Possible New Tinnitus Drug

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Rick Yerke - 29 Jan 2005 04:00 GMT

I just saw on my local news WYOU Scranton Pa. that there may be a new drug
(Gabapenten) that may be effective for some sufferers of tinnitus.The news
report said doctors were still doing trails of the drug,which has been used
for people that have lost a limb and suffer from phanthom pain.The early
trials said it helped 9 of 20 tinnitus sufferers. Rick

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Ben - 29 Jan 2005 20:06 GMT

Why do people keep posting here about pain killers? I know T can be seen as
equivalent to putting up with pain, but it ain't pain??!!
Ben

> I just saw on my local news WYOU Scranton Pa. that there may be a new drug
> (Gabapenten) that may be effective for some sufferers of tinnitus.The news
> report said doctors were still doing trails of the drug,which has been used
> for people that have lost a limb and suffer from phanthom pain.The early
> trials said it helped 9 of 20 tinnitus sufferers. Rick

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Jim Chinnis - 30 Jan 2005 21:35 GMT

"Ben" <hand.knitter@ntlworld.com> wrote in part:

>Why do people keep posting here about pain killers? I know T can be seen as
>equivalent to putting up with pain, but it ain't pain??!!
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>> for people that have lost a limb and suffer from phanthom pain.The early
>> trials said it helped 9 of 20 tinnitus sufferers. Rick

Many researchers feel that tinnitus is caused in the same way as phantom
pain. There is a loss of sensory input and an inappropriate response of
higher nuclei/brain regions. The gabapentin may affect this sort of
situation.

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PaulS - 02 Feb 2005 22:26 GMT

> Why do people keep posting here about pain killers? I know T can be seen
> as
> equivalent to putting up with pain, but it ain't pain??!!

The drug is not a classical painkiller. Neurontin works selectively on
neourogenic pain and was developed for partial seizures. Its effect on T,
while very limited, MAY work in the same way of other seizure drugs. That is
by slowing down neuro activity.

Tinnitus trials have been done before and neurontin is not very effective
regarding tinnitus.

PaulS

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JW - 05 Feb 2005 16:55 GMT

> The drug is not a classical painkiller. Neurontin works selectively on
> neourogenic pain and was developed for partial seizures. Its effect on T,
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>
> PaulS

If you want to read some scary stuff about the drug companies and there
attempts to get there drugs used to treat every thing under the sun and the
way they go about it, and their relationships with the doctors, do a Google
search on "neurontin fraud."
When you doctor writes you a prescription you should take it upon yourself
check it out.

JW

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