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…