Because you don't know what's going to happen yet, your mind is fixating on the worst possible outcome. This feeds the spiral of panic and despair, making the experience of the sound even harder and further fueling the cycle. Give yourself space to breathe, and remain open to the possibility of...
→ Non-penetrating round window electrode stimulation for tinnitus therapy followed by cochlear implantation
Whatever happened with this? They had a functional device that seemed safe and effective, one that could be implanted with a CI and that worked in a similar way to the device that Dr...
That’s a great question, and one I’ve been grappling with myself. According to the work of Carlson, Djalilian, Olze, and others, this treatment approach appears to be effective—and it’s the one that gives me the most hope for some form of future relief.
Interestingly, not everyone with SSNHL...
→ Intratympanic Lidocaine as a Potent Remedy for Tinnitus in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
This research was published this month. What I've read here and elsewhere suggests that tinnitus switches from being ear-centered to brain-centered at some...