Members Phait Posted May 26, 2010 Members Share Posted May 26, 2010 http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/25370/page2/ Electrically stimulating the vagus nerve, which connects the brain and the visceral organs, could help temper the phantom sounds that plague tinnitus sufferers. Researchers from Microtransponder, a Dallas-based startup developing wireless stimulation technology, reported at a neurotechnology conference in Boston this week that the approach works in animals with auditory damage that mimics the disorder. The company is adapting its neurostimulation technology, currently being developed for chronic pain, to target the vagus nerve. ...more at link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted May 27, 2010 Members Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thanks for posting this. As someone with Tinnitus, I'll be very interested to hear more about how well this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Really surprised this has not gotten more replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 I dont know ,,, typically people who have it just pretty well learn to live with it and ignore it. I have it pretty bad. I really dont even think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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