Originally Posted by
NOS88
I'm sorry, but some of what your post just isn't so. First, tinnitus is not a disease. Rather it is a symptom from a large list of possible causes. Objective tinnitus can be caused by by structural movement in the middle ear and can, at times, be heard by others. Finally, depending on the "cause" there can be remedies in some cases. Yes, there are cases that can't be "cured". But it is simply not responsible to suggest that all those suffering from tinnitus are fated to have the condition forever.
I'm sorry, let me make myself really clear.
First, I did not use the word disease. But, by every definition I just accessed, tinnitus
is a disease. It's probably fair to say that it is a symptom and a disease.
If one's tinnitus, or whatever we are talking about here (it's my understanding that individuals have a wide range of perceived sounds that are referred to as tinnitus), can be heard by others, it could also be "heard", or picked up and recorded using audio equipment. I know of no case where this has been done. Actually, I'd be very interested to hear what others are experiencing, so if you could point me to any audio recordings of other's tinnitus I'd appreciated it.
I have had the phenomenon of "tinnitus" for over 25 years. I have read everything I can get my hands on regarding the subject. To date, I have read or heard nothing credible that indicates that there is a practical cure for tinnitus. There has been experimentation using very powerful drugs to virtually or even completely eliminate tinnitus in test subjects. The powerful nature of the drugs used and the associated side effects make that particular treatment impractical.
With all this in mind, it's irresponsible to suggest that medical technology currently has a cure for tinnitus. I said there was no cure, but I also included the caveat that this is the present status and that there is the possibility of a medical breakthrough. In fact, there probably will be a breakthrough at some point, but so far, no.
If you can point to credible documentation of a single person person who has completely been cured of tinnitus, I would love to read it. There are anecdotes involving people who "manage" or "control" their tinnitus to where they don't notice it and it is not a factor in their lives. And that's pretty much what I do myself. But I've not been cured. It's always there.
Like I said, I read everything on the subject I can get my hands on. If there really is a cure, I'd love to know about it. In fact, I'd love to be cured. But I really don't think it will happen any time soon.