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  1. Joergen

    The Bionics Institute Claim They Have Found a Way of Objectively Measuring Tinnitus

    You can have as many observers as you want, but the evaluation is still not objective. It remains one mind reporting an experience, often assigning numerical values to different questions. While you can observe behavior, that observation is not truly objective. A sound signal, on the other hand...
  2. Joergen

    The Bionics Institute Claim They Have Found a Way of Objectively Measuring Tinnitus

    Personally, I think the argument that “research will not make real progress and Big Pharma will not invest until we have an objective measurement” is, if not flawed, then at least highly overstated. The market is already flooded with antidepressants, the efficacy of which relies heavily on...
  3. Joergen

    The Bionics Institute Claim They Have Found a Way of Objectively Measuring Tinnitus

    I think self-reporting using Minimum Masking Level (MML) is reliable to some extent. I can easily assess the level of my own tinnitus by comparing it to an external signal. I’d describe it as reliable but not entirely accurate. Habituation, however, is a completely separate issue. I believe...