I could have posted it in the "tinnitus specialist list" but i think this clinic deserves its own thread. Maybe pinned.
http://www.brai2n.net/clinic/eng/tinnitus/index.html
I know it is far from the united states and there is a 1.5 year waiting list but to the best of my knowledge some of the treatments they propose are not offered anywhere else.
They don't have the miracle cure but some of their treatments have non symbolic success rates. For exemple, the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) diminishes "significantly" tinnitus in 30% of the patients.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...rect_current_stimulation
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation has helped 17 percent of their patients. 2.5 % of them saw their t eliminated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...trical_nerve_stimulation
They also try some medications. For a few selected patients, they do brain implants. Its a long process. I would test a medication then wait a month before seeing them again to see if it made effect. The doctor, Dirk De Ridder, answers kindly to questions. Even technical ones. He has done a lot of research and is member of the scientific committees of the ATA and the TRI. Be sure to ask an appointment with him and not someone else, he is the real tinnitus expert.
If you come from abroad don't forget to tell them so they plan the appointments accordingly. Also, they tend to forget foreigners can't answer Dutch questionnaires so ask for English ones in advance.
http://www.brai2n.net/clinic/eng/tinnitus/index.html
I know it is far from the united states and there is a 1.5 year waiting list but to the best of my knowledge some of the treatments they propose are not offered anywhere else.
They don't have the miracle cure but some of their treatments have non symbolic success rates. For exemple, the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) diminishes "significantly" tinnitus in 30% of the patients.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...rect_current_stimulation
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation has helped 17 percent of their patients. 2.5 % of them saw their t eliminated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...trical_nerve_stimulation
They also try some medications. For a few selected patients, they do brain implants. Its a long process. I would test a medication then wait a month before seeing them again to see if it made effect. The doctor, Dirk De Ridder, answers kindly to questions. Even technical ones. He has done a lot of research and is member of the scientific committees of the ATA and the TRI. Be sure to ask an appointment with him and not someone else, he is the real tinnitus expert.
If you come from abroad don't forget to tell them so they plan the appointments accordingly. Also, they tend to forget foreigners can't answer Dutch questionnaires so ask for English ones in advance.
