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I have had the Amazon Echo "Alexa" since it came out. I really do think it is a great device in it's infancy with much potential still to be realized. Right now, I use it for all kinds of things such as controlling lights, timer, alarm clocks, weather, dumb jokes, music, etc. To get the most...

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Neuroscience: crammed with connections For all the advances in neuroscience over the past century, the brain is still the most enigmatic machinery on Earth - Aeon Why finding a treatment for T is so difficult.

This has been my favorite site since I found it in 2001. It was original created in 1999 and has remained unchanged except for this HTML 5 version instead of flash version....turn your sound on first before clicking.... https://html5zombo.com

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/feb/10/participants-sought-uams-tinnitus-study/?f=latest University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers are studying improvements to an experimental treatment of ringing in the ears, a condition known as tinnitus, and are recruiting those with...

Robin Williams was one of my favs--Oscar winner, Golden Globe winner and Emmy Winner. He was such a spirited, unpredictable, versatile and brilliant actor. He had such a wide range of movies from brilliant dramas like Dead Poets, Insomnia and Good Will Hunting to comedy dramas like Good Morning...

Sometimes it is nice to lighten the mood a bit! :)

A research team investigating tinnitus, from the University of Leicester, has revealed new insights into the link between the exposure to loud sounds and hearing loss. Their study, published this week in Journal of Neuroscience, helps to understand how damage to myelin – a protection sheet...

This guy has much influence over young clubbers, nice to read this: The DJ Paul Oakenfold has emerged as the unlikely champion of a new campaign warning of the dangers of loud music. New research released today found that two-thirds of people had experienced ringing in their ears, with...

Interesting. We all know how challenging it can be to get sleep with T, but even after we have habituated some it can be difficult. In fact, it seems to be an issue for people today even with no T. Sleep seems to be very important to our health and now there is some evidence to this fact...

Tinnitus may not originate in the ear - NewsFix.ca The brain may generate ‘phantom’ noise, giving rise to the symptoms of tinnitus, say researchers in Germany. The brain may generate ‘phantom’ noise, giving rise to the symptoms of tinnitus, say researchers in Germany. Tinnitus can be a chronic...

Last week PBS News hour had a Tinnitus Feature (and an informative video): Neuroscience may offer hope to millions robbed of silence by tinnitus | PBS NewsHour | Nov. 6, 2013 | PBS Next week, Thursday, Nov 21, they are doing a Tinnitus Twitter Chat: Twitter Chat: Submit your tinnitus questions...

Sad.... Fraudster conned pensioner with tinnitus out of £3,000 by persuading him to pay for a miracle cure that didn't exist...

Tinnitus is a common condition that causes a ringing or buzzing sound in the ears. Tinnitus can develop suddenly with no apparent cause, or can be the result of being exposed to a loud noise. Tinnitus can also occur after repeated injuries or chronic noise exposure. Regardless of the cause...

Please don't buy into this crap. This stuff is all over the internet and makes me sick that they have been ripping off people for the past 11 years... http://www.tinnitusoffer.com/ This is a scam. Few great (NOT!) Amazon reviews: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Q794E6/ Even their testimonial...

Interesting: Our bodily functions cyclically change along with environmental rhythms, like light and dark, and this in turn governs our perceptions and our behaviour. Likewise, our hearing ability also changes. Researchers Molly Henry and Jonas Obleser from the Max Planck Institute in Germany...

http://www.ata.org/sites/ata.org/files/images/EB_Piccirillo_ResearchStudy_Recruiting_29July2013_Final_forbrowser.html Washington Univ in St. Louis Jay F. Piccirillo, M.D., FACS, will look at cognitive training in participants with bothersome tinnitus. You might be eligible to participate if...

IU researchers create the inner ear from stem cells, opening potential for new treatments July 10, 2013 INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana University scientists have transformed mouse embryonic stem cells into key structures of the inner ear. The discovery provides new insights into the sensory organ's...

Although this article in not T- related, it does show you the power of the brain and how you can change your thinking to make a difference in your life. Sometimes just taking control of your own life is the best medicine to overcome your adversities. Your glass really can become half full...

Suppression of noise-induced hyperactivity in the dorsal cochlear nucleus following application of the cholinergic agonist, carbachol (drug used to treat Glaucoma). Source Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute/Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

April 16, 2013 – Auris Medical secures CHF 47.1 mn Series C financing from Sofinnova Ventures and Sofinnova Partners to advance ground-breaking inner ear therapies through Phase III clinical development. Auris Medical, a company dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics for the...

Tinnitus is proposed to be caused by decreased central input from the cochlea, followed by increased spontaneous and evoked subcortical activity that is interpreted as compensation for increased responsiveness of central auditory circuits. We compared equally noise exposed rats separated into...

The objective is to study the therapeutic effects of Gushen Pian on sensorineural deafness according to the Phase II clinical trial protocol, as approved for novel traditional Chinese medicines by Ministry of Health of PRC. This is a double blind study in which 120 patients were allocated...

Interesting...not that I believe it mind you. Hong Chung - Merritt Herald A typical sign of aging is the dulling of the sensory organs, particularly the ears. Yet these days, many young people also are experiencing an ear disorder called tinnitus. Tinnitus is a condition in which sound...

This is pretty much how I feel about T right now. Still bothers me a little but does not run my life Tinnitus sufferers – don't let it drown out the positive voices Being diagnosed with tinnitus just before going to university was a blow to my confidence, but you can live a normal lif...

Jan. 17, 2013 — A new way to test anti-hearing-loss drugs in people could help land those medicines on pharmacy shelves sooner. University of Florida researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to see how well the...

article For 62 years, Gloria Chepko has lived with what she describes as the sound of crickets in her ears. “It’s a ringing,” said the cancer researcher of the noise she hears. “It’s actually like thousands of crickets, but it has a bell-like quality, a high pitch.” Even at age four, she...

From one of the foremost T experts: Some good support answers http://www.tinnitus.org/home/frame/replies_2013.htm

Article Tinnitus sufferers Chris Martin and will.i.am are among the stars who have contributed songs to a new charity album to help raise awareness of the hearing condition. The singer and the rapper have both talked openly about their struggles with tinnitus in the past, and now they are both...

Researchers from Harvard Medical School regenerated some crucial "hair cells" in the inner ears of mice and restore noise-induced damage to some extent. Their findings were published in the Jan. 10 issue of the journal Neuron. The drug, which goes by the natty name of LY41175, allows other cells...

ObjectiveTo evaluate the annoyance of tinnitus in normal-hearing patients and to correlate it with outer hair cell function and with anxiety and depression disorders.Study designCase-control study.SettingTertiary care medical center.Subjects and MethodsSixty-eight patients with tinnitus(study...

Sven Vanneste, Vincent Walsh, Paul Van De Heyning, Dirk De Ridder Tinnitus is an auditory phantom percept with a tone, hissing, or buzzing sound in the absence of any objective physical sound source. Two forms of low-intensity cranial electrical stimulation exist for clinical and research...

Tinnitus and Patterns of Hearing Loss Tinnitus is strongly linked with the presence of damaged hearing. However, it is not known why tinnitus afflicts only some, and not all, hearing-impaired listeners. One possibility is that tinnitus patients have specific inner ear damage that triggers...

A study recently published in the online journal PLOS ONE shows that among 74 subjects fitted with a linear octave frequency transposition (LOFT) hearing aid, 60 (81%) reported partial or complete tinnitus suppression during the day and night. Over the course of the 3-year period, the authors...

Stress can be a big factor in increased tinnitus sound or perception of the sound, so reducing stress is another way to help with tinnitus coping. Here is a good article on how to reduce stress with certain foods. 9 Foods that Reduce Stress Reach for these items next time you're feeling...

Article Finding the exact genetic code that programs the ear’s machinery for responding to sound waves and converting them into electrical impulses in the inner ear has been something of a holy grail for the scientists who study the genetics of hearing and deafness. A new study from The...

Research news a bit thin the past couple of months so this is welcomed news..... December 5, 2012 The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.47 million to Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in...

Yesterday it was reported that this flu season could be the worst in last 10 years and it is starting early. It was also reported that the currently flu vaccine is one of the most effective in past 10 years - 90% which is very high....so given this information will you get the flu shot (or you...

Tinnitus results from brain’s effort to compensate for hearing loss, a study finds The high-pitched ringing, squealing, hissing, clicking, roaring, buzzing or whistling in the ears that can drive tinnitus sufferers crazy may be a by-product of the brain turning up the volume to cope with...

I am curious to how many here have fluctuating (reactive) tinnitus as I do or perceive that I do. If you do, please answer a few questions? You can just copy the questions and add answers to each. Thank you ahead of time. 1) How long have you had tinnitus? 2) Has it always fluctuated? 3)...

Auris Medical Reporting Positive Results from Phase IIb Trial with AM-111 14 Nov 2012 BASEL, Switzerland I November 13, 2012 Auris Medical announced today positive results from a phase IIb clinical trial with AM-111, its investigational drug for the intratympanic (i.t.) treatment of acute...

Hearing Journal: November 2012 - Volume 65 - Issue 11 - pp 20,22,24,25 doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000422311.71664.f9 Cover Story Cover Story: Alternative Therapies: Building Better Treatments for Hearing Loss Pallarito, Karen What if hearing healthcare professionals could do more than fit hearing...

Tinnitus pitch, masking, and the effectiveness of hearing aids for tinnitus therapy Abstract Objective: To assess the benefits of hearing aids on tinnitus according to the tinnitus reaction questionnaire, to verify whether the degree of masking provided by the hearing aid influenced the TRQ...

I recommend listing to this radio program about tinnitus. I listened to it three times. It is 28 minutes and produced by the BBC about Tinnitus and various treatments. It is a few years old but I think still relevant since much of what is discussed is in use or in trials today. It is the journey...

Tinnitus-related neural activity: Theories of generation, propagation, and centralization Abstract The neuroscience of tinnitus represents an ideal model to explore central issues in brain functioning such as the formation of auditory percepts, in addition to opening up new treatment...

Targeted sounds and VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulation) to desensitize the overactive neural networks thus calming tinnitus.... Full research link Abstract The functional organization of cortical and subcortical networks can be altered by sensory experience. Sensory deprivation destabilizes...

We know that certain sounds irritate us like the nails on the chalkboard and T of course but here is an explanation of why... Source: Science Daily Heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of the brain explains why the sound of chalk on a blackboard or a knife on a...

Memantine is used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Memantine is in a class of medications called NMDA receptor antagonists. It works by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain. Yiwen Zheng, Emily McNamara, Lucy Stiles, Cynthia L. Darlingtonand Paul F. Smith* Department of...

According to Dr. Richard Navarro, Board Certified Audiologist, over the last 40 years almost every patient who reported "hissing" tinnitus has a history of cardio-vascular disease. In some cases, sudden increases in tinnitus may be a sign of a change in blood sugar levels particularly...

This article interesting because in England they are working with success on light therapy to help tinnitus sufferers, so it seems treatments to train the brain seem to have very good success. Article An innovative multi-modal treatment programme for tinnitus will be trialled by...

link (CBS News) Scientists have restored hearing in gerbils using a stem cell therapy that may hold promise for deaf humans. Using human embryonic stem cells, researchers at the University of Sheffield were able to implant immature nerve cells into gerbils, which then regenerated and were...

hopefully this can benefit everyone with tinnitus.... Bipartisan support for tinnitus research needed It was nice to read the BDN’s recent recent article about tinnitus and the high rate of occurrence among veterans. This health issue is often overlooked, and it’s wonderful that more...

Interesting.... Loud music played on earphones causes deafness by having a similar effect on nerves as multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have learned. New research shows that noise levels above 110 decibels strip insulation from nerve fibres carrying signals from the ear to the brain. Loss...

Efficacy of different protocols of transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of tinnitus Objectives. Tinnitus is related to alterations in neuronal activity of auditory and nonauditory brain areas. Targeted modulation of these areas by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation...

Published Aug 24, 2012 Morphometry and localization of the temporal transverse Heschl's gyrus in magnetic resonance imaging: a guide for cortical stimulation of chronic tinnitus. Abstract PURPOSE: Subjective tinnitus is considered a phantom auditory phenomenon. Recent studies show that...

Positive research which is helping to better pinpoint where in the brain tinnitus is generated and how it functions and maintains. Mapping Tinnitus-Related Brain Activation: An Activation-Likelihood Estimation Metaanalysis of PET Studies. J Nucl Med. 2012 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]...

Nothing ground breaking or new but a good read nonetheless.... Sounds of Silence Sounds of Silence: Living with tinnitus can be frustrating—even debilitating. But with the right treatment, people can learn to tune out the noise Gamble, Kate Huvane Like most people who have tinnitus...

Research PhD Candidate Receives $10,000 Grant to Research Tinnitus PhD student Sarah Hayes, shown with mentor Richard Salvi, PhD, is researching tinnitus with backing from the American Tinnitus Association and the Defense Department. Published August 3, 2012 A PhD candidate in neuroscience...

Not sure if this will help but many of us have these issues in addition to the tinnitus like me http://www.trudenta.com/ Dysfunction of the Muscles of the Head and Neck There May be an Easy Answer In less than 20 minutes, your TruDenta doctor can quickly and painlessly examine you, provide a...

Good Article, especially for newbies but sometimes we all forget some of these things that may help. Tinnitus does not have to dramatically affect your quality of life. Avoid focusing too much attention on your tinnitus and take steps to manage the condition. Avoid excessive noise and find...