Posted on 07/01/2025 11:51:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
The American Tinnitus Association accelerates research funding, adds board leadership from Harvard, and earns 4-star Charity Navigator rating amid growing national momentum and donor support.
VIENNA, Va., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Tinnitus Association (ATA), the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by tinnitus while advancing research toward a cure, proudly announces the approval of nearly $500,000 in new research funding. This major investment is made possible thanks to the generous support of Texas Roadhouse, along with contributions from countless individual donors who believe in the power of science, compassion, and community.
"This level of research investment is only possible because people choose to give," said Patrick A. Lynch, Esq., MBA, CEO of the American Tinnitus Association. "We can only fund what we receive — and every dollar entrusted to us drives forward research that offers real hope and real relief. We're deeply grateful to our supporters for making this progress possible."
ATA received a record-number 38 research proposals, an increase from 25 proposals last year. ATA Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Chair Marc Fagelson, PhD, said, "We have a leadership role, not only by providing vital support to patients and their families but also by investing in groundbreaking research that seeks to reduce the suffering of millions. This dual commitment—to care and to cure—sets ATA apart as a driving force in the global response to tinnitus."
From identifying neural biomarkers to testing virtual reality–assisted therapy for children, the projects recommended by SAC to the ATA Board of Directors also included innovative tools drawing on machine learning and neuroimaging. "The range and depth of these studies highlight both the urgency and the opportunity: there is still so much to discover, and we're proud to fuel that progress," Dr. Fagelson said.
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I’ve had it to decades. The VA attributes it to gunfire. I can tune it out. It goes on all day. The only reason I’m hearing it now is because I’m reading about it.
For you married men out there with Tinnitus, if you can tune out your wife, then you can tune out those other unwanted noises in your ears.
Does this contribute to the pinging in your ears?
Same here. It never stops.
But I wonder if this is just another scam like the American Cancer Society?
If they actually find a cure they are out of a job.
The monetary incentive is to NOT find a cure.
Instead there should be a monetary prize for finding a cure.
I watched Gilligans Island and Gilligan became a radio after being hit in the head. It stopped after he was hit again.
Maybe that is the cure. Ask someone to hit you in the jaw....
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