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I love this post. And when the device gets approval and they tinker with the protocol and do further exploratory studies, I believe they can improve the 65% significantly.

Agreed. But my post was in response to NHS approval and eventual part of its treatment plans.

For the device to become an "integrated care pathway," a part of NICE guidelines etc, yes, I believe a larger trial will be required. However (puts optimistic hat on), if it proves to be beneficial in the real world, funding can be requested if a case is made. (Source) I know this seems...

There is a supplemental list where all accepted maneuvers are listed, with their accompanied nerve. Inclusion criteria as stated: "Must be able to modulate their tinnitus with a somatic maneuver 19 (Simmons et al., 2008)" so based off this only one is needed. I can cause a massive spike with a...

I was tentative in writing this as I don’t want to give false hope. However, through “individual funding requests for specialised services” in the NHS, a clinician can request funding for a proven treatment. If a solid case is raised and the price of the device is, let’s say cheaper than...

Agreed. The problem with a graph like this is there’s just too much data! But they are used to show the relationship (good or bad, or nothing notable).

Scatter graphs are an ugly way to look at data. But what they are showing are two variables and the relationship between the two. They are looking at a cause and effect relationship, how one influences the other, or how they are both influenced etc. They can show three things: Positive...

Also based on standard deviation, at least 10% of the participants would have a greater than 75% reduction... I like optimism.

They would use a standard deviation. For the standard normal distribution, 68% of the results lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean; 95% lie within two standard deviations of the mean; and 99.9% lie within 3 standard deviations of the mean. This would have been spread over a bell curve...

Thank you so much. Yes, I believe this will show others (and the fact they are looking at at the mapping of tinnitus now, reminds me of the early days of Parkinson’s and treatment for that has come on leaps and bounds) where to aim. And yes, just knowing that something is out there helps a lot.

I was thinking the hoops they would have to go through to get this commonplace in the NHS. First off, the BTA would have to support this/multiple studies, then NICE would have to include it in their recommendations, then like you said, the training of staff. I agree with you; there needs to be...

What I still can’t get my head round (In a good way) is that the treatment stopped at six weeks and participants continued to get better! I would love to see the data from six months. There’s lots of details needed, like could you work on two tones at once (separate use), but I think this is...

The reality is that I have patients who can’t get hold of drugs that could potentially lengthen their lives! I’ve got patients who are deemed too healthy for lung transplants ("come back when you're nearly dead.") That being said, I am a believer in Dr. Shore’s device. A video was posted...

Study design, participants and many studies. The NHS would only fund this if it proves very viable and affordable, plus it would need more studies for them to be able to fully grade it. (We’ve got 15 years of evidence for one of our services and our funding is still poor at best.) I cannot see...

The NHS will only fund grade A-C evidence based practice (In my service, maybe this isn't national) so I can't see it making its way in the NHS any time soon. Post commercialisation, more than likely in the UK, it will be something like The Tinnitus Clinic that picks it up (at what cost - who...

This is interesting. I feel my tone has settled (I’ve had four tones in the past and now seem to have two) my main and most distracting is around 12,000 Hz (I haven’t properly matched). Which frequency have you found beneficial?

Hi all, I have had tinnitus for around 6 months now and I’m slowly getting my life back on track. It’s still very much there but it doesn’t affect me like it used to. I tried to return the gym and found the crashing weights spiked me every time so I’m trying to exercise at home. I have an...

Just wanted to add to my story... The onset of symptoms was around 3 weeks post my Pfizer vaccine. I generally started to feel heavy headed, and my ears felt full... I also had a lot of pain and pressure in my head, I also for a few weeks felt crackling behind my ears. I felt like my head kept...

I really want to understand if my onset of tinnitus is typical (I know there is nothing typical about tinnitus. Approx 3 weeks after my Pfizer vaccine I developed tinnitus. I had no previous hearing problems or health conditions; I say this as I’m not sure if it was the vaccine. I don’t listen...