ajc
Member
- Feb 6, 2018
- 1,170
- Tinnitus Since
- 11/2002; spike 2009; worse 2017-18
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Loud music - noise damage
The good news is that Neuromod has every intention of releasing Lenire in America. We know that they really want to hit your markets ASAP, so they're working hard towards this goal. If Lenire is a success (and I believe that it is), the $$$ Neuromod will make from launching in the US will enable them to improve upon their model further and open even more clinics in Europe. The snowball is rolling, but tinnitus is a nasty waiting game if there ever was one.Merry Christmas everyone, hope you had a great holiday.
It's great to see results pouring in, the sad disheartening thing is that we have no idea when Neuromod is going to release this in North America. It looks like it does indeed work though now that we have more data.
I've seen enough now to believe that this is the first working commercialised treatment for tinnitus.the $$$ Neuromod will make from launching in the US will enable them to improve upon their model further and open even more clinics in Europe. The snowball is rolling, but tinnitus is a nasty waiting game if there ever was one.
The only reason they ask you to complete the THI questionnaire is so they have a gauge of whether the treatment is having any positive impact on you. They won't reject anyone based on their THI score.What did you score on the THI? Was it the same as the form you had to fill in online to get the appointment?
I'm not going to dispute Big Nick's response to your post, but my experience of Neuromod is that they don't have a set list of questions to run through. There's a discussion with their audiologist - usually Caroline, the lead on the clinical trials if you're going to Dublin - about how your tinnitus arose, how it affects you and what you've done / tried in the past to manage it. As with any discussion, particularly on this forum, this could go off in any direction, but if someone has experienced mental health crises, it's likely this would come out in this discussion - unless you're resolved to present what you think is an acceptable profile to Neuromod, which they'd probably pick up on and reject you anyway.May I ask what kind of mental health questions they asked?
It would be important for me to know to be prepared for my appointment.
I wonder if telling them I have OCD and taking ADs for that will make them think twice about accepting me.The only reason they ask you to complete the THI questionnaire is so they have a gauge of whether the treatment is having any positive impact on you. They won't reject anyone based on their THI score.
Can I have first dibs on it?If you want to try Lenire without Neuromod's involvement, used units will be available soon I'm sure. Ask me in the summer.
That never occurred to me TBH. Let's be realistic, it's far more likely that my own version of tinnitus was immune to their witchcraft - their own studies indicated there would be lots of 'non-responders'.Do you ever think you may have got a faulty unit? It seems as if it didn't do anything for you? I would have asked to try a different unit.
Or maybe the settings were not good. I guess that another setting would have worked better for your tinnitus.That never occurred to me TBH. Let's be realistic, it's far more likely that my own version of tinnitus was immune to their witchcraft - their own studies indicated there would be lots of 'non-responders'.
Is your tinnitus somatic? Can you modulate it with your jaw?That never occurred to me TBH. Let's be realistic, it's far more likely that my own version of tinnitus was immune to their witchcraft - their own studies indicated there would be lots of 'non-responders'.
Do you have to return it? Or do you mean that you'll be selling yours in summer? Will people with a second-hand unit be able to book appointments?If you want to try Lenire without Neuromod's involvement, used units will be available soon I'm sure. Ask me in the summer.
You do not have to return the device to Neuromod once purchased, and no, they will not let you book appointments with second hand devices.Do you have to return it? Or do you mean that you'll be selling yours in summer? Will people with a second-hand unit be able to book appointments?
Honestly, I don't think I'll ever be honest with them. I'm not about to disclose information (meds I'm taking, suicidality) that will make them likely to turn me away. No effin' way.The only way to approach this IMHO is to be 100% honest with them. They're not trying to sell this to as many people as possible, they're trying to help people who suffer from tinnitus. If they think that there is something else that has a greater chance of 'improving your tinnitus', they will tell you and not take your money.
No answer yet, let's see if they ever answer. I'm still skeptical if it might be better just to fly the Ireland.Did anyone get a reply from the clinic in Hannover? Can we only expect a reply in February (or later)?
I think the hearing test is so that they know how loud to set the auditory portion of the treatment so you get the required stimulation. From what I understand they fit it to your hearing profile, not tinnitus profile.Also, something else that confuses me about Lenire: it is supposed to be based off a patient's audiogram but what if a patient doesn't have hearing loss? Or what if their tinnitus frequency is at a range they don't test (i.e 1500 Hz)?
Puzzling.
It fluctuates, there are moments when i would not hear it in most of the places where it was audible before Lenire, but sometimes it is exactly the same as before treatment.@Mentos would you hear your tinnitus in most places before starting the treatment?
Are you hearing it less now in most places and that's why you're not masking it anymore?
Yes, my tinnitus is somatic. This is... hum? It's difficult to describe but yes, it is a strange type of hum. Occasionally something else (for example, ringing).No answer yet, let's see if they ever answer. I'm still skeptical if it might be better just to fly the Ireland.
@KotaDomowa
Thank you for you review. Let's hope that you will see more improvement in the next months.
May I ask you if you can modulate your tinnitus with you jaw, and how does your tinnitus sound like?
Thank you!
I think that is a good sign. Maybe it's not a stabilized full reduction yet, but it is moving towards that direction with having new good days that weren't there before.It fluctuates, there are moments when i would not hear it in most of the places where it was audible before Lenire, but sometimes it is exactly the same as before treatment.
That's why I need to measure MML at Neuromod to be sure if it has improved.