Personally, I think there should be a disclaimer at the top of this thread advising against seeing Dr Shim - based on what is known and the cost. Many people who come here are suffering and desperate for relief and I believe they struggle to view this treatment objectively and with clarity.
No disrespect to John, but he seems highly susceptible to the placebo effect as he has reported that many things have silenced his tinnitus. There is also the prevalence of an echo chamber mentality in threads like these where critical opinions and viewpoints are shouted down and sometimes personally attacked. A Healthy discussion should involve pullback and contrarian views in a civilised manner.
@Allan Mcmillan, I'd strongly advise that you read through all of this thread (if you haven't already) and all of the old thread about Dr Shim's clinic(s) before pulling the trigger and handing over any money. There are a lot of red flags surrounding this and absolutely no proof of efficacy. Dr Stefan Heller and Dr Peter Wehling's clinic both advise against this treatment and they are leading authorities in this field. I have also spoken to medical experts in real life about this and none of them recommended it and they were very outspoken about the methods involved. Essentially, it's highly unethical to experiment on people in this way whilst CHARGING them large sums of money for it. If he is serious about this then he should be doing some RCTs where people can enrol to be experimented on (at no cost or for monetary compensation) as this will provide useful data for medical literature that can be used around the world. He claims that he successfully completed a trial in 2014 but he refuses to publish it, which is very bizarre and highly unusual. His price also tripled within the last two years. If you still want to go after fully researching this, Alan, then that is your prerogative and your free choice.
A few of us have spoken directly with Dr Shim and one thing that's always apparent is that he doesn't like you to ask him about the clinical evidence he has. In fact, if you do, he usually ends the conversation by saying things like "you're not ready."You can see an example of this on the first or second page of this thread and in the old Dr Shim thread. Here's an excerpt from my conversation with him:
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I find it alarming that he keeps citing a patent as clinical evidence. Earlier in this thread, it was also revealed that he contradicted himself by saying that his treatment doesn't over a particular time frame (read about it here:
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/solsaem-clinic-dr-minbo-shim-experience.33543/page-42) even though he was giving people the dosages being discussed for many years. This also contradicts the claim that he had completed a
successful study in 2014 because it makes no sense; especially with all the successful testimonies and audiogram improvements displayed on his website. He doesn't accept credit cards, either, which is rather unusual. In fact, I've never come across a reputable business that doesn't accept them. This may suggest that he was getting a lot of requests for refunds via people's credit card companies or that he was/is trying to avoid that very situation. The solution for this would be to cut out credit cards altogether and use only direct bank transfers or Western Union. Of course, this could also mean absolutely nothing at all, but it is another red flag nonetheless. There are many other things that don't add up when you investigate this properly.
@Tinnitard, I sincerely hope your spike fades and that you find some relief from your symptoms, and to anyone else who has visited his clinic, I wish you all the best and hope that your tinnitus fades.
At the end of the day, I'm just trying to look out for the well-being of other people.
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