Could a Daith Piercing Help Tinnitus?

[maryyyy]

A daith piercing goes through a certain fold in the ear, and is known to prevent or lessen the severity of migraines. Do y'all think this - or any other piercing - might help tinnitus?

 

[JohnAdams]

Yes, get a doctor to pierce your eardrum with a syringe and inject a gamma secretase inhibitor mixed with hydrogel, or a neurotrophic drug like BDNF.

 

[maryyyy]

Do you know if that works?

 

[JohnAdams]

Do you know if that works?

It does in animals, at least to improve their hearing function, which is believed to also help tinnitus. Unfortunately I was being facetious because these drugs are being tested in FDA trials or are about to be.

 

[Rb86]

Ya know, it makes me wonder. Doctors can hardly quantify tinnitus in humans in terms of loudness or whatever. How can they tell they gave tinnitus and cured it in a mouse?