Posted on 06/14/2013 10:28:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
Pennsylvania scientists have discovered the cause of the chronic disorder known as tinnitus, and have also found a way to treat it. Their goal is a preventive strategy for individuals whose work situations could cause them to be exposed to very loud noise.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers found that an epilepsy drug known as retigabine prevents tinnitus in animal models, according to ScienceDaily. They published their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Strictly speaking, tinnitus isn't a condition, but a symptom of some type of disorder, like hearing loss related to age, a circulatory system ailment, or an injury to the ear, the Mayo Clinic reports. Tinnitus sufferers describe the buzzing, ringing, roaring, hissing, clicking, and other sounds it creates in their ears as annoying to varying degrees. For some, it's debilitating. Since there's no cure for tinnitus itself, doctors attempt to identify and treat the underlying cause.
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, about 25 million Americans have suffered from tinnitus. Among those who are at least 65, the disorder affects about 14 percent of women and more than 12 percent of men.
Knowing that tinnitus is incurable and that hearing aids don't help some patients, the Pittsburgh team sought to first find the underlying cause, then a way to treat it. They knew from prior work with mice that a connection exists between tinnitus and overactive dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) cells in the brain through which potassium ions travel. They found that hyperactivity of DCN cells is the result of a reduced level of activity in structures known as KCNQ channels.
The researchers conducted experiments that exposed mice to regulated amounts of noise, then identified those that had developed tinnitus.
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Give me a break! It is easily cured and you can obtain this over the counter.
The problem??? Our Standard American Diet, THATS ALL!
Bioflavonoids And Tinnitus
http://treatment4tinnitus.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/bioflavonoids-and-tinnitus-how-to-cure-remedies/
I think my laugh was heard by my neighbours when that picture landed.
That is funny!
A Joe classic : )
HEY! I can do that!! LOL!!
(Not today, though...)
{sigh}
I tried it and nothing. Still ringing.
Perhaps it requires several goes over a period of time?
May not work in all cases ,but worth a try, no? :)
add me to the tinnitis ping list
It’s worth a number of tries, which I will do. I’ve had this for many decades.
Add me to the ping list. Got it in ‘91 after taking an accidental spill in the cold water of Puget Sound. Luckily while mine is constant, my mind seems to have isolated the constant buzzing into a compartment or something where it doesn’t upset/bother me. It constantly buzzes but I normally function in spite of it. Even when going to sleep it is driven into the background. Crazy.
But I’m going to try what was suggested in the previous posting.
This doesn’t sound very useful for those of us who already have it....
Done!............
It’s a step towards a cure, hopefully.....sounds like they are on the right track.......oh, that was my tinnitus again!.......
Done!...........
You could use a screwdriver to tap the back of your head instead of you fingers.
If that doesn’t work, drink the screwdriver.......
Working on that right now. Thanks! And please do not drop me from the list, because I still suffer a bit....
if you’re doing a ping list for tinnitus—add my name to it.
You’re still ON until you ask to be dropped, or your ringing stops, whichever comes first.............
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