ManagerYou know I have had the same thought! What if it's true? Maybe it starts with hearing loss, but you need that something extra to turn it on. Interesting...
Rescue Hearing Inc.
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This was in California? Would you kindly ask them to contribute to the Tinnitus Database? Maybe on your next visit? See the link below.
http://www.tinnitusresearch.org/index.php/for-researchers/tinnitus-database
Member- Apr 15, 2017
- 1,419
- Tinnitus Since
- 2008
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise
- Apr 23, 2015
- 418
- Tinnitus Since
- 01/21/2014
- Cause of Tinnitus
- High frequency hearing loss in left ear from head trauma (?)
That is optimistic! We need more clinics to join in and share the data, of course with patient's consent. It's good to have big data sets like that, for the purpose of research.
I have, and I did. I only used it for a short while, but I think it may have had some effect on my tinnitus. But I am not sure if it's good or bad. My tinnitus kind of changed character when I started using that, and it became more noticeable. I would not say it was louder, but more noticeable. I got scared and stopped using it. Maybe I should continue... or maybe not... not sure.
I have had moments of complete suppression of tinnitus. Just for a few seconds! But this was by using white noise, not ACRN. I know that felt great. But I have not been successful since with white noise. It's like I am immune to it now. It's more difficult to get it suppressed now.
I am not talking about masking the tinnitus. I mean complete suppression like it's not there at all. This is called lateral inhibition. It has been known for some time that white noise can have this effect.
I don't want to scare you, but be cautious if you try out these therapies. Pay special attention to volume levels, so you don't play it too loud. But generally, I think audio therapies are worth more exploration. But preferably under observation by scientists in a lab. So I hope more studies will be done in this area.
Some info on lateral inhibition:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_inhibition
- Sep 21, 2016
- 1,051
- Tinnitus Since
- 2011 - T, 2016- H, relapsed 2019
- Cause of Tinnitus
- noise-induced
Another day, another biotech company tackling hearing loss - Rescue Hearing. Interestingly, Dr. Jeff Holt from Harvard is on the scientific advisory board. This is the first I've heard of this company - looks like it was founded a few years ago, possibly in 2018.
http://rescuehearing.com/
http://rescuehearing.com/
Good find! Looks like an AAV viral vectored therapy of some kind. Maybe we should get a thread going when they post more?
Their "InView" imaging system was vague but could be interesting too.
They are targeting gene issues. It is good more companies are doing this treatment though since it is in some ways more beneficial and potentially more difficult to treat than the restoration of synapses and hair cells. Consequently I hope they have success just like all the other organisations working in this space.
This is the most important element essentially as to why we will end up with treatments. The fact that these firms can make money off of various successful forms of treatments is why there tends to be a possibility that there will be multiple treatments which are similar and/or effectively treating the same thing. This is also why organisations are pushing to get their treatments released ASAP as well.
The RHI imaging product "InView" is designed to assess human inner ear function.
Maybe they are working on the diagnostic tests that we currently don't have. Their Gene therapy however is probably only targeted at a small group.
Finding a way to determine and diagnose what your inner ear issue(s) are would be just as big of a winner as treating synapses or hair cell growth.
Gene therapy is a much smaller potential market, however it is important as it will overcome the major issues for those born without being able to hear.
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