MemberThis is why Tinnitus Quest was founded. Neurosoft, however, involves invasive surgery, which cannot be rushed. It is also a permanent implant and requires at least six months of follow-up care.
Neurosoft Bioelectronics: Implantable Electrodes to Treat Tinnitus
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I completely understand. I'm not just focusing on Neurosoft, but on the industry as a whole. Sometimes, things move incredibly quickly to hit the market, while other times, they seem to drag on endlessly with no updates or progress—for example, the Shore device.
IYIiKe
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- Jan 18, 2024
- 230
- Tinnitus Since
- 2023
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Possible Ototoxic Reaction to Sertraline and Hydroxyzine
Medical devices, particularly those involving surgery or treatments targeting the brain, take time to develop for good reason. Without proper safeguards, people with severe tinnitus might resort to dangerous measures, such as using car jumper cables to shock their DCN, or buying devices that could cause serious harm, including burns or even house fires.
These protections exist because, in the past, such regulations were not in place, which led to serious complications that were often worse than tinnitus itself.
While everyone wants a treatment as soon as possible, the reality is that progress takes time. I encourage patience, even if it means advocating for a treatment that you may never benefit from. If my actions today can help prevent someone else from suffering in the future, it will have been well worth the effort.
I can't tell the age of this page but it looks like there was an update and the study results are promising.
www.neurosoft-bio.com
Specifically the handicap score is very impressive.
SOFT TINNIT™ — Neurosoft Bioelectronics
www.neurosoft-bio.com
Specifically the handicap score is very impressive.
The results they mentioned come from a technique called Neurofeedback, not the implant. A small feasibility study is planned for this year.
The article also includes a patient sign-up option for the trial, as well as a tinnitus questionnaire that people may want to complete.
I didn't see the questionnaire, but I signed up for the treatment trial. I was curious—do you know if someone outside of the U.S. would even be eligible to participate? How do trials typically work when it comes to recruiting participants for testing?
It's a 10-hour drive to Geneva, but I signed up.
I'll fill out the questionnaire tomorrow.
Where are you driving from? I would take part in the trial, by the way.
I think the feasibility study is in Switzerland.
I'm in the Netherlands, so I could take either a plane or a train. The train wouldn't be much faster, but a direct flight is only about 90 minutes.
If I were accepted into the trial, I would definitely like to go. It depends on how long participants are expected to stay after the initial procedure, though; I only have 25 leave days!
Initial feasibility studies could cost as little as $200,000, depending on the equipment and overhead costs. Larger studies may require a few million. Once a large-scale study demonstrates efficacy, mass rollout could cost hundreds of millions.
There will never be a single "cure" that works for everyone.
Neurosoft seeks input on tinnitus patients' preferences.
They are looking for 500 participants. It can be completed now! This is NOT an intervention trial. It's all online.
Click here to participate! Do it now.
Nick
They are looking for 500 participants. It can be completed now! This is NOT an intervention trial. It's all online.
Click here to participate! Do it now.
Nick
- Jan 16, 2020
- 493
- Tinnitus Since
- 1992
- Cause of Tinnitus
- noise? infection? negative stress? other?
I might go even further than that. I recall one of the doctors saying years ago that once you develop tinnitus, it is some sort of "lesion" that is not well understood. Once you have it, you become more sensitive to further hearing damage.
That suggests living in a quiet part of the country might be beneficial.
So even if this new device reduces tinnitus, you could still be more vulnerable to further noise damage than someone who has never had tinnitus.
Of course, that's just my own speculation. I'm not an ENT or an audiologist.
Ear Drummer
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- Mar 27, 2015
- 33
- Tinnitus Since
- 03/2003
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Drummer/Lack of REM sleep/Bruxism|TMJ(?)
Completed. However, I must confess that I likely lowered the averages of this survey significantly because I am excessively fearful.
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