MuteButton

I asked them via email about this device 1 or 2 months ago and the ENT said "when the technology is available you can try the treatment". That's all. Ha-ha

 

I wonder how much this device will cost, any guesses?

 

Original MuteButton (2015) was €2,500. Someone wrote here this time it will be €2.500-€3.500.

 

I think the last estimate was somewhere around $3,000 USD.

 

Just fly to wherever you need to go to get the treatment.

That's what I'll do as soon as I find out it actually works.

 

The reason for calibration by an audiologist is such that you receive a uniform sound perception in order to help stimulate plasticity. It has nothing to do with hearing loss. Everyone on the planet has some degree of loss.

There is no reason to make assumptions. The research is out there and it explains this. Sorry if I sound crabby.

 

Yes. I just need US$.

Of course, before I'll read user reviews here.

 

Small price to pay if it actually works. I just hope we won't need to travel to get it calibrated many times and hopefully no hidden costs.

 

Excellent, so there's no difference between MuteButton I and II... MuteButton I didn't work.

 

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In countries with poor economic conditions it is a lot of money. 3,000 USD is approximately 120,000 Argentine pesos. A well-paid average worker earns about 30,000 or 35,000 pesos per month.

Anyway, if it really works, it may be worth it.

 

Someone mentioned that MuteButton II was customised to your tinnitus sound - That's what made it different to MuteButton I which just played white noise and stimulated your tongue...

We'll see on the Q&A as it was a key question.

So much nonsense going around - Speculation - Suppositions. I can't believe I am reduced to this kind of existence.

I'll say this - If the answer to the question - What's the difference between MuteButton I and MuteButton II is nothing then no-one should buy one period.

You would be better off drinking the 3 grand.

 

Nobody is going to pay 3k for something that might not work unless your tinnitus is horrible and/or you have thousands of dollars lying around. I could easily afford this, but my tinnitus is mild to medium and it probably won't work anyways. PASS.

It sounds like another greedy company. C'mon no trial period to try this for a month or whatever to see if it works?

 

Yeah, for me (in Poland) it's a five-month payment too.

But if it works I can stop eating to save money for that.

 

Oh, that clears it up. I was afraid that the calibration to your audiogram was necessary because the device only worked if your tinnitus frequencies were the same as your hearing loss frequencies, or something. Great!

As for crabbiness: I understand completely and I'm sorry for making stupid guesses Can you please give me a few hints on which articles/papers to read in-depth if I want to have a proper understanding? I thought I did my homework well, but apparently not.

 

It does still treat somatic. What I meant to say was that it won’t be a substitute where you need something more, like a dental or surgical intervention.

I edited my original post to try and make that more clear.

 

Yes.

People with somatic modulations were on the trial.

I think I started a big discussion by trying to get info out there but not triple checking what I wrote

 

They didn’t share the price, although we will know fairly soon when it launches in Ireland.

 

After trying the device I can give a little insight.

It is supposed to be set to your audiogram. There were several sounds in the one that I tried out, which I believe is one of seven that you can choose from. Being an audio geek I can say that within the sound there were three separate audio techniques used.

I can see why the tinnitus tone isn’t so important in their hypothesis. And there are a number of people with a tone above their hearing range. A lot of the time it can be a moving target, whereas an area of reduced input is a firm target. When I have had a tone match I have really struggled, there is often some RI involved and it also can seem to be variable in each test.

 

Hi Steve - Any idea of launch date?

 

@Steve & @Markku,
Hurry up please?

 

Heroes! @Markku are you excited from what you have seen yet? And @Steve are you excited?

 

@Markku, look after yourself first, hope you feel better soon.

 

We should also do a transcript. For many people reading is much more comfortable than watching a video; it is searchable; easier to share and save; etc.

Transcripting a video is a LOT of work so we should divide it up and do it ourselves. Is anyone willing to help with this once the video is out? I'll gladly do one part, if we get a reasonable number of volunteers (so that one volunteer only has to do a couple of questions).

 

@Markku you need to quit your job and give this your full attention!

 

Above is from MuteButton I... seem familiar?

 

@Markku thanks for all your hard work man, take it easy and hope you feel better soon. @Steve thank you as well for all your hard work on this. It’s appreciated so much by all of us.

 

Keep up the good work @Markku... and of course @Steve and all others involved.

We appreciate it very much!

 

@Markku & @Steve,

Thank you so so much for all your hard work and for helping us all here at Tinnitus Talk by bringing us new information and answering our questions and so much more. Your work, time, dedication, and kindness is so appreciated. I thank God for you.

I pray this device works.
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