It certainly works in a part of tinnitus patients:
Yep, that's exactly what my understanding was.
That sounds really cool. Never heard of tDCS technology that goes that far. It does remind me of the thinking cap that Dr. Wells wore in the TV series ''The Flash''. Hopefully it also boosts our thinking power while we're at it
Search online for a specific country and clinical trials. You appear to be in Australia so here's the link for you:
Thanks for that link. Unfortunately most of them seem to be in Melbourne which is under tight lockdown due to COVID-19 so I doubt I'd get in even if I was eligible, which I'm not, as one of them is a "First in human safety study of FX-322".
Thank you so much @Mentos. I'll read it and ask a clinical physician-audiologist of University Maastricht if he could look into it for future treatment. Hopefully he's convinced of this game changer.
I don't know about alpha particles, but I believe this is the project he's referring to.
Ah, ok. I remember this one. I hope she makes progress soon as this is sorely needed.
Late getting back to you, FGG. It's a badge of pride among some circles to display their ignorance of maths and physics. No it couldn't be alpha particles... that was simply poetic licence on my part. It must be some kind of sub-atomic particle that Ms Stankovic is using (I got her name right!). Alpha particles were in use back in the 1920s and thirties with Ernest Rutherford and such-like. Unfortunately I am kind of lost by the technical brilliance of the scientifically-minded in this community. I freely admit that you have to be pretty brilliant in this field in order to keep up.
You were probably thinking of photons. The technique is two photon microscopy.
That day may or may not come. For now we're still stuck with tinnitus. One day some form of medical miracle will come to save our ears.
In the meantime I have set my ambitions somewhat lower. If they come out with some pill or procedure that would just turn down the volume a bit, that would make me happy. Something to help with loudness hyperacusis would be nice too. I might even get back into the workforce... if it wasn't for this damn COVID-19 and tinnitus… it amounts to a double whammy.
Neuralink definitely has potential, but we're way closer to regenerative breakthroughs than Elon's device is to becoming commercial, maybe in 15-20 years. Meanwhile things like FX-322 and OTO-413 will be on the market within 5 years. However, I do have essential tremor which is degenerative so I have great hopes for Neuralink nonetheless.
It could be Neurolink is our best hope for a cure, however I would approach this idea with extreme caution considering the information that we have about it now.
Neuralink is generally considered safe in comparison to DBS and VNS devices, as it can be robotically placed with high precision in the brain (= avoids issue of damaging blood vessels + nerves) & has the size of a Fitbit. It already has been tested on three pigs; one of whom had it placed in the brain and later removed without any physical or mental issues.
It's hard to say. @Emgee . Musk has only mentioned in an interview that the device has received FDA's breakthrough designation and will first be tested in 2020 on patients with a medical disease, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, paraplegia and tetraplegia. But if Parkinson's is one of these targets, I could not see why tinnitus would be a bridge too far, as we have seen in the DBS trials of Parkinson's patients and the positive effects on their tinnitus. So it stands to reason that tinnitus can be targeted by the Neuralink device, just likely other neurological disorder. Hopefully we will know more later this year about their objectives.
I initially thought that many people would be hesitant to enter the human trials as a willing participant. It makes sense to take a "you go first and I'll watch" approach. However, when you consider that many are dealing with terrible conditions right now, it's understandable that some would choose to go through with it. I would even consider it at this point.
I'd rip both of mine out myself and crush them with my own hands to get the surgery.
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