Tinnitus Hub

08/28/2024

We’re excited to introduce you to our new non-profit, Tinnitus Quest – the only organization exclusively focused on silencing by funding agile, exploratory research.

Hazel speaks with German entrepreneur Sven Köllmann and researcher and neurosurgeon Dirk de Ridder about their involvement in Tinnitus Quest.

Join us in our 'quiet revolution'!

04/13/2024

Could it be that tinnitus studies are mostly useless? At minimum, we find many of them are lacking in rigor and proper design. Results can be misleading for tinnitus sufferers.

In this podcast we discuss these problems, and proposed solutions, with two experts in data collection and analysis for science: Inge Stegeman and Jorge Simões.

The problems with tinnitus studies.

02/13/2024

Have you ever visited an audiologist or ENT doctor only to find out that they know nothing about tinnitus? We aim to change that, and are attending hearing research conferences around the world to raise awareness on the plight of sufferers.

Check out the shockingly low tinnitus knowledge among hearing researchers at the ARO conference last year. (But don't worry, we educated many of them and will continue to do so!)

We walked around at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) 2023 conference in Orlando and asked random attendees what they know about tinnitus....

01/13/2024

Revisiting with the first ever guest of the Tinnitus Talk Podcast, Hazel speaks with Dr. Josef Rauschecker about how we can quickly get new tinnitus medications to market, tinnitus and sleep, what he thinks of psychological treatments for , and more.

Potential drugs for tinnitus may already exist, says Dr. Rauschecker.

01/25/2023

Have you heard of devices like Neuromonics, Desyncra, SoundCure, or Lenire? Are they worth spending money on?

In the latest Tinnitus Talk Podcast, Hazel speaks with Steve Harrison about the science behind sound based treatment, and how to hack these methods without spending a fortune.

How to use sound to relieve tinnitus without wasting your money.

05/22/2022

Meet the man who tried everything to get rid of his , only to conclude that if he wanted a solution, he was going to have to fund it himself.

We interviewed Brian Fargo and Dr. Djalilian about their collaboration.

After having tried everything to get rid of his tinnitus, Brian Fargo decided it was time to act.

04/24/2022

Many of you have experience with sound therapy, whether simply using masking sounds or some more sophisticated sound device. Please share your experiences with listeners of the Tinnitus Talk Podcast so we can learn from each other! Click the video below to submit your audio response :)

02/07/2022

How many people have chronic, severe tinnitus? What types of tinnitus are there? And why do clinical trials for tinnitus keep failing?

In this episode, as part of , we talk about the need for bigger and better data on with researcher Christopher Cederroth and David Stockdale from the British Tinnitus Association.

Learn about biobanks and tinnitus data.

12/22/2021

Merry Christmas!

Because we realize not all of you might be feeling very merry, we would like to lift your spirits with three (or four?) good news stories about tinnitus from 2021.

11/17/2021

Hazel, Steve, and Sean share their darkest moments with , and discuss tips and tricks for coping. How do you find what works for you? And how do you explain your experience to others?

An open and honest chat that you will not want to miss! We plan to publish more such personal stories on the Tinnitus Talk Podcast soon.

Don't miss this: an informative, yet informal, chat between three people with tinnitus.

08/21/2021

Psychedelics? Brain stimulation treatments? Lenire? Here’s what Professor Dirk De Ridder, one of the most cited tinnitus researchers, believes will truly work and how we can get there within 5-10 years.

Listen to the latest episode of the Tinnitus Talk Podcast to learn more!

Learn about new treatments for tinnitus from Dirk De Ridder.

05/29/2021

Otonomy’s tinnitus drug OTO-313 targets overexcitation of the auditory nerve, which is theorized to cause .

Whether it will work for chronic cases though remains an open question... Listen to the latest episode of the Tinnitus Talk Podcast to learn more!

Learn about Otonomy’s drug trials for hearing disorders, gene therapy, and more.