I visited Dr. Shemesh in Israel a few years ago. I spent approximately 15 thousand dollars and at the end of the two year "treatment", my condition got worse. I agree with everything that has been said but wish to add the following:
a) Dr. Shemesh lives in a fantasy world and sees everything as his own personal success. One night he asked me to stay longer at his office telling me that he would like to introduce me to another patient, Raquel, whom he "cured" after he fixed her Thyroid imbalances. Raquel had Thyroid problems and her primary care doctor initially refused to reveal laboratory test results to Dr. Shemesh. After obtaining consent from Raquel, the primary care doctor finally sent Dr. Shemesh the metabolic profile of Raquel. Dr. Shemesh immediately "found the culprit", gave Raquel capsules "specifically composed for her pathology", and "created a metabolic milieu, which spontaneously cured Raquel of her chronic Tinnitus in only a few weeks."
When Raquel finally arrived at the office Dr. Shemesh asked her to explain to me how she was "cured" of chronic Tinnitus. Raquel replied, "Dr. Shemesh, I have been telling you all this time that my Tinnitus is getting worse, not better. I am one of the 10% that even you cannot cure. No, I am not getting better, I am getting worse and nothing helps me. The best treatment is to ignore the ringing. The only one that can cure me is God."
Dr. Shemesh, however, was not embarrassed regarding Raquel's reply. He said to me that he can introduce me to many others, who "indeed were cured."
b) Dr. Shemesh makes up many stories claiming he has cured suffering patients of their chronic tinnitus. His claims are simply lies - there is no truth to his tales. Before I went to Israel, I asked him on the telephone if the duration of my Tinnitus has a correlation with potential success of his therapy treatment. He answered that it has none. He further told me a story about an Israeli soldier who had severe Tinnitus for 28 years and was cured of the condition in a few weeks after Dr. Shemesh found very subtle imbalance in his metabolic profile. When several months later I asked him again about the same soldier, he stated he didn't know what I was talking about.
c) I spoke with three other patients whom had made videos for Dr. Shemesh. Dr. Arie Yagoda and William Hunt visited Dr. Shemesh after having Tinnitus for 4 months and Tim Donahue after having Tinnitus for 6 months. As you can see, none of these three persons was a chronic Tinnitus sufferer. Other patients from the videos did not respond to my emails. Dr. Yagoda experienced cessation of Tinnitus 8 months after he first met Dr. Shemesh (after having Tinnitus for 12 months in total). What he experienced was most likely spontaneous remission that had nothing to do with Dr. Shemesh's "therapy". However, recently he got a recurrence and is now in the same situation as before he first visited Dr. Shemesh. His recurrence is, of course, not mentioned on the website. Mr. Hunt still has Tinnitus, which is now greatly decreased in volume. This typically happens in most people due to habituation, regardless if they are treated or not. Mr. Donahue lost his Tinnitus 26 days after visiting Dr. Shemesh; he drank a herbal supplement Dr. Shemesh recommended which he bought in Elat, Israel. Dr. Shemesh immediately recorded a video; however, Mr. Donahue's Tinnitus soon came back and remained constant until 2008 when it got much louder. The therapy of Dr. Shemesh did not help and Tim, as we know today, committed suicide due to intractable loud Tinnitus in April of 2013. Dr. Shemesh knew already in May 2013 that Tim committed suicide, however, he kept playing the anecdotal video of Tim Donahue for another two years as the proof that he can "cure" tinnitus. He assumed it was safe to lie and to promote his treatment knowing that Tim was dead and could not speak out.
When I talked to Tim Donahue, before his passing, his video served as the model patient and best marketing tool of Dr. Shemesh. Tim revealed that Dr. Shemesh refused to talk to him after realizing that his condition got worse. Dr. Shemesh became afraid that his big lie about "curing" tinnitus as shown in his anecdotal videos, could be revealed to his cash paying customers. The doctor ignored all of Tim's pleas for help: he did not respond to his emails and did not return any phone calls. He wanted Tim Donahue to disappear so he could keep playing the promotional video "Tinnitus can be cured" to other Tinnitus sufferers who were desperate and had cash.
d) Dr. Shemesh might be living in his own world of fantasy and lies, but he is shrewd and smart enough not to publish his so-called "secrets" about his "metabolic approach." He knows perfectly well that a double blind study performed by independent researchers would prove beyond doubt that his "curative process" works no better than placebo. He also knows very well that he is stealing money from suffering people. Moreover, by promising a "cure" which is nonexistent, he is causing patients not to seek available management therapies for this debilitation condition. Instead, he promotes his false and unproven "cure" treatment so patients spend their money and time with a treatment that does not work. It never has worked for anyone!
e) His metabolic approach makes no sense in medical terms and it is not supported by any clinical data.
- There is no scientific proof that vitamins, herbs or minerals can reverse Tinnitus.
- Regarding metabolic profiles, they are measured only in two selective laboratories (Haifa and Herzlya) with whom Dr. Shemesh seems to have a "special relationship", likely kickbacks for referring them patients. Why metabolic profiles cannot be done in the EU or USA simply remains a mystery.
- Patient's metabolic profiles are measured only once, before "therapy" starts. There are no follow up measurements of metabolites to see if his "therapy" has any effect on metabolites. The initial expensive tests serve only to empty the pockets of his cash paying patients and to give the veneer of scientific approach.
- If metabolites were all normal, such as in most cases, Dr. Shemesh would typically construct a story that makes no sense at all.
When I asked Dr. Shemesh why aren't high-quality vitamins, minerals and selective herbs, purchased from a retail health-food store, just as good as his very expensive supplements, he answered that only he can mix the exact proper amounts of ingredients based on my blood tests due to his elaborate understanding of math. He told me that he took an extensive math course with Oxford University.
What a load of crap and non-sense; everyone metabolizes supplements, medicines and foods quite differently. All of this is pure fiction at its best!
f) Hadassah Hospital, a renowned medical facility in Israel, should let the medical community know why Dr. Shemesh no longer works with them. Was Dr. Shemesh terminated because he was lying to patients about his therapy protocols while employed there? Did anything else happen?
In conclusion, I do not know a single chronic Tinnitus patient who was ever cured by Dr. Shemesh. Additionally, I do not know any person who is aware of anyone who was actually permanently cured by this doctor. The entire operation is a complete scam and the costs are extremely expensive. There is no real data to substantiate any of his claims. During his treatment, Dr. Shemesh talks ad nauseam about the "cure." This initially makes his patients very happy (false hope), however the "cure" never-ever occurs which makes all of his patients emotionally desperate and potentially suicidal.
a) Dr. Shemesh lives in a fantasy world and sees everything as his own personal success. One night he asked me to stay longer at his office telling me that he would like to introduce me to another patient, Raquel, whom he "cured" after he fixed her Thyroid imbalances. Raquel had Thyroid problems and her primary care doctor initially refused to reveal laboratory test results to Dr. Shemesh. After obtaining consent from Raquel, the primary care doctor finally sent Dr. Shemesh the metabolic profile of Raquel. Dr. Shemesh immediately "found the culprit", gave Raquel capsules "specifically composed for her pathology", and "created a metabolic milieu, which spontaneously cured Raquel of her chronic Tinnitus in only a few weeks."
When Raquel finally arrived at the office Dr. Shemesh asked her to explain to me how she was "cured" of chronic Tinnitus. Raquel replied, "Dr. Shemesh, I have been telling you all this time that my Tinnitus is getting worse, not better. I am one of the 10% that even you cannot cure. No, I am not getting better, I am getting worse and nothing helps me. The best treatment is to ignore the ringing. The only one that can cure me is God."
Dr. Shemesh, however, was not embarrassed regarding Raquel's reply. He said to me that he can introduce me to many others, who "indeed were cured."
b) Dr. Shemesh makes up many stories claiming he has cured suffering patients of their chronic tinnitus. His claims are simply lies - there is no truth to his tales. Before I went to Israel, I asked him on the telephone if the duration of my Tinnitus has a correlation with potential success of his therapy treatment. He answered that it has none. He further told me a story about an Israeli soldier who had severe Tinnitus for 28 years and was cured of the condition in a few weeks after Dr. Shemesh found very subtle imbalance in his metabolic profile. When several months later I asked him again about the same soldier, he stated he didn't know what I was talking about.
c) I spoke with three other patients whom had made videos for Dr. Shemesh. Dr. Arie Yagoda and William Hunt visited Dr. Shemesh after having Tinnitus for 4 months and Tim Donahue after having Tinnitus for 6 months. As you can see, none of these three persons was a chronic Tinnitus sufferer. Other patients from the videos did not respond to my emails. Dr. Yagoda experienced cessation of Tinnitus 8 months after he first met Dr. Shemesh (after having Tinnitus for 12 months in total). What he experienced was most likely spontaneous remission that had nothing to do with Dr. Shemesh's "therapy". However, recently he got a recurrence and is now in the same situation as before he first visited Dr. Shemesh. His recurrence is, of course, not mentioned on the website. Mr. Hunt still has Tinnitus, which is now greatly decreased in volume. This typically happens in most people due to habituation, regardless if they are treated or not. Mr. Donahue lost his Tinnitus 26 days after visiting Dr. Shemesh; he drank a herbal supplement Dr. Shemesh recommended which he bought in Elat, Israel. Dr. Shemesh immediately recorded a video; however, Mr. Donahue's Tinnitus soon came back and remained constant until 2008 when it got much louder. The therapy of Dr. Shemesh did not help and Tim, as we know today, committed suicide due to intractable loud Tinnitus in April of 2013. Dr. Shemesh knew already in May 2013 that Tim committed suicide, however, he kept playing the anecdotal video of Tim Donahue for another two years as the proof that he can "cure" tinnitus. He assumed it was safe to lie and to promote his treatment knowing that Tim was dead and could not speak out.
When I talked to Tim Donahue, before his passing, his video served as the model patient and best marketing tool of Dr. Shemesh. Tim revealed that Dr. Shemesh refused to talk to him after realizing that his condition got worse. Dr. Shemesh became afraid that his big lie about "curing" tinnitus as shown in his anecdotal videos, could be revealed to his cash paying customers. The doctor ignored all of Tim's pleas for help: he did not respond to his emails and did not return any phone calls. He wanted Tim Donahue to disappear so he could keep playing the promotional video "Tinnitus can be cured" to other Tinnitus sufferers who were desperate and had cash.
d) Dr. Shemesh might be living in his own world of fantasy and lies, but he is shrewd and smart enough not to publish his so-called "secrets" about his "metabolic approach." He knows perfectly well that a double blind study performed by independent researchers would prove beyond doubt that his "curative process" works no better than placebo. He also knows very well that he is stealing money from suffering people. Moreover, by promising a "cure" which is nonexistent, he is causing patients not to seek available management therapies for this debilitation condition. Instead, he promotes his false and unproven "cure" treatment so patients spend their money and time with a treatment that does not work. It never has worked for anyone!
e) His metabolic approach makes no sense in medical terms and it is not supported by any clinical data.
- There is no scientific proof that vitamins, herbs or minerals can reverse Tinnitus.
- Regarding metabolic profiles, they are measured only in two selective laboratories (Haifa and Herzlya) with whom Dr. Shemesh seems to have a "special relationship", likely kickbacks for referring them patients. Why metabolic profiles cannot be done in the EU or USA simply remains a mystery.
- Patient's metabolic profiles are measured only once, before "therapy" starts. There are no follow up measurements of metabolites to see if his "therapy" has any effect on metabolites. The initial expensive tests serve only to empty the pockets of his cash paying patients and to give the veneer of scientific approach.
- If metabolites were all normal, such as in most cases, Dr. Shemesh would typically construct a story that makes no sense at all.
When I asked Dr. Shemesh why aren't high-quality vitamins, minerals and selective herbs, purchased from a retail health-food store, just as good as his very expensive supplements, he answered that only he can mix the exact proper amounts of ingredients based on my blood tests due to his elaborate understanding of math. He told me that he took an extensive math course with Oxford University.
What a load of crap and non-sense; everyone metabolizes supplements, medicines and foods quite differently. All of this is pure fiction at its best!
f) Hadassah Hospital, a renowned medical facility in Israel, should let the medical community know why Dr. Shemesh no longer works with them. Was Dr. Shemesh terminated because he was lying to patients about his therapy protocols while employed there? Did anything else happen?
In conclusion, I do not know a single chronic Tinnitus patient who was ever cured by Dr. Shemesh. Additionally, I do not know any person who is aware of anyone who was actually permanently cured by this doctor. The entire operation is a complete scam and the costs are extremely expensive. There is no real data to substantiate any of his claims. During his treatment, Dr. Shemesh talks ad nauseam about the "cure." This initially makes his patients very happy (false hope), however the "cure" never-ever occurs which makes all of his patients emotionally desperate and potentially suicidal.
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