I went to this doctor: Harrison Lin of UCI. I went to him for my own ear issues and I had no idea of this study. I only knew that he was somewhat of a local doctor that had already been published for research on tinnitus.
They have been given a grant to do a study on electricity in the ear. He said that the medical community has known for quite some time that that temporarily quiets tinnitus. This doctor has tinnitus himself.
They will be starting clinical trials soon. The long term goal would be to create a surgically implanted device to quiet tinnitus. He told me and I quote "this is 5-10 years away."
Here is the research paper or whatever you call it:
http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/hesplab/files/2015/08/2015-Zeng-Djalilian-Lin-Current-Opinion.pdf
They have been given a grant to do a study on electricity in the ear. He said that the medical community has known for quite some time that that temporarily quiets tinnitus. This doctor has tinnitus himself.
They will be starting clinical trials soon. The long term goal would be to create a surgically implanted device to quiet tinnitus. He told me and I quote "this is 5-10 years away."
Here is the research paper or whatever you call it:
http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/hesplab/files/2015/08/2015-Zeng-Djalilian-Lin-Current-Opinion.pdf