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    Denver Man Gets Gene Therapy to Restore Hearing

    This is awesome news. If he is hearing any new sounds, then A. hairs cells are growing and B. There are nerves getting the signal to the brain....
    Post by: soundmachine, Jul 24, 2015 in forum: Research News
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    N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

    I've been taking 600 mg per day for the past year now. I can't say it did anything for my T but it may be preventing further damage to what I have...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jul 13, 2015 in forum: Treatments
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    Botox 70% Success Rate as a Tinnitus Treatment!?

    I know..those pics were just a gag..for laugh...not to be taken seriously. The serious part was the threads following those photos.
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Alternative Treatments and Research
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    Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Tinnitus — Experiences (Dr. Wilden, etc.)

    Just an update. I don't have *ANY* spikes now with the laser. Also, my T is very low. Probably a 3/10. It has been this way for a few weeks. I...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 21, 2015 in forum: Alternative Treatments and Research
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    Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration — Maybe We Can Know More

    This one is a long...long way off. They don't even know how the retinoblastoma gene leads to regeneration. Seems like something for 50 years from...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 12, 2015 in forum: Research News
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    Remeron Started My Tinnitus

    7.5 mg is all you need for sleep. But keep vigilant because you get tolerance really fast on this poison. Even some folks found getting off 7.5...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 12, 2015 in forum: Support
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    Remeron Started My Tinnitus

    Yes, you were on benzos longer than I was. But do not discount Remeron. I used it for years. I eventually got to 45 mg. Remeron caused me MORE...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 12, 2015 in forum: Support
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    Remeron Started My Tinnitus

    Unfortunately, yes. I had to come off of Xanax once. Piece of cake. I did a taper but jumped off in a week's time. Mirtazapine is a whole...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 11, 2015 in forum: Support
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    Remeron Started My Tinnitus

    Yes, the withdrawal is hell. You will get insomnia, anxiety, and...since it is a weak antihistamine on some receptors (H1 receptors), you will get...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 11, 2015 in forum: Support
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    Tinnitus and Masturbation

    Who would have thought you could put those two words in the same sentence. Wow! Well, like they say...if you don't use it...you lose it. I...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 11, 2015 in forum: Support
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    Remeron Started My Tinnitus

    Remeron..AKA mirtazapine did not make my T worse. I took it a long time. Now, I did have hell getting off of it. It was as bad as any...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 11, 2015 in forum: Support
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    Depression

    Have you looked into TMS? http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/specialty_areas/brain_stimulation/tms/...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 10, 2015 in forum: Support
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    N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

    Yep...I used that brand too. A good company.
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Treatments
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    N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

    I've been taking NAC @ 600mg after 1 month of onset and it definitely helped my H but for T not so much...if at all. But my H was so bad I was...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Treatments
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    Regeneration of the Cochlea: Notch Inhibition + LLLT — A Theoretical Approach

    830nm may be too long. Check some of the more expensive lasers and see what they are using. Like the famous Walden laser. Seems too low freq. As I...
    Post by: soundmachine, Jun 4, 2015 in forum: Alternative Treatments and Research