Magnetic Pulses Could Provide Tinnitus Relief
In the largest U.S. clinical trial of its kind funded by the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, researchers at the VA Portland Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University found that transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly improved tinnitus symptoms for more than half of study participants. Their findings were published today in…
Is Tinnitus A Cause For Concern?
It’s estimated that up to 15 percent of Americans (50 million persons) might be victims of “tinnitus,” that eternal whine or ringing in one’s ears that won’t ever stop One of the clinical descriptions of tinnitus is “the perception of a sound that’s not objectively measurable.” There is no medical cure for tinnitus nor are there medicines to…
MDMA Studied For Tinnitus Treatment
The MDMA studies over the past two years have involved a small number of participants in placebo-controlled trials. Participants were given a small dose of MDMA or a placebo and monitored over a four-hour time period. They were not given enough MDMA to feel ‘high’, but many reported an easing of tinnitus after three hours. Participants who felt benefits also reported…
Deep Brain Stimulation May Relieve Tinnitus Symptoms
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) can make life miserable, but a brain implant may help, preliminary research suggests. In a phase one trial of five patients whose severe tinnitus did not respond to other treatments, deep brain stimulation (DBS) diminished the ringing in four. The fifth patient received no relief, the researchers reported. No serious…