Can Tinnitus Be Cured? What Is Going to End Up Being the Cure?

I've only been once and he just had my ears syringed in case it may be due to wax buildup yet it did nothing. I plan to go again tomorrow. One last question, do you recommend that I should still hear music from my earphones? I don't hear it that loud. Just over a half.

 

I have no hope for a cure in our lifetime. The medical world do amazing things, every minute, of every day. But they cure very little. They can treat, but not often cure. Think about it. How often do you hear of someone going to their doctor with an illness, and being cured? Never.
How often do you hear of someone going to the doctor with an illness and getting life long tablets to help treat the illness? All the time.
In twenty years from now, people getting diagnosed with t, will still be talking about a cure being round the corner.
But they will probably have a tablet which help with the t somewhat.

 

i personally dont need a cure, if i would have to take a pill for the rest of my life to get very low tinnitus that i can barley hear and i can have my old life back even if i have to wear earplugs to outings, and i could sleep at night with almost complete silence where it didnt torture me and keep me awake then i would be thankful... i guess what im saying is a cure would be wonderful, but near silence would be great too!! and i look back and see all i took for granted and i would be greatful for anything at this point.

 

I would strongly recommend you give that a rest for a while to see if it resolves itself, I would say half volume on any headphones is too loud bro!

 

Thanks once again for your input man. I appreciate you taking time from your day to reply back.

 

Your most welcome bro!

 

Just curious as to what some of you think about this. I know there's a lot of research going on with Tinnitus so either they're getting closer or still don't have a clue. I'm not to read up on all the research, have only seen some videos posted here about it.

 

Hi all just looking for a few estimates on when everyone thinks treatment will be available for T no matter the cause

Regards Cillian

 

I can safely say it's either going to be years away at least 10 for the sake of argument.

 

There will never be a single treatment for all T sub-types. Can't be.
Each T type will have its own treatment one day (unless something happens to mankind because of some natural disaster or war) but it is not sure that this day will be during our lifetime. I personally doubt that, considering how little attention is given to the condition in our times. Only a few research projects around the world and so many severe sufferers and suicides. Unbelievable! Governments seem more interested in developing new loud weapons that they know it will cause T, rather than funding research to cure T.
In the meantime TRT, CBT, mindfulness and habituation are presented as solutions for all T sufferers, regardless of the T volume, type of the sound, constancy or fluctuation in the volume and nr of frequencies, which is fallacy.

 

The way I see it the government won't cure T,it's up to the sufferers to find the answer because all in all were basically an abandoned group of sufferers.Will we find that answer,well who knows but I remain optimistic that something good will come our way unfortunately later rather than sooner.

 

I really hope there is a cure soon I just can't live like this for the rest of my life

 

There won't be Cillian,hate to say it but I remember saying to myself over and over when my T was bothering me,"Stemcell"as a way to convince myself that things will one day be good again.But the more and more I look into it the more I realise we're fighting an impossible task.I mean we have so much research going on right now but it all just seems to be ink on paper and nothing more to me at least.I've said it before and I'll say it again but until we can view inside a living cochlea it's all just going to be a guessing game.

With let's say Cancer or MS we know what the problem is,we know what causes it and we can base a treatment research strategy based on what we know.But yet as of today even though we know what causes these conditions there is still no cure even with millions of dollars dedicated to research.With T and H we don't even know what is the cause,it's still any bodies guess at this stage.Couple that with the fact that funding for research into these conditions is nothing compared to Cancer research and you quickly realise how much of a mountain we're trying to climb,a mountain I don't think we'll conquer anytime soon.Its sad but it's the harsh reality of life for us.I hope I'm wrong I really do but I think it's time to accept that no cure is coming anytime soon.

This is just my opinion and is by no means a fact,I could be very very wrong in what I said so feel free to disregard anything I say.

 

Whenever I think of that I just think of suicide

 

I agree. I also realised long time ago that if I want to get cured it is only up to me, so I started long time ago to gather as much information as i can, hoping that this way I will get oriented as to what I have to do to recover.
Unfortunately I do not think that a molecule/drug will be made during our lifetime that will cure T, or at least diminish T if taken all the time without serious side effects.
Alternative/complementary medicine seems the only way. Chi Kung is alternative therapy, so ....good luck.

 

Suicide for mild T?Dont be crazy Cillian there's people out there way worse than you living life to the full!Your still new to this too so there's every chance it will go away on its own for you.

 

I would argue that you are asking the wrong question. To the extent that tinnitus is a symptom of some underlying pathology, then there won't be a "cure". This is no different than pain which is typically a symptom of some underlying issue yet I don't think people are looking for a "cure" for pain.

I think the right question is when will there be a treatment. On that point I agree with @Dana that there will not be a single treatment. However, it seems likely that there will be treatments available to manage this symptom. If the treatments are drugs, it will probably be the case that it will be hit and miss to try drugs to see if one works. Moreover, to the extent that researchers are able to identify and fix underlying causes, then there may be an actual cure but only by fixing the underlying issue.

 

@Cillian
Please do not be so pessimistic. You know what was the original cause of your T (sinus infection). I do not even know what caused mine and I am more optimistic than you.
The infection affected your inner ear and you have significant hearing loss?

I forgot to mention that for some types of T there are treatments already, such as T caused by infections, provided the infection did not cause hearing loss, in which case we enter in another situation. But even in this situation there were cases who got cured. Please, take heart in the fact that people got cured naturally even after many years after what caused the hearing loss.

 

It's the underlying issue that continues to be illusive that's the problem unfortunately.My T and H are noise induced but yet I have no hearing loss so that begs the question if losing hearing isn't the only trigger then what is?Something I think they will struggle to work out.

 

We are on the verge of a TINNITUS EPIDEMIC and headphones will be the cause.
Use with care if at all..

 

I agree Tinnitus is going to become more common @jeanoroid @Dana ive no hearing loss @bill 112 its just the mood I'm in I would never go that far

 

Bloodstream nanorobotics will cure tinnitus.
Great news for folks that will be alive after we've all gone to tinnitus heaven...

 

@Cillian
I've only noticed now how recent your T is. You shouldn't even be on this forum. This is for people whose T got chronical. Get out and enjoy your life, and if after many months you still have T you can return to join us.

 

The date is wrong on my account I've had it for nearly 3 months

 

There's no cure for Cancer. Parkinson's disease. Motor neurone disease. Arthritis. dementia. Diabetes. Epilepsy just to name a few the list is endless. So what are the chances for tinnitus. The bottom line is that there isn't going to be one there are far to many diseases out there that are far more important then tinnitus. Sorry to put a downer on this issue. We as sufferes just have To find our own ways of dealing with it.

 

You still do not qualify to read threads for T veterans. You should read the "success stories" section. There you can find accounts of people who got cured even after more than 3 months. Beware, our thoughts shape our future! If you are pessimistic that will hinder your healing.

 

@Dana i know where your coming from but I've been an anxiety prone person my whole life so while my T might be mild compared to other people but to me it's very severe and has completely destroyed my life

 

Mention some disease that does not let you sleep or rest and hear your own thoughts, and then I will admit that you found a disease more important than T.
Cancer? This is my second wish. Nr 1 is to get rid of T. If this does not happen my second wish is to get cancer.

 

I would give both my legs to have silence again no joke...

 

Not to nitpick, but I really hate it when people refer to cancer as if it was a single disease.