Tinnitus News and Research

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Neuromod Devices, Irish Tinnitus Association announce launch of Tinnitus Awareness Week 2015

Saturday 31st of January sees the launch of Tinnitus Awareness Week. This year a public event will take place, hosted by The Neuromod Clinic in conjunction with the Irish Tinnitus Association. This free of charge event will take place at The Hermitage Medical Clinic, Lucan, Dublin at 10.30am on Saturday the 31st January.

27 Jan 2015

Researchers discover molecular switch that triggers stress processes in the brain

At the Center for Brain Research at the MedUni Vienna an important factor for stress has been identified in collaboration with the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm (Sweden). This is the protein secretagogin that plays an important role in the release of the stress hormone CRH and which only then enables stress processes in the brain to be transmitted to the pituitary gland and then onwards to the organs.

28 Nov 2014

New therapy appears to help tinnitus patients cope better with phantom noise

Patients with tinnitus hear phantom noise and are sometimes so bothered by the perceived ringing in their ears, they have difficulty concentrating. A new therapy does not lessen perception of the noise but appears to help patients cope better with it in their daily lives, according to new research.

31 Oct 2014

Otoharmonics receives Class 2 medical device license for Levo system from Health Canada

Otoharmonics Corporation, announces that it has received a Class 2 medical device license from Health Canada for the Levo system, a personalized neuroscience-based sound therapy for use in the temporary relief of tinnitus symptoms.

16 Oct 2014

Researchers explore gene expression in normal vestibular nerves, vestibular schwannomas

Researchers from the University of Toronto, directed by Drs. Gelareh Zadeh and Boris Krischek, investigated gene expression in normal vestibular nerves and vestibular schwannomas (VSs).

24 Sep 2014

Neuromod Devices receives ISO 13485 certification of Quality Management System

Neuromod Devices, the Irish medical devices company, today announced that it has successfully secured ISO 13485 certification of its Quality Management System.

19 Sep 2014

Researchers demonstrate neuronal effects of novel treatment method for neurological diseases

Tinnitus, migraine, epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's: all these are examples of diseases with neurological causes, the treatment and study of which is more and more frequently being carried out by means of magnetic stimulation of the brain. However, the method's precise mechanisms of action have not, as yet, been fully understood.

5 Sep 2014

ICBT might be equally effective alternative to conventional CBT in management of chronic tinnitus

Chronic tinnitus is a disabling disorder. A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on a therapy that is performed over internet.

4 Sep 2014

Research examines evidence of damage to hearing

New research examines evidence of damage to your hearing. Many people listen to loud music without realizing that this can affect their hearing.

18 Aug 2014

Higher caffeine intake associated with lower rates of tinnitus

New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) finds that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower rates of tinnitus, often described as a ringing or buzzing sound in the ear when there is no outside source of the sounds, in younger and middle-aged women.

7 Aug 2014

Integrated therapies can reduce depression by half among people with low vision due to AMD

The first clinical trial to examine integrated low vision and mental health treatment has shown that the approach can reduce the incidence of depression by half among people with low vision due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

9 Jul 2014

Patient goes on fishing trip after undergoing complex brain surgery

Just two weeks after undergoing delicate and complex brain surgery for a life-threatening condition, Bill Abt's surgeon cleared him to take a previously scheduled fishing trip.

9 Jul 2014

Tinnitus patients process emotions differently in brain from those with normal hearing

Patients with persistent ringing in the ears - a condition known as tinnitus - process emotions differently in the brain from those with normal hearing, researchers report in the journal Brain Research.

26 Jun 2014

Henry Ford launches clinical trial for treatment of tinnitus caused by noise trauma

Henry Ford Health System has launched a clinical trial to investigate a new drug for the treatment of tinnitus, a chronic ringing of the head or ears that affects more than 600 million people worldwide.

25 Jun 2014

Autifony Therapeutics awarded £2.2 million to progress first-in-class drug for tinnitus into Phase IIa study

Autifony Therapeutics Limited (“Autifony”), which is pioneering the development of novel pharmaceutical treatments for hearing disorders, today announced that it has been awarded funding of £2.2 million towards a Phase IIa clinical trial in tinnitus patients with its lead compound AUT00063, by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.

4 Jun 2014

Otonomy secures $49M in oversubscribed Series D round of financing

Otonomy, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for diseases and disorders of the inner and middle ear, today announced it has secured $49 million in an oversubscribed Series D round of financing.

30 Apr 2014

Study sheds light on factors that lead to development of rare condition affecting inner ear

A new study has shed light on the factors likely to lead to the development of a rare condition affecting the inner ear.

16 Apr 2014

Insmed reports results from ARIKAYCE phase 2 trial for treatment resistant NTM lung infections

Insmed Incorporated today reported results from the Company's phase 2 clinical trial of ARIKAYCETM, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation, for the treatment of patients with treatment resistant nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections.

26 Mar 2014

Elsevier launches Open Access, online-only journal Internet Interventions

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Access, online-only journal Internet Interventions.

20 Mar 2014

National clinical trial to test new avenue for tinnitus treatment

UT Southwestern Medical Center will take part in a national clinical trial to test a device that could provide relief for people suffering from tinnitus, a persistent buzzing or ringing sound in the ears. The device uses nervous system stimuli to rewire parts of the brain, in hopes of significantly reducing or removing tinnitus.

7 Mar 2014

Tinnitus News and Research

Latest Tinnitus News and Research

Neuromod Devices, Irish Tinnitus Association announce launch of Tinnitus Awareness Week 2015

Researchers discover molecular switch that triggers stress processes in the brain

New therapy appears to help tinnitus patients cope better with phantom noise

Otoharmonics receives Class 2 medical device license for Levo system from Health Canada

Researchers explore gene expression in normal vestibular nerves, vestibular schwannomas

Neuromod Devices receives ISO 13485 certification of Quality Management System

Researchers demonstrate neuronal effects of novel treatment method for neurological diseases

ICBT might be equally effective alternative to conventional CBT in management of chronic tinnitus

Research examines evidence of damage to hearing

Higher caffeine intake associated with lower rates of tinnitus

Integrated therapies can reduce depression by half among people with low vision due to AMD

Patient goes on fishing trip after undergoing complex brain surgery

Tinnitus patients process emotions differently in brain from those with normal hearing

Henry Ford launches clinical trial for treatment of tinnitus caused by noise trauma

Autifony Therapeutics awarded £2.2 million to progress first-in-class drug for tinnitus into Phase IIa study

Otonomy secures $49M in oversubscribed Series D round of financing

Study sheds light on factors that lead to development of rare condition affecting inner ear

Insmed reports results from ARIKAYCE phase 2 trial for treatment resistant NTM lung infections

Elsevier launches Open Access, online-only journal Internet Interventions

National clinical trial to test new avenue for tinnitus treatment

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Tinnitus News and Research

Latest Tinnitus News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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