Need for an Objective Measure of Tinnitus

[TuxedoCat]

Reference was made to Jeremy Turner earlier in this thread. Apparently he is a PhD, not a surgeon, and has a company called OtoScience Labs. From reading their website, they have a $1.5 Million grant from the US Dept of Defense to develop and test an object measure of tinnitus. They have licensed technology from Southern Illinois University- I think the patent numbers are on the website somewhere if you want to delve further. It appears they are looking for people who may be interested in becoming clinical volunteers.

https://www.otosciencelab.com/tinnitus-testing--research

PS- Jeremy Turner is also finishing up his term on the ATA's Scientific Advisory Committee this year.

 

[RingerBell]

As for MRI costs, they need to be be made cheaper and accessible to more investigators. Cheaper! Less bulky! Preferably handheld!

Not yet handheld, but wearable brain scanners, which allow the patient to move are already been researched:
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature26147

 

[Samir]

Not yet handheld, but wearable brain scanners, which allow the patient to move are already been researched

Fantastic! I think I have seen pictures of that scanner before. I try to stay on top of the news, but it is becoming difficult to keep track of all these developments in technology that has the potential to change the course of medicine.

 

[TuxedoCat]

ATA funded this research on using gap filling cortical potentials as an objective measure of tinnitus in humans. I believe these are year 1 results and ATA just funded year 2.

https://brandontylerpaul.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/paul_etal_hearres_2018_tinn-1.pdf