Okay. So just briefly on that. I think there is now sufficient anecdotal evidence that both hearing loss and tinnitus in humans can be treated (to some degree). Tinnitus being the condition with a slightly more uncertain outcome (because it is a symptom rather than a disease). When dealing with a symptom you have to locate and treat the underlying factor. In the case of hearing loss, that is the factor itself...
This board may be unaware that there are numerous cases of humans being treated for hearing loss with stem cells already today. You just don't hear about them.
The "thing" with tinnitus is that it requires a multifaceted approach: stem cells (perhaps both IV + LB) over a long period of time, along with cold laser therapy, along with Kv7x drugs. But with such an approach, and with a correct treatment protocol, it is not improbable that chronic tinnitus can already be treated today (again to some degree). Main problem is the cost and the potential uncertainty of the outcome (mainly due to the fact that sensorineural tinnitus cannot be diagnosed, sensorineural hearing loss can).
You might ask yourself why you are hearing the above information from me (and not oh-so knowledgeable doctor around the corner in the city you live in). I will answer that with an example:
The video concerns uveitis (inflammation of the eye). If you go to 12:27, you will see that autologous stem cells are mentioned on the slide. But... the doctor does not mention the therapy - she skips it. Instead she spends the first part of the entire video discussing steroids as form of therapy (which is not particularly attractive when dealing with long term treatment). She then goes on to mention other forms of drugs that can be used for treatment, but, as with all drugs that are immunosuppressive, side-effects are tangible. Not so with stem cells. And what's more: treatment effect is likely permanent.
And as it happens, when it comes to uveitis, I demonstrated in humans a year earlier what researchers demonstrated in animals (see attachment paper). Besides tinnitus, I also had a case of uveitis, you see.
So what's the moral of the story. The take-away is that many people - unfortunately also those in key positions - lack leadership skills. This includes a sizeable quantity of the medical community who are content with upholding the status quo. Which from a psychological perspective is totally understandable: suppose you are the person sitting in the chair - the MD - and you are not suffering from tinnitus or uveitis, or some other disease, why the hell bother to make an effort beyond the established school of medicine, right? "Not my problem" attitude. I am not saying doctors are evil, I am just saying that many of them (probably as much as +90%) are not interested in making an effort to learn more. Example from a consultation:
ATEOS: "I would like to know if you could help me with enrollment in the AM-101 study or off-label treatment using the same drug"
ENT: "AM-101 - I have never heard of that..."
ATEOS: "...it's a drug containing esketamine - it's a drug by Auris Medical"
ENT: "That must be something new?"
ATEOS: "It's now in phase-III... actually Auris Medical was founded in 2003"
How an ENT manages to not know about a study pertaining to their own field of medicine and which has been around for +5 years, I don't know (actually, I do know - see formula below). In addition, the ENT's day-to-day colleague was a clinical trial physician of that very study (at another clinic) - something I found out the next day. Now that's total ignorance.
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You know, based on empirical observations, I don't actually think it - "a stem cell treatment package" - will get very much attention here on the forum. Most folks want their doctor's stamp of approval before they are willing to cough up any money (which due to mediocrity will not happen as the doctors are ignorant of such novelties). As an example, I am also active on a forum for uveitis where I share my knowledge of stem cells. In my case, I am 100% cured, and yet, when I mention my treatment in a forum where people are half-blind due to the progression of their disease, even then there is very little interest from forum members. Practically none, in fact...
So in some strange way, and despite all the suffering, the tinnitus community is not really ready for a cure. Just look at skepticism of the AM-101 study (which is FDA approved). Half the time, members are worried about hearing loss and pain from the injection. Seriously...??? People would rather have a life-time of tinnitus suffering than endure two seconds of pain...??? Human beings never cease to amaze me...
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. Could also be good? Is it not promising or is research ongoing?
, I am simply not knowledgeable enough to recognise the importance or judge research on its own merits.
