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    Dutch Commercial About Tinnitus

    The Dutch insurance company "Anderzorg" created an ad to generate awareness for tinnitus and the risk of hearing damage in advance of Amsterdam Dance Event. English subtitles version here.
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    Brussels 2016 Terrorist Attack Left 56 People with Auditory Problems

    https://nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20181005_03812623 Belgian article about the terrorist attack in 2016. 56 people were treated for hearing problems of which it seems 40 percent have permanent problems, mainly hearing loss and tinnitus but hyperacusis as well.
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    Pain Threshold (in dB)?

    The other day an ambulance passed by and the siren actually hurt my ear. When googling I found quite some differences in the mentioned pain threshold of hearing, ranging from 120 to 140 dB. Typically, what is considered to be the pain threshold?
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    Immunotherapy for Cancer

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/04/doctors-hail-world-first-as-womans-advanced-breast-cancer-is-eradicated Not so much about tinnitus, but exciting cell based technology.
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    Sound Pollution and Awareness

    https://www.hear-it.org/high-prevalence-hearing-problems-among-dutch-children Recent Dutch study showed 1 in 12 aged 9 to 11 already have hearing damage detectable in audiograms. We need both a cure as more awareness..
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    Still Struggling...

    Really curious if others experienced similar, but for me it's been over 18months and I'm still struggling. Both with the regret as with the sound. I suffered tinnitus since a short but loud exposure to sound, while already having ear infection and had a long flight the day after. When I came...
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    2017 Record Year for Development of New Drugs

    By way of further encouragement, wanted to share below. Perhaps next year there is something in the list for our "disease"...
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    TIN-ACT: Research School for TINnitus Assessment, Causes and Treatments

    https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/nieuws/groot-onderzoek-naar-oorsuizen https://www.oogtv.nl/2017/09/umcg-stelt-vier-miljoen-beschikbaar-tegen-oorsuizen/ Dutch University of Groningen will train 15 PhD students and attribute €4M to research the origin and treatment of tinnitus. This is a...