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The fact that the company was started because the Chairman himself is a sufferer is the sort of thing that always gives me hope. For people like...

Loss of neuroplasticity and tinnitus are inextricably linked. The creation of new neuroplastiticy helps - helps a lot of neurological issues, not...

I hate Apple - and it's not like I like Google much more - but if an Android version of the app ain't gonna happen - and it seems doubtful it will...

I picked Dr. Shore's work because I believe it holds the most promise as a single effective solution for tinnitus. However I still hold, and will...

Yep, at the very least he should be able to rule out a bunch of stuff. But he was pretty amazing IMO of finding the problem after a couple of...

There's an old Hebrew saying I always cherish in times like these, 'Say not in grief, 'She is no more!' But live in thankfulness that she was.'

The research is out there through PubMed and other medical research sources. I have neither the time, nor inclination, to chase it all down to...

It doesn't matter what the origin is. The condition itself is a neurological one, period. It's confusion in the brain that results in creating...

Hype train? No. Cautiously optimistic, yes. As I've stated on several occasions, tinnitus is a neurological condition that's generally predicated...

You know tinnitus has been around forever, right? It's not something new that popped up in the electronic age, or even the industrial age. Martin...

Scorn heaped upon those stupid enough to believe it is well deserved. Life is hard enough without people subscribing to insane ideals with no...

Heh, that actually had me thinking of the Spice Girls.

What do you really really want?!

The Pharmas are starting to finally clue into this. So it's in the better late than never category, but at least stuff is up and coming.

That's how my tinnitus is anyway. Seems to come and go - good and bad - in days or weeks at a time. It's generally a couple of good days followed...

Yeppers. I think it happens to most people if you live long enough. Also depends on how you live and what you do as well. I've had 3 near death...

Yeah, I'm agnostic. Is there a god(s)? Possibly, but in the same way we say 'Anything is possible' which means it's possible but very unlikely....

It's not really ear damage so much as neck and brain damage you need to worry about. Most people with tinnitus suffer from somatosensory tinnitus...

Too bad. I used to live in Vancouver and most of my friends still live there. Would have been happy to fly out and do that and say hi to the old...

Thanks for that list, Brightside. That's very encouraging. Hadn't really believed the chemistry route could be the way to go but it looks like I...

Pretty much. Your mind creates and abolishes neural pathways all the time. They only decay away into nothingness when your brain realizes it...

It's like everything else in this world, if you don't think it will help than it won't. You won't take it seriously, you won't make the required...

You can't "catch" tinnitus. You either have it or you don't. Meanwhile stay away from loud sounds/music... forever. Or suffer forever.

Well first off it really depends on whether your tinnitus is somatosensory or not. Then, whether it's reactive or not. It's not just a lack of...

Any chance we could get this thread or paper itself pinned on top of the PT forum. Thanks.

If you have SSCD than you'll definitely need a CT to identify that and you'll want to see a neurotologist. That's the first thing I'd recommend...

So do I. For a condition like mine where the PT is due to deteriorating bone in the inner ear canal we won't know until the tinnitus resolves. For...

I much prefer the term somatosensory tinnitus to somatic. Somatic tinnitus is a combination of hearing loss and/or damage and/or neck/spine...

That's where people need to get active and get political. I plan to get meetings with our federal and provincial ministers of health sometime in...

It's not trying to replace the lost frequencies, it's confused by the loss. Everyone loses their hearing - along with their eyesight and...

Neuromodulation is the future. Bank on it. Tinnitus, for most people, is predicated on the straw that broke the camel's back. You could have a few...

Like PT or just modifying my tinnitus? I definitely have somatosensory tinnitus so when I move my jaw or neck around - usually have to strain - it...

Needed to give this a bump for someone looking for it.

If you have PT you should be seeing a neurologist to begin with, then a neurologist after that. A family doctor or an ENT is going to be of no...

Dr. R practices at Toronto General Hospital. Another excellent neurotologist in Toronto is Dr. Maya Kurowia at Sunnybrook Hospital. If you're not...

This has been a well known phenomenon for decades now for people with somatosensory tinnitus. Go to PubMed and do a search for lidocaine and...

Hang in there kiddo. You know it waxes and wanes. Personally I'm really excited about Neuromod. I think this is a good way forward that's going...

First off, if it goes up and down then it's not raised permanently. That's reactive tinnitus in a nutshell. Your baseline can't keep going up....

Do you mean brain fog? Do you have any dizziness as well? You may have developed SSCD if that's the case - I have it. Go read up on Semi...

Go back to Emergency and tell them you're in serious distress and it's an emergency and you need to see an ENT immediately. If Emergency wants...

There's a type of tinnitus known as Typewriter Tinnitus you may want to look into. It's pretty rare - one or two people around here have had it....

Thanks to everyone for their hard work in putting this together so well. They're definitely coming at in the right way IMO so I'm sold. Anything...

The damnable thing is it can be caused by so many things. If you have a bone spur - osteophyte - impinging on a blood vessel in your neck that can...

Well I wasn't that far off, Greg. And I'd say that 15% really only applies to the first world with our loud cities, concerts, headphones, etc....

Thanks, Lane. Agreed 100%. Osteopathy. etc. There are all kinds of avenues to pursue here and I haven't heard you've pursued ANY of them apart...

Yeah, just go and and start reading medical papers on tinnitus. Those numbers aren't absolute fact but they're well substantiated and considered...

Always good to hear from someone with first hand experience with it. Thanks for that Markku.

Have you seen a Neurosurgeon? Severe neck instability is common cause of tinnitus and correcting the problem via surgery generally eliminates the...

Well there's your problem right there, Verne. Obsessing only makes it worse. The brain is pretty amazing but it also has some very deep flaws in...

And that's really it. It all comes down to the sort of person you are and how well you tolerate stress. How easily your flight or fight response...

Fact is, she's correct. For the overwhelming majority of people who get tinnitus it does get better or disappears over time. We're just those...

One already exists. Unfortunately it's very hard to come by. It's called Picamilon, it's a nootropic. Apparently it's as efficacious as any benzo...

Yeah, Dr. Shore is well known around here. I actually volunteered for this series of trials but didn't get in. :( I think her work is most likely...

Then it's venous and that should be correctable with surgery and/or drugs like Plavix. Have you had any tests? Ultrasound on your carotids?

Jer, have you seen a neurotologist yet? You need to see one, buddy. Neck Xray done yet? That HAS to be done. I saw eight doctors and tests out...

A Neurotologist is who you want to see. Skip the ENTs. Just google "Ohio neurotologist" - it comes back with several of them.

Absolutely it can and does. Ever wake up from an intense dream or nightmare with it going off in your head like a car alarm and then start some...

An inner ear specialist is a Neurotologist. That's who you want to see, not an ENT. Like Greg said, a neck Xray is necessary too. If you do have...