00:00A new FDA-approved treatment may help train the brain to ignore the ear-ringing of tinnitus
00:06by combining sound stimulation with electrical impulses to the tongue.
00:10Called bimodal neuromodulation, this treatment uses high and low-pitched tones and mild pulses
00:16from a device in the mouth to weaken tinnitus pathways, helping the brain stop focusing
00:21on tinnitus sounds, reports Reuters.
00:24So tinnitus is a sound that the person hears either in their head or in their ears when
00:30there are no sounds outside of the body present.
00:34Ross O'Neill, founder of Neuromod Devices, developed the device LINEAR.
00:40While not a cure, he calls it a significant step forward in tinnitus treatment.
00:45Tinnitus, often linked to loud noise exposure and hearing loss, can also be affected by
00:50factors like anxiety and stress.
00:52In clinical trials, 86.2% of participants who followed the treatment plan saw improvement
00:58after 12 weeks.
01:00A second trial reported a 95% improvement rate with modified stimuli.
01:05I think we all, including us at Neuromod, the wider community, we're all working towards
01:10a cure.
01:11But what LINEAR is, is a significant step forward in terms of the standards of care.
01:18So it is a treatment that has been proven effective in the majority of patients.
01:23It's the first and only treatment that has been approved by the FDA on the basis of clinical
01:30data and so we believe it's a significant step forward in terms of tinnitus treatment.
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