Every 5-10 years somebody has said that since 1980.
Don't delude yourself and others.
Without a doubt you have been at this longer than I have. I don't know what your expertise is or medical knowledge background. I'm not here deluding anyone, I was asked a question of "my opinion" and I answered. I didn't come preaching the gospel to the unconverted.
The skepticism and cynicism is what hurts these forums and hurts visitors looking for respite from this shitty condition. Unfortunately, there are many people who have had a bad go with tinnitus and have had the a cure promised to them for decades, but the truth is, every year, we are closer to a treatment than ever before. That's how science works.
In the last few years we have made quantum leaps in medical research. We have cured Beta Thalassaemia, Sickle Cell Disease and a few other rare genetic blood disorders. We have effectively cured AIDS and at the very least we can manage HIV so much so that patients can live pretty much normal lives with almost no impact to QOL and life expectancy. We created a vaccine based on mRNA technology and have created a pipeline for new treatments to be delivered by way of this new technology. The survival rate for several cancers has effectively been upgraded to 99%+ from barely being survivable a couple decades ago.
If you can't see the progress and want to weep and moan, that's on you. Don't come throw your toxic BS at me. I know for a fact there are hundreds of people who have "cured" their tinnitus and hyperacusis through a variety of methods. And I have personally spoken to 4 people who have successfully treated their tinnitus and related conditions with stem cell therapy. There are treatments and cures but it takes time for them to be refined and reach mainstream sufferers. And btw, it is literally in my financial interest to know what is going on in medical research so I have educated myself accordingly and while there are dozens of qualified people on here who are in the know, they really don't see 1/100 of what's actually going on out there.
Another thing you should educate yourself on is supply and demand. Pharma companies would not invest into (extremely difficult and expensive) research without having a viable market. This is why there has been no sizable investment until now. You'd think that 50 million tinnitus sufferers in the US alone seems like a good market right? Not really, because it depends how many of those would spend or have the ability to spend significant money on tinnitus treatment. The hopes for the pharma companies is that 1) they will get all the baby boomers with disposable income or sizeable nest egg, that have
severe tinnitus and 2) all the younger generations, especially Gen X and beyond who have messed up their hearing because of earbuds and the like, WHO WILL BECOME THE GENERATION OF GREATEST INHERITANCE IN HISTORY. So this is not aimed at the 50 million spending $500 to cure themselves, this is aimed at the 1 million spending $10k to cure themselves. Eventually, it will trickle down and hopefully tinnitus will be a condition of the past.
There are dozens of rare genetic disorders that get cured every single day now. A decade ago, we couldn't even imagine a cure and here we are today giving children a full and prosperous life.
@dan, maybe the lockdowns got you on a downer. Patios are open now, go get some sun man.
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