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New Tinnitus study and possible treatment (via Science Daily)

Very interesting experimental results. Don’t know how or when it might be made into a widely available treatments. Details here:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201015173126.htm

On further searching, it looks like there is a device made by a company called Neuromod. Don't know if it's been prescribed, covered by insurance, etc.
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cd318
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@bigwave1,

’Why does medicine always attempt to fix the symptoms instead of the cause.’


I think you know the answer already. It’s far more profitable that way.


@sandthemall,

’My point: do something about it. Try everything.’


Absolutely. The possible rewards are worth it.

I had a bout of Meniere’s disease over Christmas a few years ago - horrible, horrible, horrible - and tried out that doctors advice on YouTube (as well as light use of an infra red heat lamp).

Not only did it not return but my hearing seems to be the best it’s ever been. Not sure about any missing frequency notches (hope not), but I appreciate those rare inky black silences and that excellent detection of distant sounds.

Gee, the fridge motor and boiler operations have lives of their own as the cars hum past outside.
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mikeydee
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Some doctors and medical researchers are saying that tinnitus may originate in the brain.  It doesn't mean you have a brain tumor, but it could be an acoustic mismatch with the ear.
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danvignau
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Not having this equipment, I cranked up some Pink Floyd and stuck my tongue in a wall outlet.  There is no tinitis now!
frogman
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sandthemall, what were the food restrictions besides coffee?  Thanks!
aural_grat
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As with many aspects of medicine, our understanding of the causes of hearing loss and aberrations such as tinnitus are in their infancy.  To give you an idea of newer research trends you might find this article interesting:
 https://www.popsci.com/story/health/early-hearing-loss/
Now in my mid 70s, I feel extremely fortunate to have retained good hearing when I  consider that almost to a person my male friends are wearing, or should be wearing hearing aids.  Not being able to appreciate a good sound system is one thing, not being able to hear people speaking is causing more and more of my friends to self-isolate due to embarrassment over their communication difficulties. While I'd love to be able to regrow my hair, I'd rather see advances in restoring hearing.  Both will come along,  The sooner the better for hearing.
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