I answer this question delicately because I have been mocked by some on this forum for the level of my tinnitus. When my tinnitus spiked in January of 2018 it was 85 dB MML, now it's about 20-30 dB MML. I'd say it went from an 8 to a 2.
Why would Shore go to all of this work? Well maybe her device is wearable, and could fit into something like a hearing aid... instead of an iPod with a tongue attachment.
They are all working on treating tinnitus through the same avenue (bimodal stimulation to calm firing neurons). However, that's not to say that they are all working with the exact same set of parameters to get those neurons to calm down. Each team is testing efficacy by testing different settings. For example, harsher or lesser shocks, where is the best place to shock, what sounds played give better results, how long should the treatment be applied each day, how long overall should the treatment be followed, etc.
Hello,
There is research that suggests the more "relaxed" you are, the more plastic your brain is. I know that is extremely vague and not helpful. But anything you can do to reduce chronic stress in your life, will likely have a positive impact on your plasticity.
From what I've seen, I think I will wait for Gen 2. I believe it will be more palatable to the consumer.
Do you have this research on hand or was it something you've read some time ago?
It's not published in widely available journals. It's preliminary data from some of Lim's graduate students. You should be able to find the links on his UofMinnesota lab site.
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@kelpiemsp I have low levels of stress in my life, and for about a year now my tinnitus is high 50% (I'm guessing 50 dB) of the time and low 50% (I'm guessing 15 dB) of the time. Any ideas why??
Reactive shouldn't be an issue. I'd guess TMJ and muscle involvement. Possibly even bruxism or poor posture.
MML is measured by sending a masking signal to you at a given volume. Usually it's some kind of narrowband signal around the tinnitus frequency, but it can have another spectral distribution. The technician keeps increasing the volume until you say "ok, I can't hear my tinnitus anymore". The technician reads the decibel value and says "that's your Minimum Masking Level".
I'm thinking that since my tinnitus is only annoying about 50% of the time (it's still there all the time, but it's barely audible about 50% of the time) that these treatments the universities are doing, the one that you did @kelpiemsp, would help my tinnitus a lot???
Was it always 40% barely audible for you? I have had tinnitus since 6/2017 and for the first six months I had tinnitus 100% of the time. Now it's about 50% barely audible these days.
After the first week it's been about 40% and I have had it since 9/2016. Seems to have got a little worse lately but I think it might be related to me putting on a bit of weight (as it seems to improve when I weigh less - maybe lower blood pressure). This type of tinnitus is suprisingly quite common and there are many others on the forum who have it. E.g. golly. Recently I had tinnitus for about 6 days in a row (due to underwater swimming i think) and i found it hard to handle! Sometimes I have quite good runs as well - seems to be related to periods of low stress and maybe blood pressure again.
@kelpiemsp People on here get tinnitus spikes due to caffeine, sugar, marijuana, etc... hypothetically speaking if any of these devices took someone's tinnitus completely away, do you think any of the above would create a spike or give you a very low tinnitus until the spike is over?
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