Just driving back from Neuromod now, with Lenire in the boot. I had a good chat with Caroline about the temporary increase in tinnitus or at the least the perception of it and mentioned that a few Tinnitus Talk users reported worsening, that seemed to at least have returned to baseline after a few days. Really interesting conversation, she is very knowledgeable about tinnitus and scientific trials in particular.
One really interesting thing she said regarding the lack of placebo in the trial, was that the follow up out to 12 months was in fact a placebo trial in itself. The fact that people were seeing the benefits out to 12 months (9 months after treatment stopped) showed that they could no longer be experiencing a placebo affect.