Podcasts by Tinnitus Talk

Can Sound Silence Tinnitus? from 2023-01-25T16:00

Maybe you heard of sound therapy devices like Neuromonics, Desyncra, and SoundCure? Or more recently, Lenire? Hazel talks to Steve Harrison, a musician and audiophile who has suffered from sever...

The Man Who Donated a Million Dollars to Tinnitus Research from 2022-05-22T13:28

Meet Brian Fargo, a successful video game developer who – when he developed tinnitus – tried every imaginable treatment to get rid of it, to no avail. Frustrated at the lack of effective treatme...

It’s the Data, Stupid! - Christopher Cederroth and David Stockdale from 2022-02-07T09:46:18

We hear figures of up to 20-30% of the population supposedly having tinnitus, but is tinnitus really that prevalent? In this episode, we learn that such data is based on population studies where...

Tinnitus Realities - Steve and Sean from 2021-11-04T11:47:24

Living with tinnitus can be tough. It’s also different for everyone, and our experiences tend to change over time. This episode – and there will be similar ones in future – features two people’s...

Tinnitus, Ingrained in the Brain? - Prof. Dirk De Ridder from 2021-08-21T15:12:14

Prof. Dirk De Ridder is one of the most cited tinnitus researchers, a very eloquent speaker, and a passionate advocate for people with tinnitus. He also runs his own brain research centre and cl...

The Sound of Science - Otonomy from 2021-05-26T13:14:11

Very few commercial drug companies focus on hearing disorders. Even fewer focus on tinnitus. Otonomy does both. In this exclusive interview, we took a deep dive with Otonomy’s executives into th...

Objectifying Tinnitus - The Bionics Institute from 2021-02-09T20:09:23

A major obstacle to developing better treatments for tinnitus is the lack of a test or measure that can objectively assess whether someone has tinnitus and how severe it is. Making tinnitus meas...

Visual Snow and Tinnitus - Phantom Phenomena from 2020-10-07T15:27:32

The two conditions are eerily similar: visual snow and tinnitus. The patient experience is often one of being misunderstood, and research is in its infancy. What can be done? Two pioneers in thi...

Tinnitus and the Power of Prediction - Dr. Will Sedley from 2020-09-07T09:35:43

This episode is an opportunity to learn about what’s going on in the brain of someone with tinnitus. Dr Will Sedley explains, in very clear and easy-to-understand terms, his own theory on the me...

Hearing Lost and Found - Frequency Therapeutics from 2020-07-24T14:58:09

The company we interviewed for this episode, Frequency Therapeutics, is the subject of the most active thread on the Tinnitus Talk forum, with nearly 1 million views. So of course, we wanted to ...

Reviving Retigabine for Tinnitus - Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD from 2020-05-24T12:23:42

A drug to quieten your tinnitus. It’s what most people struggling with tinnitus desire. We had the pleasure of interviewing Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, director of the Pittsburgh Hearing Research ...

Coronavirus Special: Tinnitus in Times of Quarantine from 2020-04-22T15:36:33

This episode is quite different than what we’ve done before. You’ll hear from four people with tinnitus about how the current situation, being quarantined, has affected their lives and their tin...

Healing Hearing, Silencing Tinnitus? - Hough Ear Institute from 2020-02-11T12:51:04

Tinnitus Talk spoke with the Hough Ear Institute, a non-profit research organization that focusses on restoring hearing. They are working on two hearing regen...

Transforming Hyperacusis Research - Bryan Pollard from 2019-12-14T12:45:46

Tinnitus Talk spoke with Bryan Pollard, the president of Hyperacusis Research Limited, based in Boston. Bryan himself suffers from hyperacusis, whi...

Neuromod's Lenire - Treating Tinnitus the Bimodal Way from 2019-11-09T19:08:15

It’s been the talk of the town on the Tinnitus Talk forum for the past few months: the launch of Neuromod’s Lenire treatment for tinnitus. We got a chance to sit down with their CEO Dr. Ross O’N...

Clinical Guidelines for Tinnitus - Status Quo or Way Forward? from 2019-08-19T11:13:29

What is the current state of evidence in favour or against tinnitus treatments on the market? Which treatments have been thoroughly tested and which require more testing? What should doctors and...

Hearing In, Tinnitus Out - Prof. Marcelo Rivolta from 2019-06-28T14:42:57

What are stem cells and how can stem cells treat hearing loss? What’s going on with human trials for hearing regeneration? When can we expected new treatments on the market? And will regeneratin...

Tinnitus Management: Who Cares? - Richard Tyler, PhD from 2019-05-30T14:24:08

How can clinicians and patients work together? Why is tinnitus sub-typing important? Does loudness matter? What does habituation really mean? What different forms of counselling and treatment ar...

Tinnitus, The Musician's Curse? - CJ Wildheart from 2019-04-30T16:36

How do musicians deal with the fact that they are especially prone to getting tinnitus? Is there enough awareness on this? These are some of the questions addressed in this episode. 

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A World Without Tinnitus - David Stockdale (British Tinnitus Association) from 2019-03-03T11:48:10

Tinnitus Talk spoke with David Stockdale, the chief executive of the British Tinnitus Association (BTA). We’re very excited to have David on for episode 2 of our podcast series!

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In Search of a Tinnitus Cure - Dr. Josef Rauschecker from 2019-01-25T13:31:37

Tinnitus Talk spoke with Dr. Rauschecker, one of most eminent researchers on tinnitus. We’re excited to launch our podcast series with this highly engaging interview, a must for anyone who wants...