If the severe hearing loss trial shows meaningful improvements in word scores and audiograms, FX-322 shouldn't be delayed further by repeating Phase 2 again. How long do we have to wait before FX-322 comes out in the market?It doesn't work that way. It's an unmet need but they still have to show data.
We all want this to come out ASAP but to be honest I think it's wishful thinking at this point to think they'll be able to skip a Phase 2 repeat.If the severe hearing loss trial shows meaningful improvements in word scores and audiograms, FX-322 shouldn't be delayed further by repeating Phase 2 again. How long do we have to wait before FX-322 comes out in the market?
This could help millions of people right now who suffer from hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis.
They got too greedy. They should have continued with the single dosing but have a separate trial for multi dosing. Now they have fucked with the timeline and we are now waiting even longer to get treated. Fuck my life.All they have to do is show the FDA drug efficacy to get approved for use. In my opinion they should have played it safer for Phase 2. Say it's only for high-frequency hearing loss, get approval for that, we can try it off-label. Meanwhile, they can work on improving the drug's delivery method.
That is what happened to me. Mine were Howard Leight brand though. Shitty.But it could be possible though. Hearing loss is an unmet condition. If there is any proof of meaningful word scores and audiogram improvements then FX-322 needs to come out ASAP. It could help millions of people worldwide especially the military who got damage from using crap earplugs by 3M.
I didnt' notice a difference when it went from 70 dB back to 50 dB. I could definitely tell when it went from 25 dB to 50 dB though. At 25 dB loss I could still hear birds chirping on that side. Now instead of stereo I only hear them in mono. It's super weird walking outside and hearing birds but not being able to tell where they are. Only having one normal ear really blows.His fluctuation was 20 dB if I recall correctly which definitely wouldn't be considered "stable hearing loss". That's the difference between conversation and a hair dryer.
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Edit: nevermind, his fluctuations were even more pronounced.
Just to confirm @Jrblovsky, you said before you couldn't tell the difference in your hearing with these different audiogram results?
Edit #2: lol. What is that at the end of the decibel chart. Lmao. Thanks Google images. I'm leaving it.
I know, but I'm hoping for the best outcome from these Phase 1b trials that allow the possibility of not doing a Phase 2 repeat.We all want this to come out ASAP but to be honest I think it's wishful thinking at this point to think they'll be able to skip a Phase 2 repeat.
Were you in the military as well? I didn't realise Howard Leight were a shit brand, I thought the orange pairs provide the best protection out of all the earplugs.That is what happened to me. Mine were Howard Leight brand though. Shitty.
Sorry. Getting rid of tinnitus wasn't my point in my response to the other poster. I was responding more to a post about audiograms and the variability of one's performance on them.True, but it could be a big difference of getting rid of tinnitus though.
If there is sufficient evidence of WR improvement and there are a certain number of anecdotes of PTA improvement, FX-322 will go on the market.All they have to do is show the FDA drug efficacy to get approved for use. In my opinion they should have played it safer for Phase 2. Say it's only for high-frequency hearing loss, get approval for that, we can try it off-label. Meanwhile, they can work on improving the drug's delivery method.
Are you down 10 dB at 8 kHz? If you are down 10 dB at 8 kHz and you only need 10 dB to get back to baseline, you might actually be one of the few people that FX-322 could help with, based on what we know up to this point.Sorry. Getting rid of tinnitus wasn't my point in my response to the other poster. I was responding more to a post about audiograms and the variability of one's performance on them.
However, to your point, my tinnitus got worse when when I had a change in hearing at one frequency where I went from 10 dB to 25 dB. Which according to my ENT is still normal hearing. After Prednisone that frequency returned to 10 dB. Sadly, my tinnitus has not improved. But it has only been a month and a half. Perhaps in time.
Temporary threshold shifts (reversible) in OHCs often simultaneously occur with permanent synapse loss (synaptopathy).Are you down 10 dB at 8 kHz? If you are down 10 dB at 8 kHz and you only need 10 dB to get back to baseline, you might actually be one of the few people that FX-322 could help with, based on what we know up to this point.
My theory has always been if you can get back to baseline on all frequencies... 0 dB... then you can get rid of tinnitus.
No military service. Just avid sport shooter and hunter; well at least I used to be. Only takes once to ruin your ears in some cases I guess. Dumb.Were you in the military as well? I didn't realise Howard Leight were a shit brand, I thought the orange pairs provide the best protection out of all the earplugs.
What's wrong with cat pics to lighten the mood? Here's mine:At this point, we're mostly spinning our wheels. I'm starting fights with myself over math and humble bragging about my cute cat for karma points. It's going to be a long wait for end of Q2.
I love the markings on yours.
Not dumb, you were doing something you loved, it's just a shame it happened. It's not your fault.No military service. Just avid sport shooter and hunter; well at least I used to be. Only takes once to ruin your ears in some cases I guess. Dumb.
Nice picture... This thread was created for anyone to talk about anything they want, related to Frequency Therapeutics, and cats are just as good. You can talk stock price, voice your opinions... Good or bad... Tell us your story and let the "experts" help or anything else you want. It is a great way for all of us to vent and discuss.
I would be really interested in seeing links to papers! I had a wicked threshold shift that left my hearing distorted for months.Temporary threshold shifts (reversible) in OHCs often simultaneously occur with permanent synapse loss (synaptopathy).
And synaptopathy, like IHC loss and OHC loss is associated with tinnitus.
I can pull up papers if anyone is interested.
Sure! Here is one on temporary threshold shifts and synaptopathy:I would be really interested in seeing links to papers! I had a wicked threshold shift that left my hearing distorted for months.
It's not possible IIRC. The human cochlea is very fragile, now imagine a tiny mouse cochlea.Maybe this has been addressed: Did they already test the 4 injections once a week model on rodents with success?
What do you think the ear is doing when some people's tinnitus and hyperacusis reduces after acoustic trauma?Sure! Here is one on temporary threshold shifts and synaptopathy:
Hearing Loss: Reestablish the Neural Plasticity in Regenerated Spiral Ganglion Neurons and Sensory Hair Cells
But there are a ton of papers on this topic. A lot of cochlear synaptopathy papers mention the temporary audiogram changes despite permanent synapse loss. Just search "cochlear synaptopathy" in PubMed.
Interestingly, it's more established in rodents that cochlear synaptopathy itself can commonly cause tinnitus on its own. A few papers suspect this is "uncommon" for people but temporary thresholds shifts are less common in people so synaptopathy would be the result (usually) of a more gradual and less severe loss than in experimental rodent studies.
Some studies suggest IHC damage itself and not synaptopathy would be the more common cause in normal audiogram people:
Assessment of Hidden Hearing Loss in Normal Hearing Individuals with and Without Tinnitus
I'm not sure where I stand as far as synaptopathy generating tinnitus from the more gradual, cumulative age-related loss but I don't see why we would be different from rodents after a more substantial loss causing a temporary threshold shift, which suggests a lot more synapse damage.
There are a lot of different schools of thought on this but my personal "unified theory of tinnitus" that I have tried to piece together goes something like this (this is ignoring middle ear and somatic causes and to keep it simple):What do you think the ear is doing when some people's tinnitus and hyperacusis reduces after acoustic trauma?
You've mentioned "super responders" quite a bit, but I'm not sure they exist.My guess is there's probably a certain type of person that has the right lesions in the right spot to respond nicely. However, shouldn't the drug have to demonstrate more, even for incremental change? To clear Phase 2, where there has to be clear difference between groups, it seems like what matters more is pervasiveness than just the existence of super responders.
Thanks! I think my case is pretty similar to these rat studies (one major, short, trauma with temporary but pretty intense threshold shift) so they're helpful in trying to understand my situation.Sure! Here is one on temporary threshold shifts and synaptopathy:
Hearing Loss: Reestablish the Neural Plasticity in Regenerated Spiral Ganglion Neurons and Sensory Hair Cells
But there are a ton of papers on this topic. A lot of cochlear synaptopathy papers mention the temporary audiogram changes despite permanent synapse loss. Just search "cochlear synaptopathy" in PubMed.
Interestingly, it's more established in rodents that cochlear synaptopathy itself can commonly cause tinnitus on its own. A few papers suspect this is "uncommon" for people but temporary thresholds shifts are less common in people so synaptopathy would be the result (usually) of a more gradual and less severe loss than in experimental rodent studies.
Some studies suggest IHC damage itself and not synaptopathy would be the more common cause in normal audiogram people:
Assessment of Hidden Hearing Loss in Normal Hearing Individuals with and Without Tinnitus
I'm not sure where I stand as far as synaptopathy generating tinnitus from the more gradual, cumulative age-related loss but I don't see why we would be different from rodents after a more substantial loss causing a temporary threshold shift, which suggests a lot more synapse damage.
I'm a little confused, since I've been saying the same things. When I say "super responders," (at the time this post is written, without more data) I really mean super improvers.You've mentioned "super responders" quite a bit, but I'm not sure they exist.
During Phase I, a few participants who received FX-322 significantly improved word scores. There was a tremendous amount riding on them, and a great deal of hope, not only among participants but also audiologists evaluating them. It's possible unconscious (and conscious) bias skewed results, along with X factors we can never know. Maybe the participants had better night sleeps before the 2nd evaluation. Maybe they had more coffee. Maybe the evaluators made it easier for them, somehow. Maybe the focus on safety meant results were treated more casually. That doesn't mean participants were liars or the results were fraudulent. It means that it was a Phase I safety study with a handful of humans, evaluated by humans, with a great deal riding on them.
If 50% of the almost 100 participants in Phase II showed meaningful word score increases, that would be huge. But 50% of 6 people during Phase I just doesn't tell us all that much (which is why drug trials proceed to ever larger and more meaningful Phase II and Phase III studies).
In all fairness, they put it very, very delicately and we have simply read between the lines. We are the ones who have been throwing around the words "liars/fakers/cheaters" but the exact terminology used by Kevin Franck was very considerate and more suggestive towards an "unconscious bias" i.e. without intention. We are the ones who have suggested something more nefarious may have happened. Either way, the result is the same (if true).
Humans have different SGNs than rodents and ours do not degrade for decades to maybe even never. Neuronal damage in humans is usually more immune mediated (MS, GBS etc) and I believe that's Rinri Therapeutics' target population as well.Thanks! I think my case is pretty similar to these rat studies (one major, short, trauma with temporary but pretty intense threshold shift) so they're helpful in trying to understand my situation.
Hopefully my SGNs stay in good order while I wait for treatment to roll around some day, but I won't hold my breathe... I really want a regenerative drug on the market so we can start seeing better testing developed.