Hi,Thank you so much for your trust in us, Colin! We'll do our best for the community -- everyone suffering from severe tinnitus deserves better care and treatments!
Thank you for your support, and for encouraging others to support Tinnitus Quest, Tim! You are right that recurring small amounts absolutely can make a difference
The reason Hamid is featured in our first public Q&A is because he is part of our Executive Board. He is not, however, receiving funding from Tinnitus Quest. Our funding program is not due to open up until early 2025 (see timeline on the homepage of the website). The purpose of the Q&A is not to fundraise for his research, but merely educational and to get people engaged in Tinnitus Quest.
Tinnitus Quest aims to fund new treatment ideas, not things that have been already proven to work (where the challenges lie more in the finetuning and commercialization of the treatment). Hamid's work on electrical stimulation could not be classified as 'exploratory' and the purpose of his research is not to prove that it works; he is beyond that stage and rather focused on getting his device to market. So while I concur with your observation about 'going around in circles' in a general sense, I fail to see how it applies to Hamid's research.
Feel free to submit any questions for the Q&A to us, even if you are not able to attend. We are not afraid of critical questions, so feel free to ask them (the only reason your question might not be addressed is simply because there are too many, we already received dozens of questions in advance, but we'll do our best to address as many as possible).
P.S. Could you please link us to this research from 40 years ago? I am unaware of it.
I'm not sure where to post questions, so I apologize if this is the wrong place.
Regarding funding, could we ask Dr. Djalilian if he believes the project is fully funded through to commercial launch? I understand that he has raised funds for a clinical trial, as mentioned in the Tinnitus Talk Podcast.
If the project is not fully funded and still needs additional resources, why would funds from the Tinnitus Quest not be used for this purpose? It seems like a very promising treatment.