New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

[ThomasF]

I think that positivity should be held onto, considering the results of their previous research. It has real potential, even though some results are more positive than others.

I have no idea how a device like this would be obtained or produced, and the vagueness around it seems to be a reflection of how far on the frontier of medicine tinnitus treatments still are.

 

[BadNeighbors]

I don't see the delay as anything negative when it comes to the device's potential to help us. I also don't believe that something reaching the market quickly means it is effective. Just look at Lenire. It rushed onto the market, and it is not something I would even consider trying. The same goes for many of the obvious scam treatments. Unfortunately, it is not hard to find someone willing to take advantage of us and steal our money.

 

[Watasha]

I think that positivity should be held onto, considering the results of their previous research. It has real potential, even though some results are more positive than others.

I have no idea how a device like this would be obtained or produced, and the vagueness around it seems to be a reflection of how far on the frontier of medicine tinnitus treatments still are.

If we hear NOTHING by the end of this year, I'll start to worry.

 

[Joey72]

The FDA is cutting staff and losing reputable researchers left and right. The top vaccine researcher just resigned because the head of the agency literally believes in discredited pseudoscience and is pushing the FDA to adopt it.

The person in charge is an anti-vaxxer and the kind of person who seriously suggests that "sunlight and eating right" are all you need, while the EPA is being dismantled and deregulated at the same time. If you think RFK Jr.'s neurological issues are concerning because of his dysphonia, wait until you see what happens to Americans in the coming decades. Measles had been practically eradicated by the year 2000.

They clearly do not care about people who are not wealthy. The only chance anything would change is if RFK Jr., the former president, or Melania developed tinnitus.

The medical device dept. of the FDA has NOT been cut.

 

[lolkas]

The FDA is cutting staff and losing reputable researchers left and right. The top vaccine researcher just resigned because the head of the agency literally believes in discredited pseudoscience and is pushing the FDA to adopt it.

The person in charge is an anti-vaxxer and the kind of person who seriously suggests that "sunlight and eating right" are all you need, while the EPA is being dismantled and deregulated at the same time. If you think RFK Jr.'s neurological issues are concerning because of his dysphonia, wait until you see what happens to Americans in the coming decades. Measles had been practically eradicated by the year 2000.

They clearly do not care about people who are not wealthy. The only chance anything would change is if RFK Jr., the former president, or Melania developed tinnitus.

I'd say that eating well and getting some Vitamin D through sunlight is definitely helpful and even "healing" compared to eating McDonald's and drinking Dr Pepper. That being said, taking advantage of Trump's constant thirst for recognition—his "hey, I've done this" mindset—might help in pulling some strings.

If someone had the right connections and could make it a political issue, it might actually align well with his agenda. He wants a strong military, and that requires good health, which includes hearing. Many military personnel suffer from hearing loss and tinnitus. The same applies to law enforcement, fire departments, first responders, and so on.

Considering that the hearing restoration field receives very little to no support or funding, I do not see how progress can happen quickly. But if someone pointed out to him that China has already conducted a successful trial for genetic deafness, that might spark his interest even more.

This is all just wishful thinking…

 

[IYIiKe]

Ah yes, and the department will just move on seamlessly, as hundreds take "resignation," programs and benefits are cut, and those who can find employment elsewhere, usually the most qualified, do so. Human Resources, supporting agencies, and other parts of the system being in complete disarray is just "part of the plan!" Those who remain will somehow pick up the extra workload, and apparently there will be no impact at all.

I am sure you can come up with any number of ways to claim that this is a good thing for the FDA. Or say something like that brain-worm idea, "teenagers have less testosterone than sixty-year-olds today," and then claim someone has the secret cure in a jar that has been hidden from everyone for, checks notes, reasons.

Defunding universities. Anti-science rhetoric. Belittling disabled people or making absurd claims like autistic individuals cannot contribute to society. Cutting grants and research. Anti-vaccine stances, even though some of the most promising future technologies for tinnitus involve those supposedly scary chemicals we are told to fear. Anti-pharmaceutical sentiment, despite the fact that many people with tinnitus also struggle with anxiety or depression.

"This will be good for tinnitus, a condition that very few people already care about!"

Pure idiocy.

Perhaps we can all just hold hands in the sun and pray tinnitus away.