor tympani syndrome. Try to avoid loud noises as much as possible. At the same time, you should still expose your ears to normal sounds.
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    Working in a Quiet Environment with Tinnitus?

    At least you won't experience a new noise trauma there.
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    Poll: Do You Mask Your Tinnitus When You Sleep?

    I used to sleep with the TV on for about a year. Never tried to mask it afterwards, even after my last spike.
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    Acoustic Trauma, Young and Stupid 3 Times! (Maybe I Will Recover Again?)

    It may seem bad now, but you will most likely habituate. Avoid overly loud places (and wear plugs when it's not possible to avoid them). Give it time. I simply sleep throught my tinnitus. Living with tinnitus has not changed my life all that much. The biggest sacrifice I have to make is...
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    Tinnitus for 26 Years with HORRIBLE Recent Change

    Is there any way to file a complaint? Subjecting someone with tinnitus to sounds of 95 dB should be a crime.
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    Can a CT Scan Make My Tinnitus Worse?

    Had a similar CT recently, no issues at all.
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    Can a CT Scan Make My Tinnitus Worse?

    A CT isn't loud at all. You'll be fine.
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    I’m Back Unfortunately After a Christmas Party with a DJ

    It's really frustrating that one slip up screws us over for life. Good luck.
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    Regrowing Hairs Cells Through DNA Reprogramming

    Cure in 2020 confirmed!
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    Does Combining Earplugs and Earmuffs Give More Protection?

    Why not? I trust my friend, but I don't trust the DJ. He can turn up the volume any time. Plus my friend will probably be drunk :beeranimation: Thanks for the info, I'm gonna check everything out.
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    Absolutely. In the 90s someone died from a gene therapy trial. Funding for gene therapy disappeared almost completely. It took like a decade for scientists to go at it again.
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    That was only phase 1. Phase 2 will test safety with larger doses and efficacy.
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    Does Combining Earplugs and Earmuffs Give More Protection?

    Hello all. In the years after getting tinnitus (at age 22) I still went clubbing with a friend. I always used my custom made plugs and just left when I thought the noise was too loud. A few months ago my tinnitus got worse after clubbing. Worse than that, I got a new friend named...
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    Have the ingredients been tested together and in the inner ear?
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    Going to Bars/Clubs/Concerts with Hearing Protection — Wise or Not?

    I've gone to tons of parties and clubs with my custom made plugs. Every time I thought it was too loud I left. It was great. But a few months back I've made the mistake of staying at a party when I knew it was too loud. And unfortunately, one fuck up leaves marks for life. Since then I've...
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    Experiences with Head Tinnitus?

    I have a motorcycle running in the back of my head. Luckily it's not loud at all and I have to focus to hear it.
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    They Can’t Even Cure Baldness Yet

    So far, our greatest asset in a finding a tinnitus cure is hearing loss. Lots and lots of money has been poured into curing hearing loss. IF this also cures tinnitus and hyperacusis, we can be very grateful for this. If it doesn't, or only partially or only for some types of tinnitus, we need...
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    'Explosion' Near Work — Some Slight Fullness in Ears

    Some fullness again today, I hope it will pass.
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    Community Helping Identify Research Priorities (CHIRP)

    That seems like a good idea to me. While I'm the last person to say that some domains of science are not important or a waste of money, I'm fairly confident that most people here are interested in papers which focus on 1) causes of tinnitus & hyperacusis and 2) Actual treatments. I realize...
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    Support Dr. Rauschecker's Tinnitus Research — a Man Who Really Means to Make a Difference

    Pharma is only able to raise big bucks when they have a product that shows promise. But you have to find something first. If I'm informed correctly, Frequency's therapy is based off research at Stanford. This fundamental research is so very important and extremely underfunded.
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    Really Loud Megaphone

    Are you sure about the 120 dB? That is comparable to a very loud concert.
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    Anyone Else Get Psoriasis with Their Tinnitus?

    I also have an auto-immune disease, but I don't think they are linked. My tinnitus clearly started (and got worse) after a noise trauma. Unless there is an autoimmune disease which destroys/weakens part of our inner ear (and I've never heard of this) they are unrelated. I guess we just din't...
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    Community Helping Identify Research Priorities (CHIRP)

    This is a hard one. For us patients, accessability and 'layman terms' are important to understand what they're talking about. But for the scientists this won't be very important. Could we use relevance as a criteria? And by relevance I mean if a paper researches habituation, causes of tinnitus...
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    'Explosion' Near Work — Some Slight Fullness in Ears

    I took some magnesium today, I'll check out the other stuff tomorrow. I feel like my tinnitus is louder and a bit heavier than normal, but it's so hard to objectively assess this. But the pressure seems to have faded, and I'm very grateful for that. Thanks for the support.
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    'Explosion' Near Work — Some Slight Fullness in Ears

    No idea how loud exactly it was unfortunately. What supplements are you talking about?
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    'Explosion' Near Work — Some Slight Fullness in Ears

    Hello all. I work in a very busy center and we're dealing with customers all the time. It is loud but not enough to cause hearing damage. I started working there years after my first tinnitus experience. Last summer my tinnitus got worse after clubbing. I also developed hyperacusis which has...
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    Manager Set Burglar Alarm Off Next to Me

    I hope you're doing well. A few years back my coworker activated the alarm while leaving because he's usually the one to leave last. The alarm was very loud. To top it off, I had no plugs with me. I couldn't just leave because I was responsible for closing the damn place. Fortunately, my...
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    Community Helping Identify Research Priorities (CHIRP)

    Not really related to the thread, but I also experience this more often than before getting tinnitus.
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    Hyperacusis Disappearing on Its Own?

    Sup guys, In June I had a new noise trauma. My tinnitus deteriorated quite a bit (luckily it's almost to what it was before). Far worse, however, is that I developed a feeling of fullness in my left ear. This fullness reacted to loud noise. If someone spoke loud nearby (which sometimes happens...
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    Weightlifting Causing Temporary Hyperacusis?

    It has no influence on my hyperacusis. I do have to say that I don't lift very heavy.
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    Community Helping Identify Research Priorities (CHIRP)

    First of all, it saddens me that hyperacusis hasn’t been mentioned in this thread. Hyperacusis is much more debilitating than tinnitus yet it is even more underfunded than tinnitus. That being said, I believe the few funds we have available should be spent on fundamental research. Most current...
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    This. We have several treatments coming up. Let's just hope hearing regeneration also cures tinnitus and hyperacusis.
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/FREQ Stock just above $12 at this moment.
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    Bomb Dismantlement in My City — How Loud Can It Be?

    With plugs you'd probably be fine. That being said, better safe than sorry?
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    Let's hope all goes well despite the bad timing.
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    Audion Therapeutics Trial

    Ask the FDA :rockingbanana:
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    Audion Therapeutics Trial

    Normally phase 1 is tested on people who don't have the condition that the drug aims to treat. Again, it tests for safety of the drug. But this does seem to be an exception to that rule.
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    Audion Therapeutics Trial

    They can't test efficacy while they use the drug on healthy people. Again, unless this trial was an exception.
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    Audion Therapeutics Trial

    Phase 1 is tested on healthy individuals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research Unless this trial was an exception, they don't even check efficacy.
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    Audion Therapeutics Trial

    Remember that phase 1 tests the safety of the drug. Usually it is tested on healthy adults.
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    Why Aren’t You Donating Time or Money for Tinnitus Awareness / Research?

    I have an economics degree and had quite some maths and statistics. But I never used it after graduating :( I'll see if I can pick stats up again, if I feel like I'm comfortable in stats I'll let you know.