British Tinnitus Association Awarded £134k Lottery Grant

[BrStan@]

http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-05-21/tinnitus-charity-awarded-134k-lottery-grant/

Hundreds of people with tinnitus, including those in Norwich, will soon be able to access more information on the condition thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant.
British Tinnitus Association Credit: BTA


The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has received £134,039 from the fund's Reaching Communities programme to hold one-day information events which will help sufferers cope better with the condition.

Tinnitus is a noise such as a ringing or buzzing that an individual experiences without an external source and can often lead to stress, anxiety or sometimes depression.

The events, which will take place in nine cities including Norwich, aim to reduce stress, confusion, isolation and improve well-being.

"We're delighted to have received this superb award from the Big Lottery Fund.

"Through our regional Tinnitus Information Days, over a thousand people will benefit from increased knowledge of tinnitus and how to manage the condition as well as from improved local support.

"Isolation, depression and anxiety often affect people with tinnitus; these events will help equip people to cope with their tinnitus better and have an improved quality of life thanks to this Big Lottery Fund award and the work of the British Tinnitus Association."

– DAVID STOCKDALE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE BTA
Last updated Thu 21 May 2015

Hi all,

What are your thoughts on that. I think £134k for "increased knowledge of tinnitus and how to manage the condition as well as from improved local support" is way too much. Awareness is OK but to spend so much money on management which does not work or work to certain point only if your tinnitus is low or mild is not OK.
This money need to go for a research not wasted this way what a shame BTA. We need to know more about T and now is the right time. As so many years nothing was done about it. And no i absolutely don't believe that the condition is really that big mystery. It was just not taken seriously hence no serious research done. I did not see anywhere the big pharma companies involved. If they were believe me we were going to see at least some relief with drug on the market. Take an example of HIV when first appeared back on 80's no one has a clue what is it and how to cure it. But what happened back then is it was just taken seriously the government jumped over it, the biggest pharma jumped over it and today from a deadly diseases is a chronic one(so something was done about it).
And today when we have some money granted they are going not for a research but down the road.

 

[Atlantis]

£134K TO HOLD ONE-DAY INFORMATION EVENTS

The money could have been put to better use!

 

[Worker]

We need a cure

 

[Xorthian]

Guys they got grant from program that was holding contest for awareness campaigns. For us its better that they can do this event because this money otherwise would go somewhere else for other health issues.

 

[joejunior]

Given the scale of the problem and the invisible suffering, a multi billion grant is in order to understand the issues, develop treatments and cures expeditiously.