The next clinical trial I 'might' attempt, as a means of achieving
'all' good days in a week, is to take herbs from a formula given by
that director of traditional medicine college in Oregan.

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Since my tinnitus came out from a setting which is vividly described
as the 'type 1 t' in his website, I will take the following formula
meant for 'type 1' patients and talk to someone who knows what he is
doing.  In particular, I will have the names of the herbs translated
into Chinese using a medical dictionary and ask for professional
opinions from a few registered TCM practitioners here in BC.

I think those of you who are interested in this type of treatment
should contact that director in the college of traditional medicine in
Oregan.  Perhaps you could volunteer to be included in the sample used
for controlled studies.  It should be 'free'!  There is no guarantee
of a 'cure'.  But if you could get improvement on your t, it would
mean that you would gain improvement on the internal organs of your
body, as this approach believes that your t sound is the symptom
signal sent to you by your body that something inside is not that
right!  How safe is this?  It is DEFINITELY safer than aprazolam or
ATIVAN, in my experience.

The following is the formula from his website:
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SAMPLE CLINICAL TRIAL
In the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Chinese Medicine
(4), a clinical trial for treatment of tinnitus was described. A basic
formula was designed, which would be modified for different types of
tinnitus. The basic formula contained:

polygonatum  (huangjing)  40 grams  
epimedium  (yinyanghuo)  10 grams  
cynomorium  (suoyang)  10 grams  
hu-chang  (huzhang)  30 grams  
persica  (taoren)  10 grams  
earthworm  (dilong)  10 grams  

This formula, which primarily treats the deficiency of spleen and
kidney with a heavy dose of polygonatum, differs from those described
in the Advanced Textbook by adding tonification for yang deficiency
(epimedium, cynomorium) as well as herbs for vitalizing circulation of
blood (persica and earthworm). Hu-chang helps treat heat and dampness,
as occurs in excess-type disorders; it is also used to promote blood
circulation, and it has been recognized as a remedy for tinnitus since
ancient times, having been mentioned for that purpose in the 7th
century book Qianjin Yaofang. These adjustments reflect the modern
physician's view that tinnitus often arises from a combination of yin
and yang deficiency and that the damage to the ear involves a blood
stasis syndrome (a disorder emphasized in Chinese clinical practice
during the past century, and mentioned by Sun Aihua).

For the tinnitus of type 1 described above, add to the basic formula:

chrysanthemum  (juhua)  10 grams  
prunella  (kuxingcao)  15 grams  
moutan  (mudanpi)  10 grams  
vitex  (manjingzi)  10 grams  
magnetite  (cishi)  30 grams  

These herbs quell the liver and gallbladder fire and settle the
agitated liver yang.