I was in Florida the week of the 27th. I had two intratympanic shots to each ear with my own stem cells and then cell free exosomes (these have growth factors). I also had my own stem cells given IV. This is done to, in theory, help heal/regenerate damaged or broken nerves/hair cells in the ear which was the cause of my SSHL in right ear, and also the cause of my tinnitus..
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Another treatment is the laser treatment. This is used, in theory, to help calm down inflammation in the inner ear and assist healing with damaged mitochondria to help restore homeostasis. I unfortunately was too sensitive for the lasers, but some have had success with lowering their T with LLLT.
I myself only considered the stem cells when it was determined that I suffered sudden sensorineural hearing damage/loss, which was the origin of my tinnitus. Also, it is not a "quick fix" or result. Stem cells, if they work, can take up to 2-4 months to have affect in the ears and show improvement. This is the hardest part of it all, aside from no guarantee.
@ErikaS Thank you! I will be following your journey!
@ErikaS I just read that exosomes are lab grown somewhere. I was strongly considering getting the standalone foreign IGF-1 until I read that such treatments were very risky because introducing too many unnatural growth factors was a health risk. Do you think I might be overly cautious here? The amount required is likely nothing beyond 200 micrograms, but I still am worried.
@Artemis2K I inquired about the exosomes used with my treatment and I was given the name of the company so I was able to read further about it. Mine were cell-free, ethically sourced from placenta. I can't really speak outside of those, but I have read on here many think exosomes are an important factor with stem cell therapy.