We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
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Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#2This reminds me of the technique that went viral via Reddit a couple of years ago:
https://lifehacker.com/this-weird-trick-might-give-you-brief...
I don't suffer from tinnitus, but I know people who do and some of them have said that this helped them.
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#3Now to wait 5-8 years for an FDA-approved medical device, which will cost $3000.
I wonder if you could achieve the same effect with a vibrating massager? Sticking a repurposed cellphone vibrator motor in an elastic band, like the North Paw, also sounds like it would have potential. https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#4This reminds me of the technique that went viral via Reddit a couple of years ago: https://lifehacker.com/this-weird-trick-might-give-you-brief... I don't suffer from tinnitus, but I know people who do and some of them have said that this helped them.
Trust me, It never helped me.
Edit: never knew telling your experiences gets you downvotes.
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#5Interesting. How very kind of them to mention this to the public for further experimentation.
Has this individual now opened themselves to liability for IP theft, stealing potential billions of treatment money from the company that gets it approved by the FDA?
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#6This reminds me of the technique that went viral via Reddit a couple of years ago: https://lifehacker.com/this-weird-trick-might-give-you-brief... I don't suffer from tinnitus, but I know people who do and some of them have said that this helped them.
Trust me, It never helped me. Edit: never knew telling your experiences gets you downvotes.
I don't trust you. It works for me.
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#7So when can we get the device, or how can one be made?
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#8Now to wait 5-8 years for an FDA-approved medical device, which will cost $3000. I wonder if you could achieve the same effect with a vibrating massager? Sticking a repurposed cellphone vibrator motor in an elastic band, like the North Paw, also sounds like it would have potential. https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/
I'm sure we'll get DIY guides if this turns out to be legit. The concept is simple enough.
Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#9Re: We ‘may’ have discovered a potential remedy for tinnitus
#10Interesting. How very kind of them to mention this to the public for further experimentation. Has this individual now opened themselves to liability for IP theft, stealing potential billions of treatment money from the company that gets it approved by the FDA?
Assuming the US still has "first to invent", they've got a year to file their patent application IIRC.