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I believe I am somewhat alone in this, but did find some other people on reddit saying the same thing.
Basically, if I keep my neck more straight, it really relieves it.
Something free to try for those seeking a solution.
Interesting. 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.
[1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-does-the-first-...
This 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.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Assuming the US still has "first to invent", they've got a year to file their patent application IIRC.
It doesn't [1]. It switched to First to File several years ago. [1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-does-the-first-...
"A person shall be entitled to a patent unless—the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention"
It seems to me that the "described in a printed publication, or in public use part" here would suffice to protect the inventor no?
This 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.
But I do wonder if there won’t be unintended consequences. The brain is pretty good at adapting. I believe these work by overloading the inner ear signal with noise so the brain stops paying attention to it. What if the brain decides to stop paying attention to it after the device is removed? Could it affect balance?
So when can we get the device, or how can one be made?
I have tinnitus. I got it from going out too much. I wasn't the biggest party-hardy individual, but there were moments where I went out quite a bit. During that time I lived in Amsterdam and loved parties for: music, social experimentation and doing whatever. I wasn't too much into the drugs/alcohol thing. I think during my 'going out phase' I was above average in terms of how many times I went out to clubs. This period lasted for 4 years.
It was 6 months of agony, then I started to ignore it. It wasn't a conscious decision, the ignoring happened automatically. I only have the high pitched ringing in my ears when it's quiet. It literally feels like a curse though, I can't hear silence.
5 years later, I found out something remarkable (and I hope there's a researcher willing to test this with me and other tinnitus people). It was an accident to figure this out.
When I do the Wim Hof Method, for just a brief moment it's silent. I can kind of have an idea why, since it's silent during an oxygen starvation moment (breathing all your oxygen out and then not breathing for another 2 to 3 minutes).
But for me it was a life saver. Why? Because if I really want to experience true quietness again, I can do the Wim Hof Method and experience about 10 to 20 seconds of quietness per 5 minutes.
My curse is lifted. It's not perfect, but good enough for me.
If you have tinnitus and want to learn the Wim Hof Method from me, feel free to reach out [1], my email is in my profile.
[1] My time is limited, I can teach up a total of 6 people for free who also have tinnitus. If you send an email, I'll put you in an online session with 1 to 2 other people (who also responded to this, so they're all from HN). After 6 people, I need to charge for my time. And please, leave the spots open for people who actually have tinnitus. Don't fake it, there are probably (hopefully) videos online on how to do the Wim Hof Method.
Final note: learning the WHM to alleviate yourself from tinnitus is an experiment. It worked for me. It may not work for you. Also, learning the WHM you need someone to be physically there to be a 100% sure about your physical safety (normally that would be me). And you need to be in an otherwise healthy condition.
I'm not a doctor, and this invitation is for entertainment purposes only.