This statement has been made many times: money is the cure for tinnitus and hearing loss.
The problem lies in the fact that hair cells, for reasons still unknown, do not regenerate, repair, or replace themselves in mammals.
If a treatment is going to be developed that causes hair cells to regrow and fully function again, I believe it will come through the aid of a medical technology that does not yet exist.
Until then, no matter how much money is poured into research, a cure is unlikely for a long time. Probably decades at a minimum.
If we don't do something now, things will remain the same. We need an incentive for a cure for hearing loss and tinnitus. There is so little research on ears, which are one of the most neglected organs in medical research. I don't believe it takes this long to test treatments; it's likely the FDA rules and regulations that slow down the process. The cure could still be effective and brought to market much faster. Companies exist to make money, so we can't expect them to develop cures out of the kindness of their hearts. For example, FX-345 was developed, and then nothing was said about it; they just gave up. It's frustrating that hearing loss isn't being taken seriously. We need a cure now.
There is no way it should take decades to find a cure for hearing loss. The COVID-19 vaccine was developed in less than a year, and yet it feels like treatments are more profitable than cures. There is barely any incentive to create a cure. Baldness, for example, is easy to cure, but the medical industry doesn't teach doctors about food and lifestyle changes that could help. Instead, they deny facts because it's all about money. Where is the incentive to help people if there is more profit in treatments?
I believe 90% of conditions that are said to be incurable could be cured with proper research and effort, especially if the focus was on a cure instead of profits and FDA regulations. There's no way testing should take 12 years. Take baldness, for example. There are known ways to address it by eating certain foods or applying treatments. The truth is that the medical industry isn't focused on cures; they're driven by profits. FX-322 and FX-345 could have worked, but we'll never know because the medical industry is not transparent. We can't trust them to act in our best interests.
Capitalism is the main reason why healthcare exists in its current form, and you can't trust the medical industry to act out of kindness. We need to create incentives for a cure now, or there won't be one. It's ridiculous that funding is always needed. Why can't they just focus on the cure instead of all the bureaucracy and regulations? It's clear that the government and the FDA care more about money than about public health. The medical industry doesn't prioritize the health of the public.
If FDA rules and regulations were less strict, there would be more effective drugs and more innovation. Companies would also be more careful to avoid being sued, which would ensure safety. The current system protects companies from lawsuits rather than focusing on the public's safety.
I've been thinking about alternatives to capitalism because, right now, profits are prioritized over people. Companies are investing more in treatments than cures. I'm not exaggerating when I say this is the truth: there's so little research on hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss. The media doesn't help either, because news outlets like Fox News and CNN are businesses too. They exaggerate stories to bring in more viewers, which means we can't even trust the news.
This lack of focus on cures doesn't just apply to hearing loss. It's the same for cancer, rabies, baldness, infections, and so many other conditions. It doesn't take 12 years to cure baldness when the solution is so simple. Why do medical devices take so long to reach the market if they are safe? There's a lot of suspicious behavior in the medical industry, from pharmaceutical companies to governments around the world. It's obvious they aren't even trying to hide it anymore.
Big Pharma conspiracy theories are often labeled as just that, conspiracies, but the truth is that there's evidence for them. For example, it's more profitable to make light bulbs that burn out after a few months than to make ones that last forever. The same principle applies to medicine. These industries are driven by profits, and they don't even try to hide it. I hope you now understand what I mean. We need to raise awareness so that the general public knows what's going on. The medical industry truly doesn't care about public health. Hearing loss has become a health crisis, and it's being slowed down by FDA regulations and a focus on profits.
I wish the public knew more about this. I wish we lived in a utopia where cures were prioritized. But right now, there's no cure for hearing loss, cancer, rabies, and other conditions because it's not profitable. You can't even trust universities, churches, or charities anymore because they're all businesses looking for money. The government doesn't care either.
You need to take me seriously because this is the truth. I'm being honest.
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