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Electrostimulation for Tinnitus

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Mr. Y - 16 Jun 2006 03:35 GMT
I have read some things on Electrostimuation.  For this, small currents are
applied to the ear.  Anybody tried this?
jga.socal - 16 Jun 2006 21:39 GMT
Y:
Only 931 hits on Google for your topic. I found 3 noteworthies but
prolly more.
Looks like this treatment may have some success for T not caused by
noise damage.

-Pubmed Abstract
Tinnitus suppression by electrical promontory stimulation (EPS) in
patients with sensorineural hearing loss.
CONCLUSION: In our opinion electrical stimulation by using positive DC
changes the spontaneous activity of cochlear nerve fibres. According to
our results it is suggested that the mechanism of beneficial effects is
due to increased microcirculation in part of the auditory pathways.
Poorer results in patients with noise induced tinnitus could be
explained by greater damage of the cochlea outer hair cells. In our
opinion EPS could be a method of treatment for persistent tinnitus in
cases which fail to respond to other methods.

-This guy (surgeon) tried it, says it didnt help:
http://www.tinn.com/clinics.html

Transcranial Electrostimulation (TES) Study:
-http://www.ifess.org/cdrom_target/ifess99/Free%20Paper%20Session%207/lebedev.pdf
"Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) based on impairment of neural
structures of inner ear was effectively treated by TES (group D). The
first effect in 50% of P with chronic SNHL (who were ineffectivly
treated by medications by the years) was the reduction or abolishment
of subjective tinnitus."
jga.socal - 16 Jun 2006 21:49 GMT
Gotta love google.  I'm not sure if this site is product oriented, but
it looks like a dentist website.   See the study ""Transcutaneous
Electrical Stimulation for Tinnitus."" on this  page half way down.
http://www.reiddds.com/products/asresea2.html.  Seeminly more positive
results for TES.
Murray Grossan - 23 Jun 2006 01:56 GMT
On 6/16/06 1:49 PM, in article
1150490949.062769.17250@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, "jga.socal"
<jganders@gmail.com> wrote:

> Gotta love google.  I'm not sure if this site is product oriented, but
> it looks like a dentist website.   See the study ""Transcutaneous
> Electrical Stimulation for Tinnitus."" on this  page half way down.
> http://www.reiddds.com/products/asresea2.html.  Seeminly more positive
> results for TES.

You may not want to be the first kid on the block to have electricity go
through your ear. You may want to wait till the side effects are known.

Most new "alternatives" go through a cycle:
A Miracle cure of Disease by Miracu
B. Statistical findings of use of Miracu
C. Side effects and problems of use of Miracu
D. Warning of serious effects of Miracu. Plea to have product prohibited.

That way the author gets four articles out of Miracu.
jga.socal - 24 Jun 2006 04:43 GMT
> On 6/16/06 1:49 PM, in article
> 1150490949.062769.17250@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, "jga.socal"
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>
> That way the author gets four articles out of Miracu.

Seems that way.
Step E.  Thousands of Miracu users who have no side effects plead with
FDA to keep Miracu available cuz it saves their lives.
Prozac, a while back, had some claiming the drug was causing sudden
acts of violence in a few users.  I guess the majority who had no
problems won out cuz Prozac is still available.  I guess they just had
to add "May predispose you to sudden, unprovoked outbursts of
uncontrolled violence." in the warning label.
Murray Grossan - 25 Jun 2006 19:16 GMT
On 6/23/06 8:43 PM, in article
1151120619.449955.302900@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com, "jga.socal"
<jganders@gmail.com> wrote:

> Step E.  Thousands of Miracu users who have no side effects plead with
> FDA to keep Miracu available cuz it saves their lives.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> to add "May predispose you to sudden, unprovoked outbursts of
> uncontrolled violence." in the warning label.

Well look at it this way. Lots of persons get bad reactions to peanuts and
aspirin. Should these then be removed from the marketplace? Should the
peanut growers be sued because they didn't put a warning on each peanut?

Not having peanuts on the plane is expensive - I have to buy my own before
the flight.

Look at it another way: lots of persons get tinnitus and stomach upset from
overuse of aspirin. Should this be removed? What about the millions who take
low dose aspirin for heart/circulation? Should they be denied?

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