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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / July 2004The relevance of a controlled study.
If anyone refuses to try a treatment for tinnitus unless it is a proven success through a controlled study, then welcome to the world of aprazolam. I once tried that(Ativan) and it successfully turned me into a drug addict. It was a condition from which I was almost unable to get out. Thus in evaluating a new treatment or medicine, under the doctor's guidance, of course, the preferred strategy should not focus upon the 'nature' of the study but shoudd be upon the _reversibility of consequences_. That is to say, if you tried something and the consequences were REVERSIBLE, then the decision making process should be quick. On the other hand, if the consequences were hardly reversible or even irreversible, then think twice or even three times before you leap. In my view, and experience too, all that 'voodoo' medicines/methods I have mentioned in this ng command consequences that are far less irreversible than that from ATIVAN. That choice is yours! FP > If anyone refuses to try a treatment for tinnitus unless it is a > proven success through a controlled study, then welcome to the world [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > FP Yes, the choice is ours. Since none of them cure tinnitus anyway, why not simply skip them and get on with habituation? > Yes, the choice is ours. Since none of them cure tinnitus anyway, why not > simply skip them and get on with habituation? Suffering from T for 13 and a half years and I am still not "habituated"! Ben > > Yes, the choice is ours. Since none of them cure tinnitus anyway, why not > > simply skip them and get on with habituation? > > Suffering from T for 13 and a half years and I am still not "habituated"! > > Ben What have you done about your tinnitus, Ben? Mine is as loud as ever, maybe even louder. I just ignore it. I hear it now and it is just screaming, this time the high-pitch scream of escaping steam.. Until I read your message, and listened for it, I didn't notice it all. Maybe it's just easier for me. When I was young I habituated the sound of screaming children in fairly short order. I live near a railroad station and rarely hear the train going by unless someone mentions it. In fact, I can concentrate on something to such an extent I sometimes don't hear people address me. All of the things I mentioned are related to tinnitus habituation. It's not a cure, but its a comfort. If I'm still around when a cure is found, I probably wouldn't partake in it if there were significant side effects so I'm certainly not going to fool around with anything supported only by some pretty iffy anecdotal evidence. >>Yes, the choice is ours. Since none of them cure tinnitus anyway, why not >>simply skip them and get on with habituation? > > Suffering from T for 13 and a half years and I am still not "habituated"! Snap_crackle_pop wrote a thoughtful response to my non-habituation status, and after mulling over his response, I think the potential *degree* of habituation varies from individual to individual just as the cause and severity of tinnitus vary among sufferers. Perhaps those who habituate to a greater degree over time possess a greater power of concentration to "tune out" by keeping busy or preoccupied. Perhaps those of us who seem to be more sensitive in general, have a low threshold of pain, or who are not particularly stress hardy, find a greater degree of habituation more difficult to achieve. Glynne Glynne Gilmore <glynnegilmore@netscape.net> wrote in part: >x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Glynne And maybe tinnitus differs in ways we don't understand yet.  SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG > Glynne Gilmore <glynnegilmore@netscape.net> wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > And maybe tinnitus differs in ways we don't understand yet. Indeed. One thing I've observed on this list is that everyone has a different story. Perhaps sharing "tinnitus" denies us the status of being unique, but the testimony I've read here seems remarkably varied to the degree of multitude. And, that is what makes the subject of tinnitus so frustrating and interesting at the same time. Thank you, Glynne. Best, scp > > Yes, the choice is ours. Since none of them cure tinnitus anyway, why not > > simply skip them and get on with habituation? > > Suffering from T for 13 and a half years and I am still not "habituated"! You may want to look into whether or not you are suffering from somatic discomfort together with the noise. My experience has been that once the somatic discomfort is off the road, habituation becomes a natural extension of my daily affairs. Talk to a doctor about this. FP =============================== > Ben |
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